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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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The bees, birds, butterflies and bats are being po The bees, birds, butterflies and bats are being poisoned by neonicotinoid pesticides – and dying!

Despite mounting scientific evidence, Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency refuses to act.

Why?

Friends of the Earth Canada is demanding to know why Environment & Climate Change Canada has not stepped in to protect these vital wild pollinators!

Send your letter to Minister Wilkinson & stand with pollinators across Canada – link in bio 🐝
Tomorrow – Monday, May 31st – the Canadian Net Tomorrow – Monday, May 31st – the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) will release draft model legislation to provide lawmakers with a blueprint for a new international #CorporateAccountability law in Canada 🔗 LINK IN BIO
For the first time in history, a judge has held a For the first time in history, a judge has held a corporation liable for causing dangerous #climatechange. Today, as a result of legal action brought by Friends of the Earth Netherlands (@milieudefensie) together with 17,000 co-plaintiffs and six other organizations the court in The Hague ruled that #Shell must reduce its CO2 emissions by 45% within 10 years. This historic verdict has enormous consequences for Shell and other big polluters globally. #ShellClimateCase

Learn more about this historic victory through the release in our bio link.
17,000 plaintiffs holding their breath! Will the c 17,000 plaintiffs holding their breath! Will the courts hold #Shell responsible for its role in the #ClimateCrisis? Follow us for the verdict on Wednesday, May 26th and read the MEDIA ADVISORY through our bio link.

Stay tuned!
#ClimateLitigation
Celebrate #WorldBeeDay today and over the coming l Celebrate #WorldBeeDay today and over the coming long May weekend 🐝
Will you have a chance to be outside and smell the flowers? If so, do take time to look for bumble bees, the native bees with many specialized jobs to do in pollination – like pollinating your tomato plants.
With a donation of $1 or more, you can send an eco With a donation of $1 or more, you can send an eco-friendly e-card this Mother’s Day while also supporting our #BeeCause campaign. Visit our bio link to send yours 🌸
Send your eco-friendly e-cards for Mother's Day wi Send your eco-friendly e-cards for Mother's Day with as little as a $1 donation. Check the link in our bio to see our options at DontSendMeACard.com 💕
If you’ve had enough of your bank’s fossil fue If you’ve had enough of your bank’s fossil fuel addiction, there’s no better day to wave goodbye. #MoneyMovement 

Join the Money Movement at @bankgreen_ (link in bio) on this #EarthDay
We wish you a happy #EarthDay – always a time wh We wish you a happy #EarthDay – always a time when we crave the first signs of spring. Have you seen trees like the eastern redbud (above) blossoming in your neighbourhood?

In Canada, spring is a hungry time for wild, native bees.

Visit the link in our bio or foecananda.org to learn more about #TreesForBees – a variety of pollinator-friendly trees that are native to many regions of Canada. You can help provide early floral resources to wild, native bees by planting a tree 🌳
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The bees, birds, butterflies and bats are being po The bees, birds, butterflies and bats are being poisoned by neonicotinoid pesticides – and dying!

Despite mounting scientific evidence, Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency refuses to act.

Why?

Friends of the Earth Canada is demanding to know why Environment & Climate Change Canada has not stepped in to protect these vital wild pollinators!

Send your letter to Minister Wilkinson & stand with pollinators across Canada – link in bio 🐝
Tomorrow – Monday, May 31st – the Canadian Net Tomorrow – Monday, May 31st – the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) will release draft model legislation to provide lawmakers with a blueprint for a new international #CorporateAccountability law in Canada 🔗 LINK IN BIO
For the first time in history, a judge has held a For the first time in history, a judge has held a corporation liable for causing dangerous #climatechange. Today, as a result of legal action brought by Friends of the Earth Netherlands (@milieudefensie) together with 17,000 co-plaintiffs and six other organizations the court in The Hague ruled that #Shell must reduce its CO2 emissions by 45% within 10 years. This historic verdict has enormous consequences for Shell and other big polluters globally. #ShellClimateCase

Learn more about this historic victory through the release in our bio link.
17,000 plaintiffs holding their breath! Will the c 17,000 plaintiffs holding their breath! Will the courts hold #Shell responsible for its role in the #ClimateCrisis? Follow us for the verdict on Wednesday, May 26th and read the MEDIA ADVISORY through our bio link.

Stay tuned!
#ClimateLitigation
Celebrate #WorldBeeDay today and over the coming l Celebrate #WorldBeeDay today and over the coming long May weekend 🐝
Will you have a chance to be outside and smell the flowers? If so, do take time to look for bumble bees, the native bees with many specialized jobs to do in pollination – like pollinating your tomato plants.
With a donation of $1 or more, you can send an eco With a donation of $1 or more, you can send an eco-friendly e-card this Mother’s Day while also supporting our #BeeCause campaign. Visit our bio link to send yours 🌸
Send your eco-friendly e-cards for Mother's Day wi Send your eco-friendly e-cards for Mother's Day with as little as a $1 donation. Check the link in our bio to see our options at DontSendMeACard.com 💕
If you’ve had enough of your bank’s fossil fue If you’ve had enough of your bank’s fossil fuel addiction, there’s no better day to wave goodbye. #MoneyMovement 

Join the Money Movement at @bankgreen_ (link in bio) on this #EarthDay
We wish you a happy #EarthDay – always a time wh We wish you a happy #EarthDay – always a time when we crave the first signs of spring. Have you seen trees like the eastern redbud (above) blossoming in your neighbourhood?

In Canada, spring is a hungry time for wild, native bees.

Visit the link in our bio or foecananda.org to learn more about #TreesForBees – a variety of pollinator-friendly trees that are native to many regions of Canada. You can help provide early floral resources to wild, native bees by planting a tree 🌳
Follow us!

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