Friday Forum 1:00PM-2:30 EDT Friday October 10, 2025

The British Columbia Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness and the Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions led a provincial disaster and climate risk and resilience assessment (DCRRA), and are continuing to advance disaster and climate risk assessment practice in the province. This work will inform risk reduction and resilience planning and support regulated entities under BC’s Emergency and Disaster Management Act. The DCRRA team collaborated with a First Nations Committee and engaged over 200 subject matter experts to conduct the assessment.

The assessment looks at six key hazards: extreme heat, drought, wildfires, coastal flooding, riverine flood and earthquakes, and considered the possibility of multi-hazard events. It examined the consequences of these hazards across six value areas: built environment, natural environment, health and wellbeing, economy, governance, and society, culture and relationality. Findings and data will be made available on ClimateReadyBC, an online tool to help people understand and reduce disaster risks.

• Thursday, June 5, 2025
• 1:00 P˛ŃĚýĚý2:30 P˛Ń

To address climate change and climate justice, it is essential that policies and solutions target the persistent drivers and underlying causes of the crisis.

Through the , Indigenous Climate Action has investigated the problems of climate change, how it is exacerbating existing challenges in our communities and how colonial capitalism is not only driving the crises but erecting barriers to our own solutions.

In 2023 Indigenous Climate Action released Part 1 of the Phase 2 report exploring the role policy plays in upholding colonial capitalism. Now Indigenous Climate Action are gearing up to release Part 2, reclaiming policy as our own and exploring how it can serve our own transformative, decolonial goals.

Join Indigenous Climate Action for the official report launch and powerful discussion where we will nurture a deeper understanding of how “Land Back” can fundamentally reshape climate policy.

Online/Virtual Participation | January 31, 2025 @ 1pm-5pm

Join on Friday, January 31, 2025, for a virtual workshop addressing the urgent issue of climate mis/disinformation. This dynamic two-part event will bring together experts, practitioners, and stakeholders from diverse fields to explore actionable tools and strategies for combating false narratives, fostering trust in climate communication, and supporting informed climate action.

The workshop will provide a collaborative platform for participants to share research, perspectives, and experiences relevant to the Canadian context and work together to identify tools, strategies, frameworks, and initiatives that have been successful or show promise in addressing mis/disinformation. Moderated by InfoLab climate associate Andrew Heffernan, the event will draw on insights from his most recent paper examining the current state of climate mis/disinformation in Canada, offering a foundational perspective for discussions.

This workshop also serves as a key step in the lead-up to the InfoLab’s 2025 Climate Mis/Disinformation Summit, helping to shape its themes and priorities.

A $300-billion finance deal. Outrage from developing countries that rich countries aren’t paying more. Criticism of the COP process as “no longer fit for purpose.” These are among the key takeaways from the COP29 climate summit.

Three journalists who reported on the talks from Baku joined Covering Climate Now for a one-hour Talking Shop webinar to discuss what happened at the summit and its implications for covering the climate story going forward.ĚýFiona HarveyĚýof the Guardian,ĚýFermin KoopĚýof Dialogue Earth, andĚýBiena MagbitangĚýof Climate Tracker joined as panelists.ĚýMark Hertsgaard, CCNow executive director and co-founder, moderated.

Panelists

• Fiona Harvey, Environment Editor, the Guardian
• Fermin Koop, Managing Editor, Dialogue Earth
• Biena Magbitang, Regional Director, Climate Tracker

Mark Hertsgaard, CCNow executive director and co-founder, moderated.

“We all deserve a fighting chance at a decent life. It shouldn’t feel impossible to put a roof over your head and food on the table. But every day, the hope of a decent life feels further and further out of reach for far too many of us.

The biggest companies in the world are making record profits while we pay the price. From our sky-rocketing grocery bills to our smoke-filled summers, we’re the ones stuck bearing the costs of an economy rigged to benefit an elite few. And while our politicians talk a big game, many of them want to give corporations more power— not less.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. History shows us that when working people come together, we can tip the scales back in our favour.

By raising taxes on Big Oil and Canada’s wealthiest corporations, we can recoup billions of dollars to transform our energy system, create good unionized jobs for workers, build free public transit, construct energy-efficient social housing, honour Indigenous land rights, and invest in the robust public services our communities depend on. It’s time to tax their billions and build a future for All of Us.”

Tell the federal party leaders: tax their billions.

Far-right populism and climate denial are on the rise globally. Anti-science politicians are preying on the economic anxieties of working people but, once elected, they cut climate policies, gut public services, scapegoat marginalized communities, and turn the keys of power over to the corporate elite.

Join 350 Canada to hear from organizers in the US, the UK, and Canada about the lessons they have learned fighting far right populism in recent elections.

Guest Speakers:

• Jeff Ordower: North American Director at 350.org
• Janelle Lapointe: Senior Advisor at the David Suzuki Foundation
• Tommy Vickerstaff: UK Team Lead at 350.org
• Members of the 350 Canada team

In the midst of unprecedented heat waves caused by climate change, many Canadians are suffering. Re.Climate know that heat waves are killers. Vulnerable populations, renters and seniors are most at risk. In June 2024, when extreme heat swept over Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) was able to show that climate change made these heat waves .

All signs point to more heat waves this summer and in summers to come.ĚýThis tipĚýsheet is based on peer-reviewed literature, Re.Climate’s focus groups, and research byĚýĚý, andĚý. ItĚýgives you quick, clear guidance on language and imagery to use in your communications. It provides a powerful framing that explains clearly the problem and how we can address it: acting with the rest of the world to hold big polluters accountable and stop fossil fuel pollution.

The messages, tactics and frames have all been tested and are proven to make a difference and encourage action.