By Hannah Muhajarine, Policy and Data Projects Manager, The Climate Reality Project Canada Do you know whether your municipality is on track to meet its emissions reduction targets? What about who is being most impacted in your community by extreme heat? Maybe you want to convince your government to build more bike lanes instead of investing in road expansion—how would you go about building your argument using evidence? The answer to all of the questions above involves data.

What does climate action look like in your community? In New Westminster, British Columbia, it looks like everyday people opening their doors, gardens and electrical panels, all to help their neighbours envision a more sustainable future. This is the spirit that fuels the New Westminster Climate Action Hub: a group of residents committed to building a healthier, more climate-resilient city from the ground up. Since launching in 2024, the Hub has amassed nearly 32 members who

Canada’s 2025 wildfire season exposes the link between fossil fuel dependence, weak oversight and extreme fire events — underscoring the need for coordinated action to protect communities and secure a sustainable future. AT A GLANCE Canada’s wildfire crisis is fueled by fossil fuel dependence, creating hotter, drier conditions and longer fire seasons. Communities across Canada, especially Indigenous peoples, are facing substantial health, economic and social impacts. Corporat

As communities start gearing up for a busy fall, it’s a moment to come together, reflect on what we’ve built and channel that energy into the season ahead. Across the country, our Community Climate Hubs are leading the way, creating opportunities to gather, learn and act for a just, sustainable future. Curious what's happening near you? Scroll down to explore this month’s lineup and see how you can plug in, speak up and make change right where you are. ALBERTA Biosphere Insti

Let's meet "Seniors For Climate," a citizen initiative led by several of our climate reality leaders aimed at building a cross-Canada community of seniors committed to creating a livable future. Interview with Roland Montpellier, participant at our Advocacy Training - Prairies Edition, member of the Seniors For Climate project. 1. Can you introduce the Seniors For Climate initiative to those who may not be familiar with it? Seniors For Climate is a Canada-wide initiat

Written by Michelle Angkasa, our Southwestern Ontario Regional Organizer. In January, I started my last work term as a final year Environment and Business student at the University of Waterloo (UW). I’ve been doing climate justice organising work on the side since 2019 when I started my undergrad. Since then, I’ve worked with a variety of organizations, including youth-led nonprofits, political parties, and governmental and educational institutions. I’ve planned marches, atte

At CRPC, we firmly believe that access to verified information, good faith analysis and data transparency are central to making good decisions about our future as a society, whether at the local or planetary scale. That’s why we’re concerned to see many leaders and media outlets failing to connect the dots between climate change and the more frequent severe weather events and disasters in recent decades. Disastrous flooding, heat waves and storms are some examples. And in rec

By Sarah Leduc Reducing our carbon footprint is a key issue in preserving the environment and conserving our planet's precious resources. As travel is a major source of pollution, it is essential to rethink our ways of doing things in order to reduce the harmful effects of the tourism industry. But how can we travel while minimizing our environmental impact? Here are some tips to adopt a more conscious tourism and reduce our carbon footprint, especially when traveling abroad.

By Grant Linney Welcome to The Future We Choose , a series of monthly articles on climate change and what we must do about it. While our attention is on COVID-19, the frequency, duration, and intensity of global extreme weather events—heat domes, droughts, wildfires, atmospheric rivers and flooding—has increased dramatically. Climate scientists tell us that we have eight short years to limit global warming to 1.5 C. We are already at 1.2 C. We must invest in an immediate and

By Linda Lara-Jacobo, Mikellena Nettos, Adrian Werner, Brent Elsey and Émilie Campbell-Renaud The Holidays are a time to get together, eat great food, build memories, and do all the wonderful things that make us feel warm and fuzzy inside. However, it is also a time when wasteful consumer behaviours tend to become exacerbated. To help inspire more sustainable Holiday habits, Climate Reality Leaders from across Canada have come together to prepare this guide to greening your H

By Maheep Sandhu, Community Climate Hubs Manager at the Climate Reality Project In November 2021, I had the privilege to attend the global climate negotiations occurring in Glasgow, Scotland on behalf of the Climate Reality Project Canada. While at COP26, I did live correspondence for community-based partners like the Calgary Climate Hub and The Climate Dialogues, interviewed young people from Kahnawá:ke, observed negotiations for the Climate Action Network-Canada, and marche

By Juvarya Veltkamp The Importance of COP26 I’m writing from Glasgow this week, where there is a lot at stake with the United Nations climate negotiations currently underway, commonly known as COP26. Nearly 200 countries signed the Paris Agreement in 2015, committing to limit global overheating to  within 1.5°C of warming . But the latest United Nations  Emissions Gap Report  finds that commitments known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) ahead of the Glasgow ta

By Judiel Marie del Mar Grassroots movements have sprouted all over the world in an attempt to push for their respective advocacies. Many would say that this is the power of collective action. What we call the "bottom-up" approach consists of these tiny sparks of change at a local level that brings about ripples that eventually drive the decision-makers to flow with the waves. With grassroots actions, the people are empowered to actively advocate for change in government poli

By Coty Perry The author, Coty Perry, is Chief Marketing Officer at anglers.com a website that aims to provide their readers with the best reviews on the best equipment, as well as tips, tricks, and techniques on catching more bass and having more fun doing it. Coty didn't love bass fishing at first cast. It took a few (thousand) throws for him to become obsessed with mastering every possible fishing style, technique, and lure. As a third-generation angler, he has a plethor

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Muriel Vincent, Communications and Social Media Coordinator The Climate Reality Project Canada Email: mvincent@climatereality.ca Cell: (514) 963-8405 MONTREAL, February 23rd, 2021 - The National Climate League (NCL) is a yearly project developed by the Climate Reality Project Canada, first launched in Winter 2018. The NCL is an exercise in participative democracy, highlighting local solutions that help improve the lives of everyday

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

Montreal, June 18th, 2020 - An article published this morning in La Presse reveals that the Quebec government's "green" plan will miss its own reduction target of 37.5% by 2030, a target that remains below the requirements set by science. Several environmental and social groups are joining together to express their concern and demand a green, just, credible and rigorous economic action plan that is up to the climate challenge. According to the groups, the Legault government h

By Émilie Campbell-Renaud, Community Engagement and Program Development Manager Dear Climate Reality Leaders, Let us begin by expressing our deep, collective gratitude for all the courageous workers who are out there ensuring that everyone’s basic needs are met. This includes health and public safety workers, grocery store staff, truck drivers, restaurant, aviation, and warehouse workers, farmers, janitors, and sanitation workers. We are grateful to all the generous and helpf

By Sofia Vedechkina Judy Fainstein became a Climate Reality Leader in the first Canadian training and has a wide range of experience in both the public and private sectors. Since 2013, she’s been the Director of Operations for Andrew Weaver, Member of the Legislative Assembly of BC, and a Lead Author of the IPCC reports. Judy is passionate about providing leadership opportunities for youth and creating platforms to have their voices heard on issues that matter to them. We sat

At a concert I attended this summer, folk singer Old Man Luedecke shared a story of how a bump in the road of life had once unexpectedly reduced his family income. “Well,” his wife’s reaction went, “I guess we’ll just have to live lower on the hog for a while” – in other words, make do with a bit less. It inspired the song he then played, Low on the Hog. I was reminded of it when I read two stories about global sustainability recently. Earth Overshoot Day The first was about