Official CCNB Media Releases
New Brunswick’s greenhouse gas emissions increased by 500,000 tonnes from 2021 to 2022 due to higher emissions from fossil-fuel-powered electricity generation.
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick has joined several environmental and community groups in denouncing the Global Seafood Alliance’s (GSA) Best Aquaculture Practices Salmon Farm Standard certification as a greenwashing ploy used to protect the salmon farming industry – not wild fish or marine life.
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is pleased to see the federal government taking measures to address the affordability crisis in the 2024 budget but is disappointed to see a dramatic drop in new climate-related spending. Additionally, critical issues like biodiversity, forest management, and freshwater protection were not given enough attention.
Federal Budget 2024: Generational fairness means protecting the environment Read More »
The Canadian fossil fuel industry is pushing to accelerate LNG development, on both the East and West coasts. Advocates from Atlantic Canada have come together to tell their provincial governments and federal officials that Canada’s coast don’t need more LNG.
From fossil to future: A collective call for renewable energy in Atlantic Canada Read More »
With Atlantic Canada facing an unprecedented number of climate-related disasters the New Brunswick government’s 2024-2025 budget fails to address the urgency of the crisis facing our province.
New Brunswick’s 2024-25 budget a missed opportunity to take urgent environmental action Read More »
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is urging the federal government to avoid further delays in implementing the Clean Electricity Regulations (CER).
Axing environmental protections will only cost Canadians more Read More »
Experience the debut of music created by local youth and artist Matthew Elliott (known as Stephen Hero and David R. Elliott) during Elliott’s From Harm to Harmony Residency and Mentorship.
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is urging the federal government to avoid further delays in implementing the Clean Electricity Regulations (CER).
The New Brunswick government’s recent release of its hydrogen roadmap is a distraction from real climate solutions and a dangerous step towards unsustainable practices.
New Brunswick’s Hydrogen Roadmap a Distraction from Genuine Climate Solutions Read More »
We are pleased to welcome Karen LeBlanc, Ji Hyang Ryu, Anne and Kim Stilwell, Nadia Francavilla and Teresa Devor Hall to our From Harm to Harmony Community Engaged Artist in Residence and Mentorship Program.
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