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The SustainUS Agents of Change program is now accepting applications for its delegation to the UN Climate Negotiations, COP14, happening in Poznan, Poland this December. We will be extending the application deadline to July 12, 2008 at 5pmEST. COP14 will determine the future of international policy on climate change, and youth must make their voices heard.
The SustainUS delegation, comprised of key leaders in the youth climate movement from various organizations and backgrounds, will have the unique opportunity to represent American youth at the COP. Delegates will work with each other and with international youth in advance of the conference to educate themselves, develop policy priorities, acquire skills in effective lobbying, and engage the broader youth population in a...
Let’s face it, Stephen Harper’s government isn’t recognized for being green. Since its arrival at the head of the country, many of its members made infamous declarations that undermined the little credibility it had to start with in the environmental domain.
Last week, the annoucement of a new regulatory framework called Taking Action to Fight Climate Change, that was described by the Conservative Party as containing “though regulation” for different industrial activities includins the tar sands industry, left most people wondering how severe the plan actually is.
Why isn’t the regulation strict enough? First of all, the Government isn’t backing down on its target: the goal is to reduce GHG emissions by 20% below the 2006 level by 2020. That...