We are proud to partner with @wedonthavetime.bsky.social for the 1st Conference Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels!
📅 April 24-29, Santa Marta, Colombia
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Barbados PM Mia Mottley delivers a powerful speech at the Global Progressive Mobilisation in Barcelona, warning the world is “at war” with inequality, climate crisis, and conflict. She calls for fairness, global reform, and accountability.
She always speaks so powerfully.
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💯Gamechanger
👀WATCH #SantaMarta April 24-29
🧑🤝🧑Simon Sharpe: all we need is a coalition of the willing to transition off of fossil fuels
canada.citizensclimatelobby.org/simon_sharpe/
THIS CONFERENCE IS DOING IT
120+ NGOs signed an open letter
canada.citizensclimatelobby.org/the-first-of...
Something big is happening 🌎
Colombia & the Netherlands are hosting the 1st global conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels - Apr 24-29
As official media partner, @wedonthavetime.bsky.social will be there to amplify the voices driving change.
Sign up:
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“Egypt and countries across the Global South deserve a future not defined by debt, dependency, and extraction.”
- Haneen Shaheen, Ecological Justice & Campaign Advisor @menafem.bsky.social
🔗 Spillover Effects: The Fossil Fuel Debt Trap in the Global South” www.fossilfueltreaty.org/s/Spillover-...
The disastrous war in the Middle East is driving global acknowledgement that relying on imported LNG is both costly & detrimental to energy security.
The economics of imported LNG will doom its future as an integral part of the global energy system.
powering-the-planet.ghost.io/the-simple-m...
Relief should be targeted to people, not fossil fuels. Cutting fuel taxes reduces government revenue and subsidizes pollution, while high-income Canadians, who consume the most fuel, benefit the most. Those who don’t drive or fly receive little to no relief.
www.stratfordtoday.ca/local-news/g...
The Planetary Health Roundtable with Drs Johan Rockström, Nicole Redvers, Victoria Hurth & Courtney Howard on Parliament Hill was transformative.
It was visionary with an actionable framework to defend nature and everyone's right to a liveable planet.
Hope rules!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaY5...
@emmaharrisonptbo.bsky.social
Cutting fuel taxes is bananas.
“Cutting fuel taxes reduces government revenue and subsidizes pollution, while high-income Canadians, who consume the most fuel, benefit the most. Those who don’t drive or fly receive little to no relief.”
MEDIA RELEASE: CCL Canada Calls for Smart Relief, Not Fossil Fuel Handouts canada.citizensclimatelobby.org/media-releas...
My op-ed in today's Albany Times Union: NY should not embrace nuclear power, as its too expensive and too slow to deploy. Renewable energy is available much faster, and at far less cost, and with less risk.
www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...
Thank you to MP Peter Fragiskatos for sitting down with London and London -friendly KAIROS and CCL Canada members to talk debt justice!
Here is the campaign: kairoscanada.org/turn-debt-in...
Be sure to follow @kairoscanada.bsky.social
From April 24–29, countries will gather in Santa Marta, Colombia for the first International Conference on a Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels. This is a critical moment for Canada to exhibit real climate leadership.
🔗 Read why this moment matters in our news release: https://loom.ly/8sOcQaQ
Interesting new map that says canada's emissions from 1990-2020 has caused $1.3 trillion in damages globally web.stanford.edu/~mburke/loss...
The federal government is pressuring the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) to invest in high-risk fossil fuel projects that would damage the climate, violate Indigenous rights and put our pensions at risk. #cdnpoli www.shiftaction.ca/news/2026/3/...
We just had our most successful fundraiser ever.
Our work at Citizens' Climate Lobby Canada is niche:
we train & support constituents to communicate and lobby for federal policies that redirect money away from fossil fuels.
Blessings to all our supporters.
canada.citizensclimatelobby.org/donate/
I don't know why this is so hard for some people to grasp. If we extend our use of fossil gas, rather than going all-out for grid batteries, heat pumps and induction hobs, we extend our dependence on *foreign* sources of gas, regardless of whether we also use the UK's last remaining reserves. 🧵
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
Hungary has chosen Europe.
Europe has always chosen Hungary.
A country reclaims its European path.
The Union grows stronger.
An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing with Vince Schutt
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Time: 5:00–6:30 PM PT / 8:00–9:30 PM ET
Place: yorku.zoom.us/j/7324298618
All Welcome
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Get to know more about us.
We welcome everyone into our network of climate-concerned constituents who want to build political will in their ridings for policies that redirect financial flows away from fossil fuels.
Find out more at our Climate Leader Launchpad
citizensclimate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
A milestone in March: for the first time ever, renewables provided more power on the US grid than natural gas.
According to OECD data, Canada’s total gasoline taxes made up 29 per cent of total gasoline prices in 2022, the third lowest among 36 industrial countries just behind the U.S. and Türkiye. Provincial, not federal, taxes make up most of that total. www.thestar.com/business/opi...
Let's all play leapfrog!
What we are watching in 2026 Although the US’s score in 2025 only edged lower, the modest extent of the decline is due in part to the democratic guardrails—America’s courts—holding the line. The direction of the Trump administration policies is to impose greater control from above and to stifle dissent. If these tendencies are allowed to proceed unchallenged, the US will sink further into the “flawed democracy” category.
Political process and participation remain strong, but threats are emerging North America continues to score most strongly in electoral process and pluralism (9.58) and political participation (8.89). Both scores are unchanged since 2022 and remain higher than in any other region. Voter engagement has stayed strong in the latest national elections. In Canada’s April 2025 election, voter turnout—at 69%—was the highest since the 1993 election. Turnout at the US presidential election in November 2024 was 64%, the second-highest level in over a century; it was surpassed only by turnout in the 2020 presidential election (66%). US electoral institutions continue to exhibit considerable resilience. The 2024 presidential election concluded without controversy, and Congress certified the results with no disruptions. The subsequent smooth transition between administrations of different parties is a positive sign. However, threats t
North Americans remain especially polarised Political culture remains the lowest-scoring category for North America. North America’s performance continues to be weighed down by intense political and cultural polarisation in the US. Social cohesion and consensus have collapsed in recent years as disagreements over an expanding list of issues have fuelled the country’s “culture wars”. Alongside the covid-19 pandemic, election outcomes and racial equity issues, additional fault lines have emerged and deepened, including over LGBT+ rights, climate policy, reproductive health and the Israel-Hamas war. These debates have continued to extend beyond the usual set of actors (such as politicians and activists) and now encompass corporate executives, librarians, school teachers and universities. A highly politicised media, including popular TV channels and print publications, continue to foment and amplify divisions across the US electorate. Non-traditional media, such as independent podcasts, have played an increasingly large role. Self-reinforcing social media algorithms have contributed to a hardening of opinions, including radical and misinformed ones.
The USA section was quite extensive in the report for obvious reasons.
For everyone's benefit here some snippets from the report and the report itself
image.b.economist.com/lib/fe8d1372...
Oh those Bsky character limitations.
It is more than just election turnout.
So sorry that we left that impression .
More info about calculating ratings are found on the Wikipedia page
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eco...
or you can download the entire report here: www.eiu.com/n/campaigns/...
Canada’s democracy is in the top 10 in the world!
It got stronger in 2025 moving up five places. Canada’s federal election last year had the largest turnout in over 30 years.
Read more at the economist. www.economist.com/interactive/...
Or Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eco...
We have amplified the call for justice, gathering more than 70K signatures from across Canada. This momentum shows a powerful public demand for global debt justice and an end to the systemic burdens placed upon indebted nations
Sign and share the petition today: link.kairoscanada.org/tdih-petition
