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Mobilizing Canada for the climate emergency 🤝 Thank you for joining our 5-year mission (2021-2025) Learn more: www.davidsuzukiinstitute.ca/ceu

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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
We're in a climate emergency. But what does real climate emergency leadership look like? The Climate Emergency Unit developed the 6 Markers of Climate Emergency to assess whether governments & institutions are acting at true emergency speed & scale. See the 🧵 below to watch clips on the 6 markers.
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
🚨 Final episode of Break in Case of Emergency: What you need to know about immigration and unemployment Juan Vargas Alba and community organizer Karina Villada discuss the myths and scapegoating around immigration, migrant workers and unemployment. 🎧 Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2451788/epis...
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
🌎 Our 6 Markers of Climate Emergency podcast series is out now! Across six episodes, the series offers a practical, big-picture framework for responding to the climate crisis at the speed and scale it demands. 🎧 Listen to the full series now: www.davidsuzukiinstitute.ca/break-in-cas...
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Our 6-Marker series closes with Ep. 6, which explores Indigenous rights and leadership in real climate emergency action. Erin Blondeau, Janelle Lapointe, Serena Mendizabal, and Seth Klein discuss sovereignty and community-driven solutions. 🎧 Listen to Episode 6: www.buzzsprout.com/2451788/epis...
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Ep 5 of our 6-part podcast examines what it means to leave no one behind in the climate transition. Erin Blondeau, Jim Stanford, Anjali Appadurai, and Seth Klein discuss solidarity, justice, and how workers and communities can be supported. 🎧 Listen to Episode 5: www.buzzsprout.com/2451788/epis...
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Episode 4 of our 6 Markers podcast highlights the importance of honest climate communication. Erin Blondeau, Donya Ziaee, Chris Hatch, and Seth Klein discuss truth-telling, the media landscape, and what leadership requires. 🎧Listen to Episode 4: www.buzzsprout.com/2451788/epis...
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Episode 3 of our 6-part special podcast looks at why voluntary measures are not enough for real climate action. Erin Blondeau, Dr. Melissa Lem and Seth Klein discuss what mandatory action requires. 🎧 Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2451788/epis...
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
In our new 6-Markers podcast series, episode 2 explores how new public institutions can drive real climate action. Erin Blondeau, Alex Himelfarb, Linda McQuaig, and Seth Klein discuss what Canada can create now. Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2451788/epis...
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Episode 1 of our 6 markers podcast looks at why real climate action means investing at the scale of the crisis. Erin Blondeau, Seth Klein, and Caroline Brouillette break it down. 🎧 Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2451788/epis...
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The Climate Emergency Unit is releasing one of our final resources: a podcast series on the 6 Markers of Climate Emergency, hosted by Erin Blondeau with Seth Klein & leading thinkers and organizers from across the country. 🎧 Listen to the full series: www.davidsuzukiinstitute.ca/break-in-cas...
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
🔥 The climate emergency is here and now. Are governments acting with real urgency? Our 12-minute video explains the 6 Markers of Climate Emergency Action. Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJdK...
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
On Dec 3, the CEU bid farewell to friends and allies as our five-year project with the David Suzuki Institute came to a close. We reflected on lessons learned, celebrated the coalitions carrying this work forward & released resources we hope will strengthen climate advocacy for years to come.
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
🌎 You’ve seen the headlines – #COP30 has wrapped up in Belém, Brazil, and the final outcome – called the ‘Belém Political Package’ – is a hard-fought agreement with some seeds of hope for an equitable Just Transition. Here’s our final update and analysis on the outcome of this conference.
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Newsletter #3: A big win, a big loss at COP30
COP30 has wrapped up in Belém, Brazil, and the final outcome – called the ‘Belém Political Package’ – is a hard-fought agreement with some seeds of hope for an equitable Just Transition.
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
🌎 Check out the latest edition of our COP30 Dispatch: Final Stages, published last week. And keep an eye out for a final update from us soon with a more in-depth analysis of the final COP decision, reflections from the Peoples’ Summit, and what it all means for our important Fair Shares work.
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COP 30 – Newsletter #2: COP30 – Final Stages
Phew! COP30 is progressing at breakneck speed while 50,000 delegates (of which 1600+ are fossil fuel lobbyists) try to keep up. We’ll provide more in-depth analysis after the conference ends, but for ...
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Join us on December 4 for the second Suzuki Sessions: The Clean Power Opportunity. Hear how an east-west clean electricity grid led by Indigenous and community renewables could benefit communities nationwide, and what it takes to make it real. 👉 Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Suzuki Sessions:  The Clean Power Opportunity . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
In this exciting new series of online gatherings, David Suzuki and esteemed leaders discuss the most important issues and opportunities for action on climate and environmental justice. The Suzuki S...
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
🙌 The Youth Climate Corps has been shortlisted for the 2025 Good Fight Prize. Honoured to see this campaign recognized alongside others fighting for decent jobs, economic justice, and a livable future! See the other finalists & learn more about the Atkinson Foundation's Good Fight Prize:
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The Prize – Good Fight Prize for Decent Work
Campaigns for decent work invite us to move in a hopeful direction. They support the daily work of standing up for what we value, even when it’s difficult to see a finish line. They create a spotlig...
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
We are not living in an era of optional climate policy. We are living in an era of planetary limits where the choices we make in city halls will determine the world our children inherit, @carolmliao.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social write. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/o...
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Vancouver’s climate leadership is a promise we can’t break
Eliminating the city’s climate and sustainability department is a betrayal of our collective future, write Carol Liao and Naomi Klein
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
🎙️ In our new podcast episode, Seth Klein explains why the budget’s bet on carbon pricing, tax credits, and “decarbonized oil” won’t meet the moment. For more on #Budget2025 & what it means for climate, housing, and tax policy, listen here: www.climateemergencyunit.ca/podcast
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Re-upping this 🧵 from when Ksi Lisims LNG was given enviro approval. The downstream emissions from Ksi Lisims will be roughly equivalent to 5% of Canada's TOTAL domestic GHG emissions. This is a carbon bomb - a willful act of arson. Mark Carney simply does not get the climate emergency... 👇
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
🚨 Ksi Lisims LNG has been sent to the federal Major Projects Office. If built, it would be Canada’s second-largest LNG terminal. But concerns remain about First Nations consent, long-term economic risks, and the 33 million tonnes of climate pollution it would drive. Key coverage below (🧵)
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
🌎 #COP30 is here, and so is our coverage. The Climate Emergency Unit & @350.org have teamed up to deliver COP30 Dispatch, a weekly newsletter providing news & analysis of COP30 as it unfolds in Belém, Brazil. 📫 Subscribe to our LinkedIn Newsletter: www.linkedin.com/newsletters/...
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COP30 Dispatch | LinkedIn
Weekly coverage of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, including key issues, voices & actions from COP30. Coverage by 350.org & CEU.
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
ICYMI: After years of organizing, the Youth Climate Corps officially broke through and was included in Budget 2025. It’s a major win for the hundreds of young people and allies who fought for good, green jobs, and just the beginning of what’s possible. 🔗 Read our full response:
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Youth Climate Corps breaks into Federal Budget 2025 — The Campaign for a Youth Climate Corps
After many years of campaigning, the Youth Climate Corps has finally broken through, announced as a new public program in Federal Budget 2025.
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
🌎 COP30 has started! We're here to provide you with clear info & analysis amidst the headlines. 👉 Read our first dispatch: 350.org/canada/cop30... In this issue: What’s at stake, COP30 Peoples Summit, 2025 Federal Budget analysis, Fair Shares resources, and ways to take action. @350.org
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COP30 – An uphill climb and an opportunity for movements
Here we are, ten years after the Paris Agreement was signed. Monday is Day 1 of COP30, held in Belém, Brazil, and we want to give you some easily accessible information and analysis amidst the chaotic...
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Anjali Appadurai @anjaliappadurai.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
I won't be in Brazil this year but I'll be your trusty curator of what's really important amidst the noise of it all. We're doing a series of #COP30 newsletter updates unpacking important decisions & amplifying key voices on the ground🦋 ➡️350.org/fairshare to sign the petition & get the updates.
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
🌎 COP30 is underway in Belém, Brazil! Over the next 3 weeks, we will be sharing updates on negotiations & reflections on what it all means for global climate justice. 👉 Sign the Fair Shares Platform & receive our #COP30 coverage: 350.org/fairshare cc: @350.org @350canada.bsky.social
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
For the hundreds of young activists and their allies who have pressed hard for the idea of a Youth Climate Corps, the YCC’s inclusion in this week’s fed budget should be seen as a win, but not overstated. Here’s our take in today’s @nationalobserver.com: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/o...
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Youth Climate Corps breaks into federal Budget 2025
For the hundreds of young activists and their allies (including many supportive members of Parliament) who have pressed hard for this idea, this news comes as a welcome relief and should be seen as a ...
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
🎙️ New Podcast: Anjali, Seth, & Alex Hemingway break down #Budget2025 & the Climate Competitiveness Strategy. We also talk housing, public revenue & Zohran Mamdani! 🎧 Tune in: tinyurl.com/bdcn7ahy @anjaliappadurai.bsky.social @sethdklein.bsky.social @1alexhemingway.bsky.social @bcpolicy.bsky.social
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
📢 We won! A Youth Climate Corps is in Budget 2025. Years of youth organizing secured a $40M two-year commitment. A meaningful start, but only the beginning. 👉 Read our response & stay with us as we push for what comes next: www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
The federal budget will be tabled on November 4th, and the pressure is building on Prime Minister Mark Carney to fund a Youth Climate Corps. If you haven’t already, now’s the time to act. Keep the pressure up. 👉 Send your letter today: goodgreenjobsforall.ca/tell-carney
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Check out our new Youth Climate Corps video – a national roll-call of leaders from labour movement, student unions, faith orgs, health groups and climate – all issuing a united call to the @mark-carney.bsky.social govt to launch a YCC in the Nov 4 federal budget. Please enjoy and share! 👇
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
On Nov 4, join an online forum exploring how a federal Youth Climate Corps can centre Indigenous sovereignties in the places colonially known as Newfoundland & Labrador. Hosted by Mi’kmaq environmentalist Jude Benoit. 📅 7–9 PM NT / 6:30–8:30 PM AT 🔗 Register: actionnetwork.org/events/sover...
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Centering Indigenous Sovereignty in the Places Known Colonially as NL
Date: November 4, 2025 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM NT / 6:30 - 8:30 PM AT Location: via Zoom, please complete this form to receive the link Background & Context: After a years-long campaign, the ...
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
À travers du Canada, plus de voix se joignent à la demande du Corps jeunesse pour le climat. 📢 Écoute à quelques-un.e.s de nos 200+ allié.e.s qui demandent que le gouvernement Carney fonde un Corps jeunesse pour le climat dans le Budget 2025. 🔗 Joins-toi à la demande: www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Across Canada, more and more voices are calling for a Youth Climate Corps. With the federal budget set for November 4, the call is growing louder. 📢 Join the 200+ organizations urging Mark Carney’s government to fund a Youth Climate Corps in Budget 2025. 🔗 Learn more: www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Momentum is growing for a Youth Climate Corps, a bold new public program to put young people to work protecting our communities & tackling the climate crisis. It's built for this moment. Tell Carney: it’s time to fund a Youth Climate Corps! 👉 www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca/tell-carney
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
This is extremely alarming. Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social won the federal election promising to make us *less* depending on the US. Now we are hearing reports that he is offering up a CLOSER energy and military partnership in exchange for a trade deal... 🧵 www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News
Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
📢 Mark Carney says Budget 2025 will be a “generational investment” in Canada’s economy. Let’s hold him to it: www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca/tell-carney A Youth Climate Corps is the kind of bold, nation-building program Canadians are demanding—jobs, resilience, and climate action rolled into one.
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
🍁 On Nov 4, Carney unveils Budget 2025, promising a "generational investment" in Canada. One program could deliver jobs + climate action: a Youth Climate Corps. This program would provide paid work for young people restoring ecosystems, protecting communities, and building clean infrastructure.
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Canada Needs a Youth Climate Corps 🤝
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
A coalition of more than 250 leaders has laid out five of its own major projects to replace Ottawa’s fossil-fuel push. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/30/n...
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Municipal leaders urge feds to focus on nation-building, not ‘nation-burning’
A coalition of more than 250 leaders has laid out five of its own major projects to replace Ottawa’s fossil-fuel push.
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
🌲 Trump just slapped Canada with new tariffs on lumber + furniture. Steel, aluminum, autos & film have all been hit too, yet oil & gas remain untouched. As Seth Klein argues, that’s where Canada should push back: a 15% export tax on oil & gas could raise ~$25B/yr for workers + a just transition.
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Why Canada must tax oil & gas exports: Fighting back against Trump's trade war
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
🧡 Sept 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation & Orange Shirt Day. We honour Survivors, remember the children who never came home, and confront ongoing colonial violence. Reflection isn’t enough. Take action tomorrow and every day on our collective journey towards Truth and Reconciliation.
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National Truth and Reconciliation Day is on September 30th
But reflection alone is not enough. Here are some ways that we encourage you to consider showing your support and solidarity on Tuesday:
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
250+ local leaders are urging Ottawa to put its #elbowsup for climate. That means building projects that are "decarbonized, respect treaty rights, and work to protect nature, not destroy it." Learn more about their demands: elbowsupforclimate.ca
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
The voices of young people are clear: Youth unemployment isn’t just a statistic, it’s a crisis shaping their lives & futures. A Youth Climate Corps could put thousands to work while supporting climate & community. Tell Carney: Listen to youth & act for a YCC: www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca/tell-carney
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Governments & fossil fuel companies call LNG “low-carbon.” But LNG Canada will unleash 36M tonnes CO₂/yr, equal to 9.5 coal plants or 8M cars. Far from a "clean" energy source. 🎧 Listen to the full episode & more stories that dig deeper into the climate crisis: www.climateemergencyunit.ca/podcast
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Climate Action Network Canada @canrac.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Tens of thousands in 70+ communities across Canada took to the streets in an unprecedented & historic cross-movement mobilisation to #DrawtheLine and demand Mark Carney & the federal government pick a side: injustice, violence, and climate destruction — or a just and safe future for all of us.✊
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
🌎 Join The Suzuki Sessions, a new online gathering series featuring David Suzuki & voices from the front lines of climate justice. On Sept 29, land defenders will share how they are resisting fossil fuel expansion on their territories & how you can help strengthen and support resistance. Join us!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Suzuki Sessions: Land Defenders and LNG. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
In this exciting new series of online gatherings, David Suzuki and honoured guests will discuss the most important issues and opportunities for action on climate and environmental justice. We’ll me...
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
✊📢 Tens of thousands joined #DrawTheLine actions on Sept 20, demanding PM @mark-carney.bsky.social act for people, peace & planet. Collective power was on full display across Canada. 📺 Watch the CTV coverage: youtu.be/a2YbV-Ss9fk?... 📷 See @350.org’s photo gallery: www.flickr.com/photos/350or...
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Thousands rally in cities across Canada | CTV National News for Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
🧵 THREAD: Draw The Line - National Day of Action happening RIGHT NOW across Canada ✊ Today, communities from coast to coast are standing united for people, for peace, and for the planet. Here's what's happening on the ground... #DrawTheLine @350canada.bsky.social 📍Toronto
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Linda McQuaig (@lindamcquaig.bsky.social) asks why Carney is backing costly nuclear instead of fast-tracking renewables. Our call for a Youth Climate Corps is the real nation-building project we need. 🌱 📖 Read the full piece here: rabble.ca/columnists/m...
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Mark Carney should pursue renewable energy as a national project
With sun and wind so affordable and safe, why would Mark Carney or Doug Ford opt for expensive nuclear power that leaves us vulnerable?
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
This Saturday, Canada will draw the line against Carney’s agenda of fossil fuel expansion, deep cuts, militarization & harmful border policies. Our demands: put people before profit, uphold Indigenous rights, full immigration status, peace & climate justice. ✊ Join in: drawtheline.world
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Progressive groups rally 'common front' to march, challenge elements of Carney agenda
Canada-wide protests are planned this weekend, a coalition of progressive civil society groups say, in what organizers call an emerging "common front" to elements of the new Liberal government's agend...
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Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
In light of BC approving the Ksi Lisims LNG terminal, we feel the need to reshare one of our most important podcast episodes: The Costs of LNG. We dig into the climate, health, and financial impacts, and cover (almost) everything you wanted to ask about LNG (but were too afraid). 🎧 Listen here 👇
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