Author Adam Flint reached out to The Climate Reality Project Canada out of concern for his grandchildren and future generations, fully aware of the gravity of the climate crisis and the need for all of us to do our part to help solve it. Although there are no "one size fits-all" solutions to fight climate change, storytelling has been said to be one of the most effective way to connect people with one another and create more empathy and solidarity. When people share their sto

October 1st, 2020 Statement on the importance of dismantling systems of oppression Last June, The Climate Reality Project Canada stood in solidarity with those demanding justice for George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor,  Régis Korchinski-Paquet , Pierre Coriolan, and countless other lives lost to systemic racism, white supremacy, and police brutality. Those past incidents revealed a disturbing trend: The murder of BIPOC is made common by a system that is rigged aga

By Paula Bernardino As fires are raging in California and affecting the air of so many other States and even countries – smoke from U.S. wildfires spreads to at least 5 Canadian provinces and smoke from the US West Coast wildfires has reached Europe – it got me reflecting on the upcoming global climate conversation on October 10-11 for 24 Hours of Reality: Countdown to the Future , an opportunity to reflect on the state of our planet and take action. The climate conversatio

By Julie Johnson, Climate Reality Leader Trained in 2015 Julie Johnson is a mom, educator and writer, trained as a Climate Reality Leader in Toronto in 2015. She is the co-creator/facilitator of a youth empowerment program for grades 3-8 centred on the UN Global Goals. Her climate activism comedy novel, Hill of Greens , is available on Amazon, Apple, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble. She lives in Oro Medonte, Ontario, and is actively involved in local social and climate justice ini

July 13, 2020 Climate Reality is devastated by the news that Alfredo Sirkis, branch director for Climate Reality Brazil and executive director of Centro Brasil no Clima , passed away on Friday, July 10, 2020 at the age of 69. Alfredo lived his life with a passion for defending what he believed to be right. He was a relentless activist in Rio de Janeiro and in the Amazon jungle of Acre alongside Chico Mendes. He traveled the world, first as a political exile and then as a pol