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Hopeful Stories
Here are some recent stories in the news that give us hope with the progress that is being made in concrete actions to address the climate crisis.
The Quebec town trying to spell the end of natural gasDec 7, 2023 - The small town of Prévost, Que. passed a bylaw banning natural gas (methane) this autumn, joining a growing number of municipalities in similar actions. They were quickly hit with a lawsuit from Quebec's gas utility, Énergir. It's up to us to encourage our own municipalities to pass similar bylaws. And it's up to us to defend our municipalities against the gas companies who oppose these new laws.
Ottawa, Nova Scotia Turn Down Offshore Oil ProposalDec 6, 2023 - A coalition of environmental and community groups is applauding a decision by the Nova Scotia and federal governments to deny a C$1.5-million bid to relaunch oil and gas exploration in the waters off the province. The licence application for a shallow-water parcel on the Sable Bank of the Scotian Shelf was approved by the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board in October. However, the bid was subject to the approval of the federal and provincial ministers of natural resources, who ruled against it in a decision released late Monday.
Four in five people around the world support ‘whatever it takes’ to limit climate changeDecember 5, 2023 - A new survey, the largest of its kind, shows that people around the world want their governments to take action. Some 78 percent of those polled agree that it’s essential to do “whatever it takes” to limit the effects of climate change. The research also gauged what messages resonated with people the most. The best one? “Later is too late.”
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Alarming Stories
Here are some recent stories from the news that alarm us with outrageous decisions by governments and the dreadful results for the climate.
Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuelsDec 3, 2023 - UAE’s Sultan Al Jaber says that a phase-out of coal, oil and gas would take world ‘back into caves’, claiming that there is "no science" supporting such an action.
"Unabated" - Danger Lurks Behind This WordDec 3, 2023 - Factual scientific evidence demands a fossil fuel phase out, but the fossil fuel industry continues to offer a phaseout of “unabated” fossil fuel. This greenwash term allows them to claim they are doing something. And some people will even claim to believe it. But it is a lie. It won't work. There's only one way to stop the flow of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. It’s renewable energy. Phase out fossil fuels period.
Ottawa to Subsidize CCUS Projects that Extract More OilNov 28, 2023 - The Canadian government is stepping back from a pledge that taxpayer subsidies won’t support carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) projects that help fossil producers extract more oil from older, depleted wells.
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Local Stories
Here are some recent stories of actions that local Peterborough citizens have taken to address the climate crisis.