Climate Reality Canada Team Profile What can you tell us about you? Can you present yourself? Hello! I am a third-culture-kid – growing up in East Asia despite my parents being from North America. I often introduce myself starting with this fact, as it has played a monumental role in making me who I am today, a rather global citizen. This has meant that I have been lucky to travel to quite a few countries and cultures around the world at a young age, which has given me the pr

The National Climate League is an annual initiative that tracks the performance of municipalities on 26 climate and sustainability indicators The National Climate League is an annual initiative that tracks the performance of municipalities on 26 climate and sustainability indicators—from green space, to housing affordability, to renewable energy, to transit ridership. Every year we publish our results in the National Climate League Standings, comparing how municipalities acro

"We will not be passive participants in the implementation of the global biodiversity framework at the action level" Emma Kirke is a Campus corps member at the University of Waterloo. She believes in the power of storytelling to promote sustainable solutions. She has experience in biodiversity conservation and public policy and is particularly interested in the application of nature-based climate solutions at the municipal level. Emma attended COP 15 last December as a member

What are COPs and why do they matter for local climate action? Since 1995, the United Nations (UN) has held yearly meetings on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to assess international progress made on climate change. These meetings are attended by the Parties of the UNFCCC - the countries who ratified the convention - hence their name: Conference of the Parties, or COP. These meetings have resulted in historic, legally-binding international

What are COPs and why do they matter for local climate action? Since 1995, the United Nations (UN) has held yearly meetings on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to assess international progress made on climate change. These meetings are attended by the Parties of the UNFCCC - the countries who ratified the convention - hence their name: Conference of the Parties, or COP. These meetings have resulted in historic, legally-binding international a