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Backgrounder: Energy Efficiency in Europe

The newly-approved 2006 Action Plan on Energy Efficiency that requires member states to implement efficiency measures will reduce energy demand from products, buildings, and industrial plants. The target is to reduce energy consumption by... Read More
The newly-approved 2006 Action Plan on Energy Efficiency that requires member states to implement efficiency measures will reduce energy...
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Lower emissions for profit and the planet

“Fighting climate change can provide business opportunities and spur innovation and jobs in all parts of the world,” says Hans Verolme, Director of WWF’s Global Climate Change Programme. “The Climate Savers companies show that... Read More
“Fighting climate change can provide business opportunities and spur innovation and jobs in all parts of the world,” says...
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IPCC rings the alarm bell – Cut emissions now, warns WWF

“The IPCC report embodies an extraordinary scientific consensus that climate change is already upon us, and that human activities are the cause,” says James P. Leape, Director General of WWF International. “It is a... Read More
“The IPCC report embodies an extraordinary scientific consensus that climate change is already upon us, and that human activities...
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Make love, not CO2

A similar vote is happening in Europe but on a much more aggressive package of renewable energy and energy efficiency requirements. WWF campaigners in Europe are asking their Parliamentarians to leave a little love-note... Read More
A similar vote is happening in Europe but on a much more aggressive package of renewable energy and energy...
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Assessment of massive Mackenzie Pipeline Must Include How Mackenzie Gas Will Be Used

The project, backed with billions of dollars from big oil and federal and territorial governments, would trigger the petro-industrialization of the North, destroy parts of the region’s boreal forest, and power greenhouse gas intensive... Read More
The project, backed with billions of dollars from big oil and federal and territorial governments, would trigger the petro-industrialization...
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Cut Emissions Now or Polar Bears Will Disappear, Scientists Warn

“How ironic that the US government is confirming that polar bears are heading for massive regional extinctions in the next 45-75 years, yet the US and Canadian governments continue to avoid binding commitments to... Read More
“How ironic that the US government is confirming that polar bears are heading for massive regional extinctions in the...
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Stuff a stocking and help save a species

The WWF-Canada Adoption Program offers people the chance to purchase a symbolic adoption of a threatened species, so WWF-Canada can continue to conserve nature. New this year are ten different species to choose from;... Read More
The WWF-Canada Adoption Program offers people the chance to purchase a symbolic adoption of a threatened species, so WWF-Canada...
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WWF Launches Polar Bear Tracker Website

The six mother bears featured on the Polar Bear Tracker website were fitted with satellite radio collars in October. Dr. Peter Ewins, Director of Species Conservation for WWF-Canada, was part of the expedition to... Read More
The six mother bears featured on the Polar Bear Tracker website were fitted with satellite radio collars in October....
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Mackenzie Gas Project hearings welcomed

“As an independent quasi-judicial body, the NEB can be expected to carefully review the scientific and technical evidence to determine whether the underground pipelines can be built and operated safely in permafrost environments as... Read More
“As an independent quasi-judicial body, the NEB can be expected to carefully review the scientific and technical evidence to...
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