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02 Nov 2021

What do we want from COP26?

Posted By: FOECanadaOrg Comments Off on What do we want from COP26?

Governments from much of the world are meeting in Glasgow at the UN Climate Conference of the Parties #26. You can watch live streaming of official events at COP26. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, host of COP26, boiled down his aspirations for the meeting to “Coal, Cars, Canopy (trees) and Cash.” One Day One of COP 26, Prime Minister

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📣 Over 60 environmental and health organization 📣 Over 60 environmental and health organizations and business across the country are calling on the federal government to #ExpandTheBan on single-use plastics, by including these six new categories. 

♦️ single-use bags and wrap
♦️ sachets, pouches and wrappers
♦️ bottles and caps
♦️ all takeout containers, cups and lids
♦️ produce stickers
♦️ filtered cigarettes

...as well as highly problematic polymers, chemical additives, and other types of plastic products. ⛔️ 

“Expanding the ban to the next six single-use plastic products is important for the health of people and the planet. The ban must stop manufacture for export as well as domestic use and manufacture. When the world comes to Canada in early 2024 for the plastic pollution treaty negotiations, Canada should show leadership with this expanded ban in place,” said Beatrice Olivastri, CEO, Friends of the Earth Canada. 

We are urging ministers @stevenguilbeault and @jyduclos to commit to expanding the ban in order to achieve Canada's zero plastic waste commitment by 2030. 

Read the full media release at the link in our bio, or by heading to foecanada.org/media-releases/.

Images courtesy of @greenpeace_canada 🌱 

#expandtheban #plasticfree #zerowaste #plasticban #singleuseplastic #plastic
📢 @ecojustice_ca, on behalf of a number of envi 📢 @ecojustice_ca, on behalf of a number of environmental and food organizations, has challenged Health Canada's renewal of a product containing glyphosate, given their failure to conduct a rigorous scientific assessment of the harmful pesticide. 

The organizations involved include @foe_canada, @davidsuzukifdn, @envirodefence, and @safefoodmatters.

Beatrice Olivastri, CEO, Friends of the Earth Canada said...

“We’re going to court because we no longer trust Health Canada’s PMRA to do its job in assessing whether products with glyphosate should be allowed to return to our marketplace. We see rubber stamping when, instead, PMRA should be studying recent results of independent research, especially bearing on the microbiome. Based on current research, Friends of the Earth believes glyphosate-based products should not be allowed for use in Canada.”

Read the full media release at the link in our bio, or by heading to foecanada.org/media-releases/.

#glyphosate #glyphosatefree #pesticides #pesticidefree #pesticidefreefuture
🚨 Today is the LAST DAY to sign your name to th 🚨 Today is the LAST DAY to sign your name to the parliamentary petition calling for a ban on #glyphosate & reduced #pesticide use in Canada! 🚨

As Canada's best selling herbicide, glyphosate is unavoidable. It's in our drinking water, in much of the food we eat, in the soils growing that food, in forests, rivers and streams, and in wildlife. 

Let our government know that you demand a #PesticideFreeFuture, for the health of our environment and ourselves, by signing the petition below or at the link in our bio! 

(EN) https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Sign/e-4127

(FR) https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/fr/Petition/Sign/e-4127
It's time to build a #PesticideFreeFuture! Suppo It's time to build a #PesticideFreeFuture! 

Supported by notable Canadians and numerous health and environmental NGOs, filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal has submitted a parliamentary petition calling on the federal Minister of Health to... 

🌱 Ban the sale and use of glyphosate to protect human health and the environment; and 
🐝 Develop a comprehensive plan to reduce overall pesticide use in Canada.

This petition is only up for 3 more days! Let's put an end to pesticides in Canada. Sign the petition below or via the link in our bio.
 https://www.intotheweedsimpact.com/take-action

@intotheweedsdoc
✨ LAST CHANCE! ✨ Did you know that year-end ✨ LAST CHANCE! ✨ 

Did you know that year-end gifts power Friends of the Earth’s campaigns for 2023? We’ll be tackling the triple threat to people and the planet – climate chaos, the biodiversity crash and pollution, especially plastic pollution.

Make a gift if you can before midnight and receive your tax creditable receipt! Head to foecanada.org/donate or click the link in our bio. ❤️ 

#donate #donation #friendsoftheearth #environment #nature #savetheplanet
🚨 REMINDER! There are only 2 days left to make 🚨 REMINDER! There are only 2 days left to make your 2022 donation! 

If you can make your donation today, you’ll receive your tax creditable receipt to use when income tax time rolls around. 

Meanwhile we’ll be campaigning on your behalf against the triple threat to people and the planet – #climatechange,
the #biodiversity crash and #pollution.

Head to foecanada.org/donate or click the link in our bio. ❤️ 

#donate #donation #friendsoftheearth #environment #nature #savetheplanet
We’re campaigning hard for action against the tr We’re campaigning hard for action against the triple threat to people and the planet – climate
chaos, the biodiversity crash and pollution, especially plastic pollution.

Your financial support is vital – are you able to make a year-end gift today? 

Please head to foecanada.org/donate or click the link in our bio. ❤️ 

#donate #donation #friendsoftheearth #environment #nature #climatechange #savetheplanet
✨ With the New Year quickly approaching, why not ✨ With the New Year quickly approaching, why not make a resolution for 2023 to magnify your voice to help make peace with nature?

✊ Friends of the Earth’s first recommendation for action is to add your voice to the thousands calling for a ban on the most widely used pesticide in the world. Then, find three friends to join you.

Glyphosate is unavoidable, and it's well known to harm both our health and the environment. 

Sign your name to the parliamentary Petition e-4127 to ban glyphosate and to reduce pesticides use before January 13.

Head to https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4127 or click the link in our bio.

#glyphosate #glyphosatefree #pesticidefree #newyearsresolution #takeaction #friendsoftheearth
Friends of the Earth Canada depends on individuals Friends of the Earth Canada depends on individuals like you for the majority of our funds. 

This holiday season, we're asking you for your financial support, which will allow us to continue to address causes including the climate crisis, biodiversity destruction, pollution, and what the UN Secretary General describes as the war on nature. 

We are so grateful for your support. ❤️ To donate, please head to foecanada.org/donate-to-stop-the-war-on-nature.

Gifts made before midnight on December 31 will receive a tax-deductible receipt for 2022.
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📣 Over 60 environmental and health organization 📣 Over 60 environmental and health organizations and business across the country are calling on the federal government to #ExpandTheBan on single-use plastics, by including these six new categories. 

♦️ single-use bags and wrap
♦️ sachets, pouches and wrappers
♦️ bottles and caps
♦️ all takeout containers, cups and lids
♦️ produce stickers
♦️ filtered cigarettes

...as well as highly problematic polymers, chemical additives, and other types of plastic products. ⛔️ 

“Expanding the ban to the next six single-use plastic products is important for the health of people and the planet. The ban must stop manufacture for export as well as domestic use and manufacture. When the world comes to Canada in early 2024 for the plastic pollution treaty negotiations, Canada should show leadership with this expanded ban in place,” said Beatrice Olivastri, CEO, Friends of the Earth Canada. 

We are urging ministers @stevenguilbeault and @jyduclos to commit to expanding the ban in order to achieve Canada's zero plastic waste commitment by 2030. 

Read the full media release at the link in our bio, or by heading to foecanada.org/media-releases/.

Images courtesy of @greenpeace_canada 🌱 

#expandtheban #plasticfree #zerowaste #plasticban #singleuseplastic #plastic
📢 @ecojustice_ca, on behalf of a number of envi 📢 @ecojustice_ca, on behalf of a number of environmental and food organizations, has challenged Health Canada's renewal of a product containing glyphosate, given their failure to conduct a rigorous scientific assessment of the harmful pesticide. 

The organizations involved include @foe_canada, @davidsuzukifdn, @envirodefence, and @safefoodmatters.

Beatrice Olivastri, CEO, Friends of the Earth Canada said...

“We’re going to court because we no longer trust Health Canada’s PMRA to do its job in assessing whether products with glyphosate should be allowed to return to our marketplace. We see rubber stamping when, instead, PMRA should be studying recent results of independent research, especially bearing on the microbiome. Based on current research, Friends of the Earth believes glyphosate-based products should not be allowed for use in Canada.”

Read the full media release at the link in our bio, or by heading to foecanada.org/media-releases/.

#glyphosate #glyphosatefree #pesticides #pesticidefree #pesticidefreefuture
🚨 Today is the LAST DAY to sign your name to th 🚨 Today is the LAST DAY to sign your name to the parliamentary petition calling for a ban on #glyphosate & reduced #pesticide use in Canada! 🚨

As Canada's best selling herbicide, glyphosate is unavoidable. It's in our drinking water, in much of the food we eat, in the soils growing that food, in forests, rivers and streams, and in wildlife. 

Let our government know that you demand a #PesticideFreeFuture, for the health of our environment and ourselves, by signing the petition below or at the link in our bio! 

(EN) https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Sign/e-4127

(FR) https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/fr/Petition/Sign/e-4127
It's time to build a #PesticideFreeFuture! Suppo It's time to build a #PesticideFreeFuture! 

Supported by notable Canadians and numerous health and environmental NGOs, filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal has submitted a parliamentary petition calling on the federal Minister of Health to... 

🌱 Ban the sale and use of glyphosate to protect human health and the environment; and 
🐝 Develop a comprehensive plan to reduce overall pesticide use in Canada.

This petition is only up for 3 more days! Let's put an end to pesticides in Canada. Sign the petition below or via the link in our bio.
 https://www.intotheweedsimpact.com/take-action

@intotheweedsdoc
✨ LAST CHANCE! ✨ Did you know that year-end ✨ LAST CHANCE! ✨ 

Did you know that year-end gifts power Friends of the Earth’s campaigns for 2023? We’ll be tackling the triple threat to people and the planet – climate chaos, the biodiversity crash and pollution, especially plastic pollution.

Make a gift if you can before midnight and receive your tax creditable receipt! Head to foecanada.org/donate or click the link in our bio. ❤️ 

#donate #donation #friendsoftheearth #environment #nature #savetheplanet
🚨 REMINDER! There are only 2 days left to make 🚨 REMINDER! There are only 2 days left to make your 2022 donation! 

If you can make your donation today, you’ll receive your tax creditable receipt to use when income tax time rolls around. 

Meanwhile we’ll be campaigning on your behalf against the triple threat to people and the planet – #climatechange,
the #biodiversity crash and #pollution.

Head to foecanada.org/donate or click the link in our bio. ❤️ 

#donate #donation #friendsoftheearth #environment #nature #savetheplanet
We’re campaigning hard for action against the tr We’re campaigning hard for action against the triple threat to people and the planet – climate
chaos, the biodiversity crash and pollution, especially plastic pollution.

Your financial support is vital – are you able to make a year-end gift today? 

Please head to foecanada.org/donate or click the link in our bio. ❤️ 

#donate #donation #friendsoftheearth #environment #nature #climatechange #savetheplanet
✨ With the New Year quickly approaching, why not ✨ With the New Year quickly approaching, why not make a resolution for 2023 to magnify your voice to help make peace with nature?

✊ Friends of the Earth’s first recommendation for action is to add your voice to the thousands calling for a ban on the most widely used pesticide in the world. Then, find three friends to join you.

Glyphosate is unavoidable, and it's well known to harm both our health and the environment. 

Sign your name to the parliamentary Petition e-4127 to ban glyphosate and to reduce pesticides use before January 13.

Head to https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4127 or click the link in our bio.

#glyphosate #glyphosatefree #pesticidefree #newyearsresolution #takeaction #friendsoftheearth
Friends of the Earth Canada depends on individuals Friends of the Earth Canada depends on individuals like you for the majority of our funds. 

This holiday season, we're asking you for your financial support, which will allow us to continue to address causes including the climate crisis, biodiversity destruction, pollution, and what the UN Secretary General describes as the war on nature. 

We are so grateful for your support. ❤️ To donate, please head to foecanada.org/donate-to-stop-the-war-on-nature.

Gifts made before midnight on December 31 will receive a tax-deductible receipt for 2022.
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