Idle No More, Climate Justice Saskatoon, and Turning the Tide Bookstore present: The End of This World: Climate Justice in So-Called Canada A Book Launch with authors Emily Eaton and David Gray Donald Moderated by Ashley Shingoose Saturday, June 3 – 2:30pmAmigo’s Cantina – Back RoomAdmission is free - Wheelchair accessible Join us in discussing... Continue Reading →
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What the Latest IPCC Report Said and What We Can Do About It — AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023
Last week saw the publication of another major report on the climate crisis. This one was from the worldwide authority, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; it’s the Summary for Policy Makers for their latest synthesis report. Synthesis report means that they are basically putting together the findings of the three big reports that came... Continue Reading →
Rally to Support Indigenous Sovereignty & Climate Justice
SAVE THE DATE! RBC can run, but they can't hide. RBC is the biggest funder of fossil fuels in Canada and is currently financing Coastal Gas Link, which threatens Wet’suwet’en land and disregards Indigenous sovereignty. In 2022, RBC moved its Annual General Meeting (AGM) online at the last minute to avoid facing Indigenous leaders. Now... Continue Reading →
Our Power Future and the Pathway to Net Zero Emissions
SaskPower is in the midst of a public consultation process and your input is needed to help plan our power future. The current phase of the public consultation is entitled “Understanding your Priorities” and the survey is expected to run until the end of March, 2023. The survey can be accessed here by scrolling down... Continue Reading →
Climate Refugee Support Update
You may remember that in June of 2022, we sponsored refugees from Afghanistan who were involved in Climate Action and Women's Rights work in Afghanistan. One of those refugees was Kamila. Kamila had only been in Canada for a matter of months when she joined CJS’s Refugee Sponsorship Group to bring her brother, Ali, to... Continue Reading →
Don’t believe the oiligarchs
Some dangerous claims are currently being made about supposed opportunities for Canada following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Those claims appeal to peoples' better nature, but in a way that is fundamentally either self-deluded or deceitful. And, if acted upon, they threaten (amongst other things) to aggravate conflicts elsewhere. The United Nations Environment Programme's 2021... Continue Reading →
Day of Action for a Just Transition
Climate Justice Saskatoon invites you and yours to attend our Day of Action for a Just Transition Panel Discussion on Saturday, March 12th! Where will you be working in 10 years? What kind of employment will be available to today’s youth in 20 years? What will happen to communities in 30 years, once coal, oil, and gas are... Continue Reading →
You can stream From the Ground Up!
From the Ground Up has been on the air weekly since the fall of 2016 - you can still catch it every Wednesday evening at 6:30pm on CFCR 90.5FM, Saskatoon's community radio station! The show is now also available on Spotify, so you can follow there and have new episodes come right to you! We're... Continue Reading →
With an election coming up, what climate policies should we be looking for?
In my previous two blog posts, I have summarised current scientific understanding of the nature of the climate emergency, and the directions in which policy needs to move in order to make the necessary transition technically possible. That only goes part of the way to a statement of what we need from our legislators; here... Continue Reading →
A framework for addressing the climate emergency
(Note: you can find an episode of From the Ground Up on this topic below) As I indicated in my last blog post, the recent 6th Assessment Report from Working Group 1 of the IPCC makes it clearer than ever that we are facing an emergency. The impact of greenhouse gas emissions on the climate... Continue Reading →