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Coalition of environmental, labour, health, faith groups call on Canada to increase its climate ambition
Today, the day before world leaders come together at the Leaders Climate Summit hosted by President Joe Biden, a coalition of groups came together to call on Canada’s federal government to increase the ambition of its actions to combat climate change.
KXL Cancellation - A Step in the Right Direction but Now is the Time for Rapid Action
January 20, 2021 - News came on Monday that the incoming Biden administration is planning to cancel the Keystone XL (KXL) tar sands pipeline on its first day in office. This is a win for Mother Earth, but it’s also a win for Indigenous Peoples who have been campaigning against pipelines like KXL for decades. It must not be forgotten that victories like this wouldn’t be possible without the leadership of Indigenous Peoples who consistently put ourselves on the line to fight back against the extractive industry.
Black Lives Matter: ICA Statement of Solidarity and Support
With deep respect and love, Indigenous Climate Action stands in solidarity with the global Black Lives Matter and Black Liberation movements, along with all of our Black and Indigenous relatives advocating to uplift Black voices, people, and rights.
Indigenous Response to Leaked CAPP Memo
Today environmental groups, provincial and federal ministers responded to the contents of a leaked memo from Canada’s largest oil and gas lobby group, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP).
Response to Alberta’s Continued Investment in Extractive Industries
Last week, the government of Alberta made a series of alarming and contradicting announcements that demonstrate the continued disregard of long-standing environmental, human and Indigenous rights abuses in the province.
Communiqué de presse d'ouverture de l'IIPFCC : Merci de le faire circuler
As state governments around the world open this years’ 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25), representatives of the Rapa Nui and Mapuche Indigenous Peoples of Chile delivered the Opening Statement of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus. The statement, which was developed by Indigenous representatives from the seven socio-cultural regions of the world.
Exposing Canada @ COP25
In Canada, the translation is simple: any expansion of the fossil fuel industry -- whether it’s via increasing tar sands extraction in Alberta, fracking LNG in BC, or offshore oil drilling in Nova Scotia -- is fundamentally in conflict with securing a safe climate.
Les groupes autochtones, les communautés de première ligne et les leaders du climat décrient le sommet sur le climat qui a fait l'objet d'un blanchiment d'argent.
In Open Letter to Brown, Communities Most Affected by Climate Change Demand Real People and Earth-Based Solutions
Déclaration de l'ACI sur le renflouement par le Canada de l'oléoduc TransMountain de Kinder Morgan pour un montant de 4,5 milliards de dollars
Après avoir soutenu une entreprise de combustibles fossiles qui bafoue les droits des autochtones, le gouvernement canadien en est devenu une. Indigenous Climate Action a réagi en publiant les déclarations suivantes.
Les peuples autochtones prennent des mesures audacieuses contre les oléoducs et les sables bitumineux et exigent des résultats concrets
Indigenous Climate Action (ICA), une initiative de justice climatique dirigée par des autochtones au Canada, soutient les efforts des défenseurs des terres et des protecteurs de l'eau en première ligne sur le territoire des Salishs de la côte pour stopper le pipeline Kinder Morgan.
Indigenous Climate Action rejects $150,000 award from Aviva Canada due to moral conflict with Aviva
Early last week Indigenous Climate Action (ICA) received news they had won the $150,000 Aviva Canada Community Legacy Award. However, ICA made an unconventional decision to reject the award and cash prize because of a ‘direct contradiction’ with Aviva’s financial relationships
Why our developing organization decided to turn down a $150,000 cash prize
Aviva Canada reached out to notify us we were the winners of the Community Legacy Fund – an exclusive $150,000 cash prize. This news should have been reason to celebrate: But we had discovered something.