Monthly Action
Join us at the End Climate Delay rally on June 29 at 11:00 or on Canada Day join us in the Canada Day Parade.
4RG Meets
Please join us from 7:00 – 8:00 pm on the second (or first) Monday of each month for our online “4RG Meets”. Each month features a short presentation by a local expert on a topic related to the climate crisis, followed by an open discussion and question period. To register for the next 4RG Meets, click here or email 4RGmeets@gmail.com. All presentations are recorded and uploaded here.
Hopeful News
Stories that give us hope with the progress that is being made in concrete actions to address the climate crisis.
Canada Post to convert its 14,000 last-mile vehicle fleet to zero-emission.Jun 16, 2022 - Canada Post is joining the transition to zero-emission vehicles, making a public $1-billion commitment this morning to reduce its environmental footprint, including transforming its 14,000-vehicle combustion fleet to “50 per cent electric fleet by 2030 and 100 per cent by 2040.”
Canada Can Hit 100% Zero-Emission Electricity by 2035June 2, 2022 - Read the full report to see how Canada can achieve 100% zero-emission electricity by 2035.
Canadian EV registrations rise in first quarter of 2022May 31, 2022 - 8.3% of new car registration for the first quarter of 2022 were electric vehicles. This shows that uptake in Canada is gathering speed, especially in BC and Quebec where incentives and mandates augment the federal rebate program.
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Alarming News
Stories that alarm us with outrageous decisions by governments and the dreadful results for the climate.
Inaction on climate is 'dangerous', warns U.N.'s GuterresJune 16, 2022 - UN Secretary General Guterres says global carbon emissions need to drop by 45% this decade, but are currently forecast to increase by 14%.
Federal watchdog warns Canada's 2030 emissions target not achievableApr 27, 2022 - Environment commissioner says the government's questionable hydrogen emissions targets "raise concerns about their overall approach to climate modelling and emissions reductions in general."
Canada’s biggest banks shoot down climate resolutions at annual meetingsApr 25, 2022 - Despite promising to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions Canada's Big 5 banks all told shareholders to shoot down climate resolutions, and shareholders listened. Not a single resolution came close to passing.