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Welcome to the WE-CAN Climate News Roundup
Your Primary Source for CLIMATE NEWS
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Issue #232 February 24, 2026
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Top Story
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📌 Help Us Break the Climate Silence
From WE-CAN and BC Climate Emergency Campaign: We hear it from the top of the provincial NDP (the government) that people are not going to their MLAs to urge more climate action. So the government says LNG is okay, people no longer care. This is so not true. But we have to show them.
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34 people have said they’ll set up a meeting with their MLA. 23 NDP MLAs are still waiting for someone to step up. The 2025 Climate Action Progress Report, which we need each of them to see, is here.
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The sign-up sheet is here. If you want training in how to meet your MLA, tell us in Column H. Ask Tracey for a paper copy of the 2025 Progress Report to give to your MLA here. Help us ensure that every MLA hears how much this matters.
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These 23 MLAs need someone to adopt them and ask for a visit:
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- Amna Shah, Surrey City Centre
- Joan Philip, Vancouver-Strathcona
- Bowinn Ma, North Vancouver-Lonsdale
- Brenda Bailey, Vancouver-South Granville
- Darlene Rotchford, Esquimalt-Colwood
- Garry Begg, Surrey-Guildford
- George Chow, Vancouver-Fraserview
- Harwinder Sandhu, Vernon-Lumby
- Jagrup Brar, Surrey-Fleetwood
- Jennifer Blatherwick, Coquitlam-Maillardville
- Jessie Sunner, Surrey-Newton
- Jodie Wickens, Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
- Lisa Beare, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
- Mable Elmore, Vancouver-Kensington
- Mike Farnworth, Port Coquitlam
- Nine Krieger, Victoria-Swan Lake
- Paul Choi, Burnaby South-Metrotown
- Raj Chouhan, Burnaby-New Westminster
- Ravi Kahlon, Delta North
- Rick Glumac, Port Moody-Burquitlam
- Sunita Dhir, Vancouver-Langara
- Tamara Davidson, North Coast-Haida Gwaii
- Terry Yung, Vancouver-Yaletown
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Stay Connected. Be Inspired. Get Involved.
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Join the Movement. Fuel the Change. The climate crisis won’t wait — and neither can we. At the West Coast Climate Action Network, we connect with and support nearly 300 climate organizations across BC. Together, we amplify impact, share resources, and drive urgent change.
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But we can’t do it without you!
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By becoming a monthly donor, you provide steady and reliable support that sustains the climate movement throughout the year. Your contributions fund vital coordination, advocacy, events, and tools — empowering people and organizations across BC to fight for a livable future. Monthly giving also makes it easier for you to stay connected to the cause, while helping us plan and grow with confidence
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Whether it’s $5 or $50 a month, your donation directly strengthens climate action in BC — and every dollar adds up.
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Be the spark. Join our growing community of monthly donors today.
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Thank you for standing with us in this decisive decade.
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WE-CAN Member and Friends
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Apply Now: Climate Action Event Funding (Due This Friday, Feb 27)
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From PICS: Our Community Climate Action Events program is open, offering $2,500–$5,000 to support community climate action events across British Columbia. Read more
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WE-CAN is Seeking New Board Members - Applications due by March 15, 2026!
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From WE-CAN: Do you want to join our Board? There are several positions up for election, including Treasurer. We meet twice a month, and most Board members are active on one or more of our working teams. Our purpose is to serve, support, amplify and promote the work of our 270+ member organizations, and to take whatever other actions we feel are needed to help end the global climate emergency. We strive to work with a culture of kindness, respect, and inclusivity. Read more
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Climate Politics and Action
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Flawed Economic Models Mean Climate Crisis Could Crash Global Economy, Experts Warn
From The Guardian: States and financial bodies are using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points. Recovery would be far harder than after the 2008 financial crash, they said, as “we can’t bail out the Earth like we did the banks”. The models assume the future will behave like the past, despite the burning of fossil fuels pushing the climate system into uncharted territory. Read more
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They Pushed So Many Lies About Recycling’: The Fight to Stop Big Oil Pumping Billions More into Plastics
From The Guardian: Plastic production has doubled over the last 20 years – and will likely double again. For author Beth Gardiner, metal water bottles and canvas tote bags are not the solution. So what is? Read more
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Meat: What’s the Beef, and Who Pays?
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From Mint Magazine: The EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable and just food systems in Stockholm became a meeting place for two increasingly distinct camps: those who argue that livestock production and consumption must go down, and those who cannot envision that ever happening. The reason isn’t profits. It’s the cost of stranding the assets being phased down. If we want pollution to stop, we will have to grapple with the financial realities of phase-downs. Read more
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Climate Solutions
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BC Entrepreneur Prioritizes Play and the Planet Over Profits
From National Observer: Tinka Robev and her co-founder Andrew Azzopardi are fitting together the pieces of running an ethical business creating puzzles made with care for consumers, creatives, workers and the planet. Together they run Victoria, BC’s Puzzle Lab. “We create eco-friendly wooden puzzles featuring contemporary artwork by local and Canadian artists. On a deeper level, Puzzle Lab exists to uplift humanity through play, whimsy and an “ethical capitalism” business model that puts the planet and the people ahead of the profit. Read more
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French Government Urges Citizens to ‘Limit’ Meat Consumption to Fight Climate Change
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From EuroNews: Renowned for iconic dishes such as steak-frites and beef bourguignon, the country is beginning to confront the environmental impact of its meat-heavy culinary traditions. Food and agriculture contribute one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, second only to burning fossil fuels. One 100g serving of beef causes as much climate pollution as 78 km of driving. Read more
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The Rights of Trees, Woodlands and Forests Toolkit
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From the University of Sussex, UK: A comprehensive guide to delivering rights-based protection for trees, woodlands and forests. Read more
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Climate Image of the Week
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Source: Barry Saxifrage, National Observer
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You Can Take Action! Events, Protests and Rallies
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*PLEASE NOTE* If your climate organization is a WE-CAN member, click “Post your Event” under ‘Calendar’, and it will be added following approval.
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The calendar is a great networking tool, helping you connect and share events with the broader climate movement. Check it out and start posting your events today!
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Wednesday, February 25, 3:30 pm Where Do We Go Next? A Climate Conversation with Steven Guilbeault, MP
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From Seniors for Climate: Join with Steven Guilbeault, MP (previous federal Minister of Environment) as we explore a way forward. We will explore what policies, strategies and global efforts are being made to transition away from fossil fuels to sustainable energy. Register here
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Wednesday, February 25, 7-9 pm, Oak Bay Coolkit Engagement Forum on Scaling-up Climate Action, at Windsor Pavilion in Oak Bay.
From District of Oak Bay: The meeting is open to all those interested in community-led collective climate action at neighbourhood scale, and will help orchestrate the next phase of the Oak Bay Coolkit program, in concert with District of Oak Bay staff, residents and community groups. All are welcome!
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- Refresher on the Oak Bay Coolkit Program: Scaling-up neighbourhood climate action
- Open forum with local climate champions, staff, residents, and community organizations to review successes so far & discuss ideas for moving forward
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Monday, March 9, 12:30 pm The Climate Brink: On the Brink of Disaster and the Brink of Salvation
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From UBC: Professor Andrew Dessler, a climate scientist from the Texas Center for Climate Studies, will examine the tension between climate reality and the political power of fossil fuel interests, and how it manifests in the public debate over science—including current efforts to challenge the EPA’s endangerment finding. The "brink" we stand on is less about scientific capability and more about the political will to act on what we already know. In person at UBC and on-line. Register here
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Environment Funders
Their list of members is here - a useful source of thinking when it comes to fundraising
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WE-CAN’s Fundraising Toolkit for Climate Action Groups is here
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From all of us in the West Coast Climate Action Network
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We honour the title and rights of the Indigenous peoples on whose ancestral lands we live and work.
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