The Kyoto Protocol was hobbled largely by its division of the world into developed and developing nations, with the latter spared from mandated emissions cuts for the time being. The idea was that developing nations should have the same chance to build their economies that developed nations had already gotten. But the massive growth of international trade complicated the picture, because it allowed nations like China to grow rapidly while manufacturing things for developed countries thus allowing those countries to “offshore” some of their emissions.

On ‘The West Block’ former MP Celina Caesar Chavannes weighs in on the allegations of inappropriate behaviour against Canada’s former top soldier Gen. Jonathan Vance and the allegations of workplace harassment against former Governor General Julie Payette. Caesar Chavannes says “I know based on my own experiences, especially in the last nine days of the 42 parliament, that those kinds of treatments of individuals, I would believe them before I believe that the government didn’t actually know what was going on or that people were experiencing things differently.

For instance, when Everlane launched a carbon neutral leather sneaker, it created an entirely new sub brand called Tread so that it could describe in detail how it calculated the exact footprint of the shoe (all the way down to the cattle farms) to investing in carbon offset projects specifically devoted to cattle grazing on American grasslands.[Photo: Everlane]Everlane worked with a Vermont based carbon offset provider called NativeEnergy that has been very popular among fashion brands for the exact reason that they can pick projects that relate to their products, which helps them in the branding and marketing efforts. Kevin Hackett, the client strategy director at NativeEnergy, says that fashion and beauty brands, including Eileen Fisher and Aveda, were among the first to sign on when the company launched in 2009, alongside other brands like Ben Jerry and Clif Bar. But now, the company is a go to for eco friendly fashion startups, including Allbirds and Reformation, which each pick projects which helps them offset the impact of their products.

Haideri, the Alpine club official, was hopeful that Sadpara company will help his other companions survive rough conditions. A few military roadblocks and patrolling armoured vehicles were the only sign of the sudden army takeover that threatened to wipe out the country’s recent democratic progress in one audacious swoop. On Wednesday, carefully orchestrated television footage showed a diminutive figure in military uniform conducting government business from a golden, throne like armchair.