Montreal, June 18th, 2020 - An article published this morning in La Presse reveals that the Quebec government's "green" plan will miss its own reduction target of 37.5% by 2030, a target that remains below the requirements set by science. Several environmental and social groups are joining together to express their concern and demand a green, just, credible and rigorous economic action plan that is up to the climate challenge. According to the groups, the Legault government h

Montreal, June 10th, 2020 - A Léger poll, conducted from May 29th to June 2nd [1] and commissioned by the Communauté de pratique sur la communication climatique au Québec [2], shows that Quebecers prioritize social and environmental issues in the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and want the government to do the same or more to fight climate change. The survey also shows that Quebec's consensus in favour of fighting climate change and protecting the environment remains stron

08 JUNE 2020 Bill 61 on economic recovery: more than 100 environmental and advocacy organizations, unions, social and citizen movements, businesses, environmental and land use planning professionals, financial, academic, educational, health, and outdoor stakeholders are calling on the Government of Québec to invest in the workforce rather than relax environmental requirements. Québec, June 8th, 2020 - Bill 61 aimed at stimulating Québec's economy, introduced on June 3rd by th

Montréal, June 3rd, 2020 - The Sortons la Caisse du carbone coalition, which is calling for the complete withdrawal of the Caisse du dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)'s investments in fossil fuels, salutes the second year of significant progress noted in the CDPQ's 2019 Stewardship Investing Report. For the coalition, the 2019 results show that the Caisse must both set more ambitious climate objectives that respect climate science and be consistent and stop investing in fos

Montréal, February 6 — As a response to the disappointing results of the COP25 climate negotiations, the National Climate League’s (NCL) 2019 Standings, released today by The Climate Reality Project Canada, reveal the progress and ambition of 82 Canadian cities to become carbon neutral and increase their citizens’ well-being. As we enter a new decade of climate action, this initiative reinforces cities’ leadership role in achieving the national goal of net-zero emissions by 2