For two weeks, delegates from around the world attempted to make progress on the most urgent issues: adaptation, finance, emissions reduction, and a just transition. The result: several major impasses and numerous issues deferred to COP31 in Antalya this November—a signal of the state of climate multilateralism in growing geopolitical tensions.

Over 120 Canadian NGOs call for meaningful participation in the first international fossil fuel transition conference in Colombia For Immediate Release April 2nd From April 24 to 29, 45 countries, including Canada, will gather in Santa Marta, Colombia, for the first-ever International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels . For the first time, a coalition of the willing is coming together to not only set targets, but also to advance concrete pathways to tra

An interview with Elisabeth Fournier, Coordinator for the Dialogues pour les climat and for international engagement We recently sat down and spoke with Elisabeth Fournier, Coordinator for the Dialogues pour les climat and for international engagement! Elisabeth joins Climate Reality Canada with experience in applied climate policy research, project coordination and teaching. A recent graduate with a master’s degree in Environment, Applied Politics Stream from the University

An brief overview of what happened at COP28 and our presence at this annual conference The text for COP28, the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted by 200 States on December 13 in Dubai, after prolonged negotiations. Members of civil society present on the ground and around the world advocated tirelessly for a more ambitious action plan, justice for the populations and countries most vulnerable to the

What are COPs and why do they matter for local climate action? Since 1995, the United Nations (UN) has held yearly meetings on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to assess international progress made on climate change. These meetings are attended by the Parties of the UNFCCC - the countries who ratified the convention - hence their name: Conference of the Parties, or COP. These meetings have resulted in historic, legally-binding international