The eco-neighbourhood of today, the city of tomorrow Are you concerned about the future of your city? Just like climate change? France has been running its national “Ecoquartier” programme for a decade now, designed to bring together civil society, developers and municipalities so that new developments contribute to the energy transition while promoting social equity. […]
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Montréal, ville végé is a project of the Association Végétarienne de Montréal (AVM) that seeks to convince the city to officially position itself in favour of vegetarianism, veganism and veganism. The AVM is currently looking for volunteers to support this project. If you are interested, you are invited to send an email to benevolat@vegemontreal.org.
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Aida Flores, organic promoter and small-scale coffee farmer from the Nicaraguan women’s cooperative Las Diosas, appreciates every form of life – including this small frog – pictured here during an intensive workshop “El Diplomado Organico” organized by Marcala Organica, Honduras. Under an endless downpour of depressing news, with facts and images depicting economic, social, and
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If you’ve fired up the old desktop and consulted the Internets lately, you already know that our climate is in bad shape. The consensus among scientists is that global warming is real, caused by human activities, and potentially disastrous to our continued survival as a species. Many of us (me) would rather burrow our heads
On Saturday, February 23rd, the Montreal Climate Coalition celebrated its 4th anniversary. More than 75 people gathered to attend presentations on the activities of the Coalition and various Montreal groups involved in climate action. In opening, Pierre Lessard-Blais, Mayor of the Borough of Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, and Alexandre Boulerice, Member of Parliament for Rosemont-Petite Patrie, stressed the
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In Montréal, it is easy to be green ! In 2018, the International Panel on Climate Change, a group mandated by the UN to provide governments with scientific information that they can use to develop climate policies, issued a report stating that we cannot continue to ignore the effect that human activity is having on
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Last week, the courtroom at the Quebec Court of Appeal was packed to hear the case that a group of citizens brought against the Government of Quebec and the Caisse de depot et placement du Québec (CDPQ) about the Réseau Express Métropolitain. The citizens will soon have the Court of Appeal’s answer to the questions
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Open Letter to CBC News (n.b. the journalist’s response is also published at the end) Good Evening M. Nakonechny, It was my pleasure to meet you last week outside the Québec court of appeal. In the interest of improving CBC’s reporting of issues relating to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, find below several comments on
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Join the Coalition’s data team to measure what matters. Fifteen primary and fifteen secondary indicators will be collected to track our city’s progress from year to year, in addition to letting us compare ourselves to other Canadian cities in friendly competition. Join the game! For more information, contact Matthew Chapman.
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An open letter from Matthew Chapman, president of Coalition Climat Montréal to Yvan Cardinal, Pincourt’s mayor Dear Mayor Cardinal, Many residents of the Communauté Métropolitaine de Montréal recognize the value of our few remaining green spaces. They serve as natural infrastructure to filter water, cool neighbourhoods, mitigate flooding and are host to many species of
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Urba Nature has for mission : To facilitate, promote, and support place-based outdoor learning for all, especially children and youth; To create opportunities for Nature connection in urban settings and illustrate the value of the Natural world; To improve the physical and mental well-being of people of all ages, especially society’s vulnerable sectors, through contact
Net Impact Montreal wishes to contribute to pressing social and environmental causes by bringing a new player into the ecosystem of Montreal. We aim at positioning Net Impact Montreal in a way that would truly enhance positive action in the city. For more information or to get involved, contact Kunal Garje.
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You are cordially invited to the Coalition Climat Montréal’s annual general meeting, which will take place Friday June 1st, 2018 at Centre NA Rive, 6971 rue St-Denis, just North of Bélanger (5-minute walk from Métro Jean-Talon). Agenda : 3pm : Welcome & networking 3:30 – 5pm : Annual General Meeting 5pm : Brief presentation of
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On Friday February 9th, more than 120 persons got together at Wesmount Park United Church to celebrate Coalition’s 3rd anniversary. On that occasion, we showcased the work being done by local activists and entrepreneurs in transportation, circular economics, eco-neighbourhoods, urban agriculture, responsible consumption, and climate finance. Among the speakers were Mrs Maja Vodanovic, Lachine’s mayor,
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Achieving an Ecological and Unified Transition Synthesis of recommendations The Montreal Climate Coalition asks the city of Montreal and all the candidates who hope to represent the city, to adopt the recommendations developed at the public consultation on “The reduction of dependence of Montreal on fossil fuels” organized by the Public Consultation Office of Montreal,
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Two environmental groups, The Montreal Climate Coalition and Trainsparence have asked that the Réseau Électrique Métropolitain (REM) be subjected to a proper climate test to determine the project’s effect on greenhouse gas emissions. This request was made in a letter to Quebec’s Environment Minister, David Heurtel. “Quebec’s greenhouse gas reduction (GHG) commitments are ambitious and
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From June 19th to June 22nd, over 140 mayors and 1,400 delegates were reunited in Montreal for the 12th Metropolis World Congress. Let it be known that Denis Coderre was reelected as president during the general assembly. The discussions’ conclusions were summarized in the Montreal Declaration, where the signatories pointed out, amongst other things: “(we)
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On June 17th, Montreal Climate Coalition held its first annual general assembly since its incorporation. The assembly was part of a larger event that took place throughout the whole day. The inspiring film Demain was presented during the forenoon and the Raging Grannies performed a few songs both catchy and engaged, proving that age is
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Aware that climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our generation, The Government of Canada is currently holding a broad consultation on our energy’s future. All citizens are encouraged to share their ideas and suggestions in order to facilitate the essential transition towards sustainable energy. You can also organize a debate on this
The Montreal Climate Coalition is exceedingly pleased to invite you to its Annual General Meeting on June 17, 2017 from 1:30-4:30pm at the Lorne Centre: 2390 Rue de Ryde, Montréal, QC H3K 1R5 (metro Charlevoix). This being the first AGM since our incorporation, not only will an overview of our activities be presented, but we
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Montreal’s first citizen conference on the protection of natural spaces, Forum Nature, was held at the Maison du Développement Durable April 16, 2016. More than 100 academics, scientists, and environmental experts, from over 40 organizations, shared research and ideas about how to protect Montreal’s few remaining green spaces. The Charter for the Protection of Montreal’s Green Spaces and Natural Environments (Green
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Read our critic of the Skytrain project of CDQP and see how it is possible to do much better.
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Québec’s largest construction project in 50 years is being rushed through a superficial consultation process to the detriment of users, non-users, and the climate. Despite attractive alternatives, the outcome, earnest participants are beginning to understand, is pre-ordained. Alain Dubuc’s piece in Wednesday’s La Presse entitled “REM : au pays des chialeux” provides a surprisingly thin
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In December 2014, the coalition held its first humble meeting after a climate symposium at McGill’s Redpath Museum and soon hatched a plan to use the right to initiative to demand a public consultation on fossil fuel dependence in our fair city. A year ago, over 60 civil society, public and private sector representatives met
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