Denman Island Climate Action Committee

Webinar tomorrow (Tues 8th Dec) at 12.00 noon. "Tackling fossil fuel subsidies in British Columbia" (BC has the second-highest level of fossil fuel subsidies of Canadian provinces.) Moderated by Tzeporah Berman, the panel features Vanessa Corkal, who helped uncover the shocking scale of subsidies in B.C., and economist Marc Lee, on how B.C.’s floundering fracking industry can’t survive without public money. Kirby Muldoe will show how fossil fuel subsidies translate into impac...ts on Indigenous communities, and our own Kai Nagata will talk about the political opportunities we’ve got right now to stop taxpayer-funded climate change in B.C. Register with Zoom for "Tackling fossil fuel subsidies in British Columbia" https://us02web.zoom.us//regist/WN_3s_JV3SXQ0G-ZTw4DMvBhw

"As the vast majority of cases filed with the Strasbourg court fail to reach this stage, the decision marks a major step towards a potential landmark judgment on climate change. The Court granted the complaint priority based on the importance and urgency of the issues raised.

"But the flip side of this daunting reality check is what the scientist also referred to in a recent interview with Extinction Rebellion as ‘the COVID Lesson’. ...The fact that GHG emissions dropped substantially and fast when business as usual ground to a halt made clear that it is well within our power to effect change for the better, given the political will." See more

Tues., Nov. 24h! 'Eelgrass: A Climate Hero' Webinar with presenters Aimee McGowan, Victoria Postlethwaite, and Nikki Wright. When: Tuesday, November 24, 2020, 6:30 8:00 pm... Cost: FREE Register: https://bit.ly/3lPzjNK All are welcome! #islandstrust #islandstrustconservancy #preserveandprotect #eelgrass #bluecarbon #climatechange #webinar Photo credit: Canva See Less

Climate Change Effects? Dennis Forsyth, of Denman Island Conservancy, writes: "Bird watchers, both amateur and professional, are becoming increasingly aware of the effects of climate change, and more specifically global warming, on the migration habits of many species of birds. Studies all over the world are showing quite rapid changes in these patterns. "