Canada’s COP27 plans must be compatible with the promise of just transition
For Immediate Release: November 15, 2022 Expectations for Canada on delivering a just transition at COP27 from Jamie Kirkpatrick, BLUE GREEN CANADA and Aliénor Rougeot, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE. Toronto | Traditional territories of the Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation– Today is Energy and Action for Climate Empowerment & […]
Canada Should “Buy Clean” to Cut Emissions and Boost the Economy
For Immediate Release February 1, 2021, Toronto — A new report from Blue Green Canada, Buy Clean: How Public Construction Dollars Can Create Jobs and Cut Pollution, says Canadian governments should shift their infrastructure spending to lower carbon options to support Canadian industries and workers. When governments use their public infrastructure dollars to prioritize environmentally […]
Statement on federal Climate Accountability Act
Jamie Kirkpatrick, program manager for Blue Green Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government's announcement of its Climate Accountability Act to achieve net-zero by 2050: Canadians need a clear path forward. Abstract climate change targets have proven ineffective. Government accountability needs to happen today. Climate accountability legislation must deliver a low-carbon transition […]
Statement on Task Force report calling for a Just and Fair Transition for Canadian Coal Power Workers and Communities
BLUE GREEN CANADA For Immediate Release: March 13, 2019 Statement on Task Force report calling for a Just and Fair Transition for Canadian Coal Power Workers and Communities Toronto, ON – Ensuring that people are supported as Canada transitions to a green economy is the right thing to do. This is fair not only for […]
Statement on federal Just Transition Task Force report
For Immediate Release: March 13, 2019 Toronto, ON – Ensuring that people are supported as Canada transitions to a green economy is the right thing to do. This is fair not only for coal power workers themselves, but an important step in showing how we can accelerate our efforts to tackle climate change and build […]
Statement on Alberta’s Coal Transition Plan Announcement
Alberta’s plan represents the clearest commitment to a fair and just transition for workers and communities by a government in Canada to date. – BLUE GREEN CANADA applauds today’s announcement by the Government of Alberta of funding and other crucial supports for workers and communities in the transition from coal to lower carbon electricity generated […]
Business and environmental leaders call for strong Canadian oil and gas methane regulations
For immediate release: July 27, 2017 Tackling methane is the easiest, cheapest way to reduce climate pollution and stimulate local economies OTTAWA — Canada's proposed regulations to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry are a positive development — however, to fully deliver their economic and environmental potential, they must be strengthened, according to […]
METHANE INDUSTRY LEADERS SAY THEY ARE READY TO CREATE HIGH-PAYING JOBS FOR ALBERTANS, BUT THE PROVINCE NEEDS TO LEAD
Waiting six years for federal methane regulations means thousands of lost jobs for Alberta and 55 million extra tonnes of emissions, says new report For Immediate Release July 5, 2017, Calgary, Alberta—A new methane industry report shows Alberta is far better off putting in place its own stronger provincial methane emissions regulations and adopting them […]
New report shows how Ontario’s plan to retrofit buildings and fight climate change can create over 30,000 good green jobs.
Report lays out recommendations to ensure that the jobs created are good jobs that go to those who need them most. BLUE GREEN CANADA, CLEAN ECONOMY ALLIANCE and ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE For Immediate Release: April 19, 2017 Toronto, ON – As Ontario is set to make historic investments into improving the energy efficiency of buildings across […]
