BC Climate Emergency Campaign
@bcclimateemergency.bsky.social
Bringing together 600+ organizational signatories who are collaborating to increase the ambition of climate policy and action in so-called British Columbia. https://bcclimateemergency.ca
Premier Eby: the message is undeniable. While BC burns, your government is being asked to lead. Our open letter signed by former BC NDP MLAs, MPs, Indigenous leaders, and experts demands a recommitment to climate action. Read our press release & the open letter bcclimateemergency.ca/press-releas...
Premier Eby: the message is undeniable. While BC burns, your government is being asked to lead. Our open letter signed by former BC NDP MLAs, MPs, Indigenous leaders, and experts demands a recommitment to climate action. Read our press release & the open letter bcclimateemergency.ca/press-releas...
The signatories to our open letter are growing! We're grateful to the following individuals for adding their names: -Lisa Marie Barron, former BC NDP MP -Corky Evans, former BC NDP MLA -Leah Main, Councillor, Village of Silverton -Tom Perry, former BC NDP MLA -Wayne Stetski, former BC NDP MP
BC Climate Emergency Campaign@bcclimateemergency.bsky.social · 3w agoWe just sent an open letter to Premier Eby & the BC NDP signed by more than a dozen former BC-based NDP MLAs, MPs, Indigenous leaders, labour & community leaders. The letter expresses serious concerns about governmental backsliding on climate action. Read the letter: bit.ly/4vvJHfZ #bcpoli
My latest column in out in @nationalobserver.com, asking "Where is Carney's promised Youth Climate Corps?" www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/28/o...
Where is Carney’s promised Youth Climate Corps?
The budget said it would commence with the 2026 fiscal year (which started April 1). We are now more than a quarter into that fiscal year with no YCC program launch and no details have been forthcomin...
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"78 per cent of British Columbians are concerned about climate change and desire faster government action. To ignore this climate anxiety is not only harmful policy, it is also politically and financially risky." #bcwildfire #bcpoli
BC Climate Emergency Campaign@bcclimateemergency.bsky.social · 3w agoWe just sent an open letter to Premier Eby & the BC NDP signed by more than a dozen former BC-based NDP MLAs, MPs, Indigenous leaders, labour & community leaders. The letter expresses serious concerns about governmental backsliding on climate action. Read the letter: bit.ly/4vvJHfZ #bcpoli
At a press conference last week, Premier Eby was asked about our open letter. His response: "People are going to have different perspectives about what’s needed at this moment." He also doubled down on greenwashing LNG. 🧵1/4 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'I can't think of a less fair future': former New Democrats call for renewed commitment to climate strategy | CBC News
On July 15, an open letter was sent to Premier David Eby and the B.C. NDP caucus. The letter was from 16 community leaders and former NDP MLAs and MPs, calling for the province to renew its commitment...
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BC Climate Emergency Campaign@bcclimateemergency.bsky.social · 3w agoWe just sent an open letter to Premier Eby & the BC NDP signed by more than a dozen former BC-based NDP MLAs, MPs, Indigenous leaders, labour & community leaders. The letter expresses serious concerns about governmental backsliding on climate action. Read the letter: bit.ly/4vvJHfZ #bcpoli
We just sent an open letter to Premier Eby & the BC NDP signed by more than a dozen former BC-based NDP MLAs, MPs, Indigenous leaders, labour & community leaders. The letter expresses serious concerns about governmental backsliding on climate action. Read the letter: bit.ly/4vvJHfZ #bcpoli
Vital read here: "It is impossible even to begin trying to summarize the climate shocks hitting communities around the world this week." www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/20/o...
When surprise becomes the forecast
It’s understandable when we ask whether everyone made it out of the latest disaster alive. But we can’t blind ourselves to the deeper question — where are all these trends heading?
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We just sent an open letter to Premier Eby & the BC NDP signed by more than a dozen former BC-based NDP MLAs, MPs, Indigenous leaders, labour & community leaders. The letter expresses serious concerns about governmental backsliding on climate action. Read the letter: bit.ly/4vvJHfZ #bcpoli
New open ltr by former #NDP MPs, MLAs + "We are no longer seeing the climate leadership that we and other British Columbians expect and deserve... B.C. no longer has a climate plan." #bcpoli www.facebook.com/share/p/1BV3... #yyj
On Sunday, we joined in community to remember the 619 people who died during the heat dome. This loss of life is preventable. We're calling on all levels of government to invest in clean energy, not expand fossil fuels that are driving this extreme weather. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Dozens gather in Vancouver to remember those who died during 2021 heat dome
Five years after B.C.’s deadly heat dome killed more than 600 people, dozens gathered at Vancouver City Hall Sunday to remember those lost. As the CBC's Shaurya Kshatri reports, health authorities are...
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This week is the 5th anniversary of the BC heat dome that killed 619 people. Meanwhile, thousands are dying worldwide due to extreme heat. It's devastating. The BC gov't needs to do better. The best way? Stop approving new fossil fuel projects that are making climate change WORSE. #bcpoli
Today, on the 5-year anniversary of the deadliest day of the 2021 BC Heat Dome, @cape-acme.bsky.social, @cane-aciie.bsky.social, Ambulance Paramedics of BC, a permanently heat-disabled patient and elected officials collectively called on the province for stronger protections against extreme heat. /1
Opinion: Why doesn't BC have a trigger temperature to protect workers from extreme heat? Susanna Klassen & Anelyse Weiler write about their new report with @bcpolicy.bsky.social, calling on WorkSafeBC to update its extreme heat protections vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
Opinion: Why doesn't B.C. have a trigger temperature to protect workers from extreme heat?
Opinion: Workers are feeling the heat, but WorkSafeBC hasn't updated its extreme heat protections since 2005.
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On June 25th 2026, 40+ communities participated in the #PeoplesMOU national day of action. Together, we called on Members of Parliament to sign a deal with the people — to protect our communities, our climate, and our future. See the story and find out how you can take action! 350.org/mou
The People's MOU Day of Action - June 25, 2026
The federal government is handing Big Oil everything on their wish list but we're rising up to fight back. On June 25th, communities across Canada took action to call on MPs to sign a People's MOU: a...
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Today marks 5 years since the deadly #BCHeatDome. Our latest report lays a roadmap for what BC needs to do to better protect its most vulnerable workers from extreme heat on the job. Report author Susanna Klassen spoke to the CBC about it: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'Really dangerous': B.C. faces calls to bolster worker heat safety regulations | CBC News
As British Columbia approaches the five-year anniversary of the deadly heat dome, it's facing calls to toughen its heat exposure regulations for workers.
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Yikes! Kitimat LNG Plant Asks for Massive Flaring Permit Increase, reports @zoeyunker.bsky.social in @thetyee.ca The country’s first major LNG operation wants BC’s energy regulator to increase its flaring limit *tenfold* for the next three years... thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
Kitimat LNG Plant Asks for Massive Flaring Permit Increase | The Tyee
Racked by technical problems, LNG Canada has applied to be allowed to flare far more gas into Kitimat’s airshed.
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What are Canada and B.C. doing to address this sudden explosion in earnings by the industry responsible for torching our planet? #canpoli #bcpoli
The Iran War Pumps Up Oil and Gas Profits. Tax Them | The Tyee
Canada could use the money to fund public services and support the most vulnerable.
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Canada's oil & gas industry is raking in mind-blowing profits due to the war in Iran. Why isn't Canada (and B.C.) taxing those excess profits?! Polling shows the idea is a political winner. Opinion piece by the BCCEC Coordinator in @thetyee.ca today: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
The Iran War Pumps Up Oil and Gas Profits. Tax Them | The Tyee
Canada could use the money to fund public services and support the most vulnerable.
thetyee.ca
Ever feel like you're the only one who cares that the planet is collapsing around us? 🤯 It's barely in the news. Friends & family don't bring it up. But recent polling shows: you're not alone! 🤝🏼 Let's normalize talking about it. Silence begets silence. Full poll: bit.ly/4uld0Bi
Remember the deadly #heatwave that hit BC in June 2021, almost five years ago? Because of fossil fuel loving politicians, our planet has become even hotter and more dangerous. Your friends and family care, talk to them. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #yyj #bcpoli #cdnpoli #LaterIsTooLate
Extreme heat in Europe ‘a brutal reminder’ of climate crisis, UN chief says
Simon Stiell said burning fossil fuels was driving intense heatwaves as UK and France broke temperature records on consecutive days
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I was glad to join CBC radio's On The Coast today to talk about the German purchase agreement for Ksi Lisims LNG (quick take: there is less here than the government is making out), as well as Carney's climate record and the departure of Steven Guilbeault. Have a listen: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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So, the Globe is clarifying that the German SEFE purchase agreement to be announced tomorrow will be for only one million tonnes of LNG a year, meaning half as much as Shell and Total are committed to buying from the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG facility...🧵 www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Ksi Lisims reaches LNG deal with German utility SEFE
Agreement strengthens proposal for the B.C. export terminal, with a final investment decision expected later this year
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‘This year is set to be one of the hottest on record, but it’s still likely to be one of the coolest years we will experience during our lifetimes.’
Climate Justice Victoria@climatejusticeyyj.bsky.social · 2mo agoRemember the crazy June heat dome that killed about 600 people in BC five years ago? A similar heat dome is killing right now in Europe. Why is this happening so often? Fossil fuels, like the fracked gas BC exports as #LNG, are the main cause. www.cnn.com/2026/05/26/c... #bcpoli #climatecrisis
🚨RIGHT NOW, the Canada Infrastructure Bank is considering funding Ksi Lisims LNG with public money. Join us on May 28 to call and message board members directly and tell them: NO public handouts for LNG. 📅 May 28 ⏰ 9 AM PDT / 12 PM EDT 💻 Register on Zoom us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
It seems like almost everyone is moving away from fossil fuels... with Canada being an embarrassing exception. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
France Floods Europe’s Grid With Solar, Pushing Prices Negative
French solar power surged on Thursday as a stretch of sunny weather boosted generation allowing the country to export huge volumes of electricity to neighboring markets.
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BC Parks are being battered by extreme weather, caused by burning fossil fuels like fracked gas (LNG). So why is BC Premier David Eby subsidizing the extraction of more gas and making the #climatecrisis worse? www.timescolonist.com/local-news/t... #bcpoli #bcwildfire #VancouverIsland
'This winter was a tough one': B.C.'s parks are being battered by extreme weather
This long weekend, some British Columbians may find their favourite trails impassable.
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A first for me today. Glad to have this piece in The Guardian. Figured it was time more of our international friends heard some hard truths about how things are going here in 🇨🇦: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Canadian prime minster Mark Carney is not the climate guy you thought | Seth Klein
While Canada may be clinging to fossil fuels, much of the world is moving on
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