Paov, there's so much to take in right now

Details: Published on Sunday, 29 November -0001 16:00; Written by editor

Paov,

With everything happening in the world right now, I wasn’t sure how to start this email. We are processing war, mass-displacement, and today’s release of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report -- with a sobering message from the world’s best climate scientists.

Then, I read a quote from the Ukrainian delegate to the IPCC. Ahead of IPCC’s release of it’s latest report on climate impacts he said:

“We will not surrender in Ukraine, and we hope the world will not surrender in building a climate resilient future… Human-induced climate change and the war on Ukraine have the same roots -- fossil fuels -- and our dependence on them.”1

This line gave so much clarity to this moment in history. Fossil fuels are driving both war and warming. The case has never been stronger to leave this toxic fuel source in the ground and, building a more just, fair and sustainable world.

Paov, I know this is a lot to take in. There are so many compounding crises to make sense of at this moment. That's why, tomorrow night, we're hosting a call... to take stock of this moment together and discuss what it means for our climate justice movement.

Here are all the details one last time:

WHAT: A Conversation with Climate Leaders: Where do we go next?
WHO: Join us to hear from renowned movement leaders Anjali Appadurai and Avi Lewis, and local Climate Justice Edmonton Organizer Juan Vargas
WHEN: Tomorrow! (Tuesday) March 1 - 4pm PT / 5pm MT / 6pm CT / 7pm ET / 8pm AT / 8:30pm NT
WHERE: On Zoom - RSVP below to get the link.

Limited seats remain so make sure to RSVP here.

The latest IPCC report released today is the most worrying climate report yet from the scientific community. In the report, scientists issue a bleak warning that the window for securing a safe and livable future is closing fast, and world leaders have not done enough to curb global warming. It is full of more damning evidence of how our leaders have failed us and, according to UN Secretary General António Guterres, allowed the world's biggest polluters to get away with arson on a planetary scale.2

And yet, while the world grapples with the escalating Russian invasion of Ukraine, Big Oil and their political accomplices are using this moment to push for fossil fuel expansion to protect pipelines and profits. Just yesterday, when this report was published, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney tweeted that the crisis in Ukraine was the perfect opportunity to “get some pipelines built!”3

This is wrong and this is dangerous.

With the war escalating in Ukraine, and the world’s top scientists issuing a dire warning that the window for securing a livable future is closing, it is more critical than ever to secure a climate resilient future that supports people, workers and communities as we transition off fossil fuels.

Join us tomorrow, on Tuesday March 1st, to hear from climate movement leaders to take stock of this critical moment and where we go next in Canada.

In solidarity,
Atiya

1 - Russian official apologizes for war in Ukraine at UN climate meet

2 - Climate change: IPCC report warns of ‘irreversible’ impacts of global warming

3 - Kenney Condemned for Promoting Oil Interests During Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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