Climate Action

The Climate Action Team recommends the following book for March 2024. Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience and the Fight for a Sustainable Future by Mary Robinson. Robinson give voice to farmers, activists and ordinary people worldwide who are facing the effects of the climate crisis with courage and innovation.

Eating more plants is good for your health and the health of the planet. The Climate Action Team is compiling a booklet of plant-based recipes in time for Earth Day. We are looking for all types of recipes, from appetizers & dips to hearty meals, soups and sweet treats.  Send us a copy of your … Read more

The following article from the Globe and Mail, February 10, 2024, describes the unfair cost to future generations of postponing climate change mitigation in the present.  _______________ Pushing to Axe the Tax is Unfair to our Kids Posted by Paul Kershaw on February 10, 2024 Originally published in The Globe & Mail on February 2, 2023  

  For the month of March, the Climate Action team will focus on Climate Justice. Climate change affects populations differently. Communities of the global south, low income and racialized communities everywhere face more climate related crises. Here in Hamilton, resident’s experience of the changing climate can vary greatly. As we work to mitigate and adapt … Read more

  From the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): “Our message is blunt: we have the technologies, the know-how, and the money to tackle climate change. We need to put them to use — now,” says Jim Skea, chair of the IPCC, in a speech. “The last IPCC report showed those who are the most vulnerable … Read more