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Seniors in Canada concerned for the future and choosing to act to engender hope. #climatechange #climateaction #seniors #canada #seniorsforclimate #climatepolicy #cleanenergy #renewables #naturebasedsolutions #progressivepolitics #divest #sustainability

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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 20h
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LNG Canada’s massive expansion is a go. Here’s what it means
A planned $33 billion investment in the second phase will double LNG Canada’s export capacity, bringing more gas, infrastructure and emissions to B.C.’s North Coast
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 21h
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/01/n...
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Hydro-Québec wants to double data centre costs, Google and others prepare rebuttal
Analysts for Hydro-Québec made the case Thursday morning that the utility needs to act urgently to limit the impact of the growing data centre industry on energy costs for Quebecers. In a public heari...
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 21h
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/02/n...
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Climate crisis is no longer a ‘distant warning,’ UN leader says
The General Assembly pledged to help countries threatened by sea-level rise, but many challenges remain.
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 21h
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Canada’s pipeline politicking is about to collide with economic reality
The ball for the west coast oil pipeline — sorry, the "Pacific Link" — is now fully in the oil and gas industry's court. One big question remains: are they actually willing to fill it?
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 21h
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Carney's push for new pipeline hits flashpoints across Canada
Mark Carney's decision to list the Pacific Link Pipeline as a 'project of national interest' is drawing concern from environmental, political and Indigenous groups.
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 21h
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West coast oil pipeline gets 'national interest' status to start construction next year
The 1,200-km Pacific Link heavy oil export line, to be jointly owned by the federal and Alberta governments and developed by TMX operator Trans Mountain Corp, enters a streamlined federal review aimin...
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 21h
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Younger Generations Face Greater Lifetime Exposure to Extreme Fire Weather
Despite contributing the least to the warming effects of climate change, younger generations are projected to be disproportionately exposed to extreme fire weather.
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 21h
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Hope for Ukraine Rushes Portable Solar to Kherson As Russia Hits Grid
As Russia launches major attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure ahead of winter, one non-profit delivering portable solar energy systems nationwide is turning to front-line Kherson, racing to reac...
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 21h
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New LNG Canada Deal ‘Like Betting on a Concrete Canoe’
The LNG Canada megaproject in Kitimat, British Columbia, is expected to announce a final investment decision today to double its output to up to 30 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year, th...
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 21h
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Electrified Economy Could Add 1.6 Million Jobs, $3.1T in GDP by 2050, Report Says
Electrification is an opportunity for Canada to expand its economy, with the potential to add C$3.1 trillion and unlock more than 1.6 million jobs by 2050 compared to a business-as-usual scenario, sug...
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 21h
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Carney Designates 'Pacific Link' Pipeline as Project of National Interest
Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed that an oil sands pipeline to the British Columbia coast, now officially titled the Pacific Link Pipeline, will be designated as a project of national interest...
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 22h
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CAPE response to West Coast Oil Pipeline / Pacific Link designation as a project of national interest - CAPE
In response to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s designation of the West Coast Oil Pipeline, renamed the Pacific Link, as a project of national interest, Dr. Julia Sawatzky, an emergency medicine resident ...
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350 Canada @350canada.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: PM Carney just made it official: the proposed West Coast Pipeline, now called Pacific Link, is the first designated "Project of National Interest." This climate-wrecking project would be a disaster for our communities & our planet. Help us fight back: win.newmode.net/350org/ept #cdnpoli
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Carney is planning to pay for the climate-wrecking West Coast Pipeline with tens of billions of our taxpayer dollars. We can’t let them get away with it. Tell federal leaders to prioritize our future over Big Oil's profits in Budget 2026. share.nwmd.social/s/kMkQM4SL
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Tell Your MP: Don't Fund the West Coast Pipeline in Budget 2026
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Carney is going ahead with the "Pacific Link" as a designated "Project of National Interest". Tell hiim NO! win.newmode.net/350org/ept
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New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/te...
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Tell the Canada Pension Plan: Protect our retirement security in a changing climate
Our national pension manager is about to answer to Canadians – and we need thousands of voices there. Every two years, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), the organization responsible f...
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Carney Expected to Designate West Coast Pipeline as Project of National Interest
50 years to the day after the world’s first look at a decarbonized future, PM will commit to a pipeline that increases Canada’s emissions by 230 million tonnes, saddles taxpayers with a $43.7-billion ...
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/29/n...
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Saskatchewan to pursue two large nuclear reactors: premier
Scott Moe said Tuesday his government is looking at building the reactors somewhere in the province's northwest — and the first could be online in 2042.
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Carney announces $1.2 billion for oceans ahead of expected pipeline decision
The major projects will mean there are more ships on the water and more pressure on habitats, 'so we must scale up our systems to protect marine life in the event that something goes wrong,' Carney sa...
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Why haven’t we had an Atlantic hurricane yet? Thank El Niño.
The record-breaking oceanic phenomenon isn't just raising global temperatures — it's also canceling Atlantic tropical cyclones.
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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LNG Canada export expansion project gets green light amid economic and climate warnings
The $33-billion project to double processing capacity at the Shell-led BC terminal would generate economic development and thousands of construction jobs. But analysts and sustainability campaigners w...
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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 01/10/2026
Carbon removals👏 are not 👏 a substitute👏 for emissions reductions👏 😶‍🌫️ Our briefing sets out why the proposal to integrate permanent #CarbonRemovals into the #ETS could weaken incentives to cut emissions, undermine environmental integrity and put climate targets at risk 🔗 www.wwf.eu?21539341/bri...
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The case against integrating CO₂ removals into the EU Emission Trading System
As the EU moves forward with its implementation package to deliver the 2040 climate target, the first of its climate files to be reviewed is the EU Emission Trading System (ETS). After having seen the
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Offsetting for habitat loss almost never works. Ottawa wants more of it
New policy proposed in Bill C-39 will allow developers to buy credits or pay fees to compensate for the habitats they destroy.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 29/09/2026
Jewish settlers blocked roads, set tyres ablaze and prevented the return of a Palestinian family in the latest surge of violence in the occupied West Bank. ft.trib.al/UFuXjLf
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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LNG Canada Expansion to Double Pollution as Gas Market Glut Looms - Stand.earth
VANCOUVER | Traditional, unceded territory of the Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm), Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw), and Tsleil-Waututh (səlilwətaɬ) – A Final Investment Decision (FID) has been announced toda...
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Shift: Action for Pension Wealth & Planet Health @shiftaction.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Canada Pension Plan public meetings have been announced! Vancouver Oct 5 | Ottawa Oct 8 | Winnipeg Oct 14 | Saskatoon Oct 15 This is a rare chance to question leadership on climate, fossil fuel expansion and Indigenous rights. Sign our petition before the meetings. win.newmode.net/shiftaction/...
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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The politics of continuity: Why Canada’s pipeline question has no painless answer
The tension between pipeline support and concerns about climate is at the heart of what we call the politics of continuity: the struggle over what we should preserve amid deepening instability.
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Climate-proofing Ontario communities would cost billions — private investors could be a hard sell
Municipalities across the province are tasked with adapting vital infrastructure to survive the risks of climate change. The billion-dollar question they’re asking: How can they pay for it?
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Doug Ford says he'll spend public money on east-west oil pipeline
Ontario’s premier sees no reason why it should take more than four years to build a 3,300 kilometre pipeline between Alberta and his province. “We just believe that it can get done,” he said.
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Shift: Action for Pension Wealth & Planet Health @shiftaction.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is about to host public meetings and answer to Canadians. We imagined how they’re getting ready. youtube.com/shorts/U-2xJ...
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The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Gets Ready to Answer Canadians’ Climate Questions
YouTube video by Shift: Action for Pension Wealth & Planet Health
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/28/i...
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Bradford calls CNO reporting of AI app rewards ‘inaccurate.’ Here’s the recording proving our reporting.
Canada’s National Observer has decided to publish the segment of the Zoom call that corroborates its reporting.
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Germany Unveils Plan to Phase Out Fossil Fuels by 2045
Germany became the third country, after France and the Netherlands, to publish a roadmap for moving away from oil, coal, and gas, but advocacy groups warn that the government's own policies, from gas ...
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Three B.C. Glaciers Face Extinction Within Decades Due to Climate Change: Study
The Whistler Glacier is in the most dire condition and could disappear within the next 10 years, finds a new study from Simon Fraser University.
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Indigenous Groups Cite Poor Consultation on Major Projects, Lowball Offer on Trans Mountain Pipeline
Some of Canada’s planned major projects are coming up against consent obligations with First Nations, while the federal government offers Indigenous groups a 15% stake in the Trans Mountain Pipeline t...
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/28/o...
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Carney, Smith and the oil companies all have their own plans — but they can’t all be right
The politicking around a new west coast oil pipeline is almost done. Now the real work begins — and the real challenge reveals itself.
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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Have you been meaning to learn more about the landmark Mathur et al. v Ontario Charter challenge, but haven't had the time to? We've just made it easy. Press play, sit back and relax as we walk you through the case's history and next steps. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHJj...
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Seven youth, seven years: What's next for the Mathur et al. v. Ontario climate case
YouTube video by Ecojustice Canada
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Canadians warned Carney not to sideline scientists. Bill C-39 does just that, critics say
When the Liberals proposed overhauling major project approvals, the public worried it would concentrate power and infringe on Indigenous Rights. Now, pipelines and nuclear development will be reviewed by an energy agency, instead of environmental
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/24/n...
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Three BC glaciers face extinction within decades due to climate change, study says
A new study from Simon Fraser University published in the journal Annals of Glaciology says the Whistler Glacier is in the most dire condition and could disappear within the next 10 years.
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/25/n...
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Breached earth boundaries raise risk of ‘irreversible change’
A year of climate extremes offers the latest evidence that the planet is “out of balance.”
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/25/o...
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Is Mark Carney a climate denier?
This new form of denialism has our political leaders assuring us they understand and accept the warnings about climate change — but they are in denial about what this scientific reality means for poli...
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/24/n...
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Experts, advocates and industry gather in Toronto to talk climate resilience
The groups were brought together for the Adaptation Canada 2026 conference in Toronto — the third such gathering since 2016.
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/24/n...
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BC snap election stalls report on police conduct at Fairy Creek and Wet'suwet'en
Thanks to BC's snap election, Canadians won't know for at least another month whether the RCMP division that policed Fairy Creek and Wet'suwet'en protests needs reform.
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/25/n...
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Hundreds of abandoned mines and counting: Quebec's costly cleanup problem
By law, mining companies are supposed to update their restoration and rehabilitation plans every five years at a minimum, to ensure financial guarantees are current with a mine’s on-the-ground reality...
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Clean Energy Is An Economic Issue, Senior Analyst Says
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Canada Investment Summit quietly brought clean energy right into the middle of the investment conversation, says senior financial analyst Sandra Odendahl of Catalyst Clima...
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Canada's Cleantech Sector Is Bigger Than You Thought
Canada's cleantech sector generated about $43.3 billion in GDP and $10.8 billion in exports in 2024, figures that surprise many Canadians—including people in government, says Peter McArthur, chair of ...
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Seniors Arrested, Charged With Trespassing During Climate Protest on Parliament Hill
Members of a self-described "climate caravan" tried to deliver hundreds of photos and stories about the effects of wildfires and flooding to MPs' desks in the House of Commons.
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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COP31 Host Türkiye, Co-President Australia Falling Short on Clean Energy, Electrification Pledge
Critics are already calling out climate policy weaknesses underlying the upcoming COP31 annual climate summit, as a flagship initiative leaves out a clean energy commitment and the summit’s hosts cont...
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Building Clean Abroad: Using Climate Finance to Diversify Canada’s Trade
Climate finance and clean industrial policy give Canada an opportunity to strengthen its economic competitiveness, build strategic partnerships, and deliver high-integrity climate outcomes, the Canadi...
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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El Niño-Driven Heat Could Cause Nearly Half a Million More Deaths, Group Says
As many as 451,000 more heat-related deaths between June and the end of February could be attributed to El Niño, compared with heat deaths expected in a typical year, finds Climate Impact Lab in a new...
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Seniors for Climate Action Now @seniorsfcan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Prime Minister Carney is trying to rush ahead with legislation that would gut environmental protections and undermine labour laws so that mega-corporations can profit while our communities and the planet suffer. Tell your MP to vote against the bulldoze nature bill! share.nwmd.social/s/vd3TwcBz
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Tell your MP: Reject Bill C-39
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