Canada an environmental slouch, studyย says
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s environmental record is among the worst in the industrialized world, due in part to its poor performance fighting global warming, according to a report from the Conference Board of Canada. Canada placed 15th among 17 peers, beating only Australia and the United States. Greenhouse gas emissions, high garbage production, and rampant overuse of fresh water were its biggest environmentalย problems.
Presence of high-polluting companies erodes trust in the UN process, say campaigners.
After MEPs voted to gut Europeโs flagship climate transparency law, concerns are mounting that the Big Four will dominate and dilute corporate sustainability audits.
Doctors and models extol the virtues of meat as climate impacts of industrial farming face scrutiny at COP30 โ the global climate summit.
Their access to the summit is proof that Big Oil still holds "a dangerous sway" over the climate process, campaigners say.
