by wastefreekenzie | Feb 16, 2023 | yxe
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...
by markbiglandpritchard | Mar 20, 2022 | #cdnpoli
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...
by Justin Fisher | Mar 8, 2022 | #cdnpoli, #skpoli, Policy
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...
by Justin Fisher | Jan 12, 2022 | #skpoli, 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...
by markbiglandpritchard | Aug 28, 2021 | #cdnpoli
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...
by markbiglandpritchard | Aug 28, 2021 | Policy
(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...
by markbiglandpritchard | Aug 28, 2021 | Policy
“It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land. Widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and biosphere have occurred.†These are the opening words of the 6th Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental...
by markbiglandpritchard | Jun 2, 2021 | Conference, Policy
It’s no secret that corporate power is a major obstacle to ambitious action on climate change, and the interests of communities and places we’re fighting for. The more we know about the companies we’re grappling with, the better equipped we’ll be to...
by markbiglandpritchard | May 8, 2021 | #skpoli, Policy
Saskatchewan environment minister Warren Kaeding has sent us a response to the letter we sent in March about the inappropriateness of small modular nuclear reactors in the face of the climate emergency (see below). It’s a classic example of a ministerial failure...
by markbiglandpritchard | Apr 19, 2021 | #cdnpoli, #skpoli, Policy
On March 25th, the Supreme Court of Canada declared the federal carbon pricing scheme to be constitutional: the federal government has the legal right to impose it on provinces, such as Saskatchewan, which have not developed their own scheme. While carbon...
