Monthly Action
Every month For Our Grandchildren will select an appropriate action for the month and direct you to resources with details about how you can act.
For November we recommend that you call on MPs across party lines to put climate action above party politics, for the sake of people and the planet. Here are some ideas of how you can do this.
4RG Meets
Every month you are invited to join our online “4RG Meets” on the first or second Monday of every month at 7:00 pm. A short presentation on various aspects of the climate crisis is followed by time for discussion. Email 4RGmeets@gmail.com to get the zoom link.
Hopeful News
Stories from around the world that give us hope with the progress that is being made in concrete actions to address the climate crisis.
Financial community commits to weaning global economy off fossil fuelsNov 3, 2021 - Hundreds of the world’s biggest banks and pension funds with assets worth $130tn have committed themselves to a key goal in limiting greenhouse gas emissions. More than 450 firms — including Canada's big five chartered banks — have committed to supporting the goals of what's become known as the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).
Electric Vehicles Are Having a Banner YearOct 28, 2021 - Electric vehicles sales are now 2.6 percent of all new light duty cars and trucks sold in the US, up from 1.6 percent at this time last year.
European Investment Bank to end all loans to oil and gas firmsOct 28, 2021 - The European Investment Bank (EIB), the lending arm of the EU, has vowed to close a loophole that allows it to lend money to oil and gas firms despite a ban on financing fossil fuel projects. From 2022 onwards, the EIB will stop lending to polluting companies that want to finance low-carbon projects.
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Alarming News
Stories from around the world that alarm us with outrageous decisions by governments and the dreadful results for the climate.
Canada takes the crown for fossil fuel financingOct 29, 2021 - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will arrive in Rome with a new abominable record in hand: Canada has given more from the public coffers to the oil and gas industry than any of its peers.
Inaction on climate change imperils millions of lives: The LancetOct 22, 2021 - Climate change is set to become the “defining narrative of human health,” The Lancet warned Wednesday, triggering food shortages, deadly disasters, and disease outbreaks that would dwarf the toll of the coronavirus.
The climate disaster is hereOct 15, 2021 - Earth is already becoming unlivable. Will governments act to stop this disaster from getting worse?
