COP26 seeks to deliver measurable progress on mitigation, adaptation, and finance. Alongside this, non-state actors - including business and financial institutions - are being asked to join the Race

COP26 seeks to deliver measurable progress on mitigation, adaptation, and finance. Alongside this, non-state actors - including business and financial institutions - are being asked to join the Race to Zero and set their own long-term net zero targets and ambitious 2030 targets. Collaboration between governments, financial institutions and corporates will be key to delivering the transformations required. This event brought together perspectives from government, financial institutions and corporates to examine where we have got to now and what needs to happen beyond COP26 – not just to put us on track to halve global emissions by 2030, but also to help economies globally to build forward better following the pandemic, protect communities and nature, and build resilience to climate change. Recorded: Friday 5 November, 9.30am –11am Location: Merchants House, Glasgow (outside of the COP zone) Panel 1 speakers: Where have we got to? Jessica Fries, Executive Chairman, Accounting for Sustainability Rachel Kyte, Dean, The Fletcher School, Tufts University Tony Danker, Director-General, CBI Chair: Clare Shine, CEO, CISL Panel 2 speakers: What next? Wendy Clark, CEO, Dentsu Janet Pope, Chief of Staff and Group Director, Sustainable Business, Lloyds Bank Paul Spence, Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, EDF Energy Gonzalo Sáenz De Miera, Director of Climate Change and Alliances, Iberdrola Chair: Dr Nina Seega, Research Director for Sustainable Finance, CISL #AchievingZero #COP26 #COP26Glasgow

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WINNIPEG, MARCH 30, 2017 — The world premiere of the film “Our Tomorrows, Today: Wahbung 1971” (Produced by MFNERC: Nicole Magne and David Robertson) took place at the Eckhardt Gramatte Hall at

WINNIPEG, MARCH 30, 2017 — The world premiere of the film “Our Tomorrows, Today: Wahbung 1971” (Produced by MFNERC: Nicole Magne and David Robertson) took place at the Eckhardt Gramatte Hall at the University of Winnipeg. A number of witnesses to and writers of the original Wahbung 1971 document, commissioned and released by then Manitoba Indian Brotherhood Grand Chief Dave Courchene Sr. in 1971, were in the film or in attendance at the premiere, including some of the Women of Wahbung – Chief Jean Folster, Janet Fontaine, Verna Kirkness and Jocelyn Bruyere; and Dave Courchene Jr., son of the late Grand Chief Dave Courchene Sr. In the early 1970s, the First Nations people of Manitoba came together to reject Pierre Trudeau’s controversial White Paper written in 1969. From this historic movement came an influential position paper known as Wahbung, Our Tomorrows. This short documentary explores the history of Wahbung, Our Tomorrows, and shows how it was a catalyst for First Nations peoples’ right to self-determination. More information at www.ourtomorrowsfilm.com. Purchase film and accompanying Book and Teachers Guide at https://mfnerc.org/product/our-tomorrows-today-wahbung-1971/ Our Tomorrows, Today: Wahbung 1971 Trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKhrsMqMWTk More information at www.ourtomorrowsfilm.com.

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A massive Norwegian-based salmon farm plans to set up shop right outside Acadia National Park, bringing noise, light pollution, boat traffic, and billions of gallons of waste to Frenchman Bay every

A massive Norwegian-based salmon farm plans to set up shop right outside Acadia National Park, bringing noise, light pollution, boat traffic, and billions of gallons of waste to Frenchman Bay every day. The farm plans to produce half as much salmon as all of Eastern Canada, inviting disease and parasites, which often require vast amounts of pesticides and harmful chemicals to deal with it. Join us in calling on Governor Janet Mills to publicly oppose this monster fish farm and protect Maine’s coastal way of life. Take action: https://www.Oceana.org/SaveMaine

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During Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's confirmation hearing she was asked about what her role will be in addressing #climatechange. It's no surprise that she brought up carbon pricing because she's

During Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's confirmation hearing she was asked about what her role will be in addressing #climatechange. It's no surprise that she brought up carbon pricing because she's been a proponent of this solution for years. "I will look to appoint someone at a very senior level to lead our efforts and to create a hub within Treasury where we particularly focus on financial systems related risk and tax policy incentives towards climate change." "We strongly believe that every government should price emissions, and while that's not the only policy that's necessary, that is a critical tool to create the right incentives for a transition to net zero." #carbontax #netzero #carbonemissions

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Published on Jun 23, 2015

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