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

June 1st, 2020 The Climate Reality Project Canada stands in solidarity with those demanding justice for George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Régis Korchinski-Paquet , Pierre Coriolan, and countless other lives lost to systemic racism, white supremacy, and police brutality. We recognize that these are not isolated incidents. As an organization fighting for climate justice, we have a responsibility to speak out against systemic racism and work with our partners to help

Full Name and Title Sofia Vedechkina, Communications and Social Media Coordinator Short biography Sofia joined The Climate Reality Project Canada team in 2019 as an intern through Communautique’s “Youth Digital Skills” program. She is a graduate from McGill University, where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in International Development Studies, English Drama and Theatre, and Russian. Recognizing the need for change to take place at all levels of society, sustainability on

Washington, DC (May 28, 2020) – Former US Vice President Al Gore and The Climate Reality Project will host the first-ever Climate Reality Leadership Corps Global Training from July 18-26, 2020. The training will be entirely online, including live, prescheduled, and on-demand sessions, allowing attendees from around the world to take part. Led by Climate Reality’s founder and chairman, former Vice President Gore, the training will bring together attendees to learn practical sk

As governments prepare recovery plans amidst the COVID-19 crisis, an informal alliance of over 150 civil society groups, representing collective memberships of millions in Canada, are demanding these plans move us toward a more equitable and sustainable future, with the release, today, of six Principles for a Just Recovery. United in support of the Principles, endorsing organizations span sectors and communities across the country, including the Canadian Labour Congress, Indi