Etiket: COP15
COP15: The race against extinction
The UN conference on biodiversity (COP15), which opens Wednesday in Montreal, must absolutely allow the signing of an agreement sufficiently ambitious to succeed in curbing the decline of life on…
Canada is “optimistic” a few days before the opening of COP15
Despite the persistence of many obstacles to a global agreement to protect biodiversity, the Canadian government says it is confident that the UN conference (COP15) which opens in a few…
COP15: Canada must tackle biodiversity, say environmentalists
At COP15, governments will need to act on the biodiversity crisis by signing an agreement to end its loss, say environmental experts from the David Suzuki Foundation. • Read also:…
COP15 | The Palais des Congrès becomes UN territory
(Montreal) The Palais des congrès de Montréal officially became international territory on Thursday morning, a few days before the start of the 15e conference of parties to the Convention on…
COP15: Ambient pessimism before “the other COP” on biodiversity in Montreal
After displaying their divisions at COP27 on climate, representatives from around the world meet in Montreal on Wednesday with a new challenge: to resolve their differences in two weeks to…
Visas are waiting for COP15
More than 1,000 foreign participants are still awaiting a response from Immigration Canada to their visa application to be able to attend COP15, which begins in less than a week.…
[Opinion] The right to protest at the heart of social movements at COP15
From December 7 to 19, downtown Montreal will be the scene of an extraordinary effervescence, since approximately 10,000 delegates will take part in the COP15 on biodiversity. We have been…
COP15 | The challenge of creating a “Montréal moment”
(The previous game plan to restore nature was a failure, so the pressure is high for the one to be developed in Montreal to succeed.) The mandate of the United…
The Traffic Bulletin | Behind the barriers, COP15 is being prepared against a backdrop of tensions
The newsletter The traffic report, sent every Friday, presents the latest developments regarding the main roadblocks in the greater Montreal area. It is repeated here on Sunday. Posted at 9:00…
Groups fear visa problems ahead of COP15
With days to go before a major international summit next month in Montreal, human rights advocates, blaming the federal immigration department for racist policies, fear a possible repeat of the…
COP15 | Groups still fear visa problems
(OTTAWA) With the start of a major international summit next month in Montreal just days away, human rights advocates, blaming the federal immigration department for having racist policies, fear a…
Security fencing for COP15 | Traders fear financial losses
The high-security fences installed in the city center as part of COP15 could remain in place until mid-January, a month after the end of the international event. Many lament that…
Towards COP15 | The CHUM is preparing “for any eventuality”
The University of Montreal Hospital Center (CHUM) is preparing for “all eventualities” for COP15, including the “worst-case scenario”. Certain accesses to the hospital will be reviewed and, in the event…
Preparation for COP15 | Despite the fences, the Salon du livre de Montréal will be accessible
Although fence sections have started to be installed around the Palais des Congrès de Montreal in preparation for COP15, people will be able to access the Salon du livre de…
Obstacles surrounding COP15 | Enclaved businesses for better or for worse
Security barriers, heavy police presence, obstacles, demonstrations: the arrival of COP15, which will be held from December 7 to 19 in Montreal, is forcing many merchants to prepare for the…
[Opinion] Quebec’s credibility threatened by caribou at COP15
In a few weeks, the spotlight will be on Quebec and Canada when Montreal hosts the 15e meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention…
COP15 | Montreal asks cities to act to protect biodiversity
As Montreal prepares to host COP15 on the protection of biodiversity, Mayor Valérie Plante is challenging cities around the world to take their own actions to preserve species and ecosystems.…
COP15: Montreal launches a movement of the world’s major cities in favor of biodiversity
The Mayor of Montreal is challenging other major cities around the world to commit to protecting biodiversity as the city prepares to host a major United Nations conference next month.…
Call from the architects of the Paris Agreement | Heads of State and Government must make COP15 a success
The heads of state and government of the planet must get directly involved so that the Montreal conference on biodiversity gives birth in December to an “ambitious and transformative” agreement,…
Montreal’s tourism industry welcomes COP15 with open arms
Heads of state may not be attending COP15, which will be held in Montreal in December, but for the tourism industry, the event, which is expected to attract more than…