Horgan’s Pipeline Push Betrays His Reconciliation Promise | The Tyee
What would I expect from the premier in this new era, in this particular situation when he needs credibility with First Nations if his commitment to UNDRIP is to be taken seriously?
But now, “the sea ice is shrinking. The amount of ice in summertime—when its reflective powers are most vital—is about three million square miles smaller than it was in 1980. At the current rate of decline, year-round ice could vanish in a couple of decades, destabilizing global weather patterns and accelerating the pace of warming.”
Fink’s annual missive “is closely watched, and in the 2020 edition he said BlackRock would begin to exit certain investments,” like coal producers, the Times says. “His intent is to encourage every company, not just energy firms, to rethink their carbon footprints.”
And since BlackRock is the world’s biggest asset manager, with US$7 trillion invested, “this move will fundamentally shift its investing policy—and could reshape how corporate America does business and put pressure on other large money managers to follow suit.”
The world’s oceans were hottest on record in 2019
Oceans absorb more than 90 per cent of excess heat created by
greenhouse gas emissions and quantifying how much they have warmed up in
recent years gives scientists an accurate read on the rate of global
warming.
A team of experts from around the world looked at data compiled by
China’s Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) to gain a clear picture
of ocean warmth to a depth of 2,000 metres over several decades.
8 Reasons To Reject Teck’s Massive New Tar Sands Mine – Environmental Defence
As the new decade starts, the federal government is facing an important test of its resolve on climate action: whether to approve or reject what would be Canada’s largest open-pit tar sands mine ever. Teck Resources wants to dig a huge new tar sands project, the Frontier Mine, which would cover an area twice the size of Vancouver. This megaproject would impact Indigenous communities, derail Canada’s ability to meet our climate targets, and destroy habitats critical for iconic species at risk of extinction. All for the sake of the pocketbooks of a small number of corporate executives.