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Welcome to the WE-CAN Climate News Roundup
Your Primary Source for CLIMATE NEWS
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Top Story
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How Farmers Are Making the Most of Harvesting the Sun
From The Tyee: At the cutting edge of agrivoltaics, a new approach precisely manages light and shadow. Result: bigger crops plus clean electricity. Converting just one per cent of croplands worldwide to agrivoltaics could bring international climate goals within reach. Read more
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Action Now!
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📌 Tell BC: Fund Local Climate Disaster Prevention
From Sue Big Oil: The province of BC is cutting funding for local climate and wildfire preparedness programs and failing to implement critical flood mitigation strategies — at a time when climate impacts are intensifying. Tell the BC government to spend what is required to keep our communities safe from the increasing threats of climate change. Write here
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📌 The June 2026 BC Budget Consultation (By 2 pm June 19)
From WE-CAN: The NDP Budget Committee is accepting written submissions for its 2027 Budget. What should we be asking for? You can make up to three recommendations, each with an explanation. You can participate by using the submission form HERE. We have set up a Google Doc to share ideas and proposals. Click here.
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📌 Tell BC Hydro: No Free Ride for LNG! (By June 25)
From Dogwood: BC Hydro is getting grilled on its Integrated Resource Plan at regulatory hearings, and the facts are not pretty. BC Hydro has promised gobs of electricity to AI data centres and foreign-owned LNG terminals, at deeply discounted prices. But that doesn’t leave enough juice for the rest of the province, never mind trying to meet our climate goals. Submit a letter of comment to the BC Utilities Commission demanding that LNG and AI companies pay for all of the new generation and transmission infrastructure they want to use, so that BC Hydro customers are not forced to subsidize them on our bills. Submit your comment here.
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Stop PM Carney from Gutting Canada’s Environmental Laws
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From Wilderness Committee: Prime Minister Mark Carney’s latest attack on environmental safeguards and public accountability proposes dismantling review processes, reducing opportunities for public engagement, and rushing timelines for fossil fuel pipelines, LNG terminals and mines. Former federal Liberal environment minister Steven Guilbeault described the policy as “worse than Harper-era cuts.” Send a message to the federal government demanding they reject these dangerous rollbacks. Write your letter here
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WE-CAN Friends and Allies
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Championing Climate Action in Colwood
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From Joslin Jose, WE-CAN: The Citizens’ Environment Network in Colwood (CENIC) was founded in 2020 as a volunteer-based environmental advocacy group focused on climate action and sustainability initiatives in the community. Over the past five years, CENIC has supported many of the City of Colwood’s climate goals through advocacy around active transportation, land development, urban park expansion, energy-efficient retrofits, urban tree and plant protection, and much more. Read more
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Tuesday June 23, 6 pm Where’s the Bus? The Rural Transportation Crisis in BC
From the Public Transit Alliance: Where’s the bus? For many people, it’s hard to get around BC by public transit. There’s a bewildering mix of public, private, health and community services, no integrated timetable, and often no service at all. Join us as we ask the question: “What’s to be done?”, with first-hand accounts from Creston, Kitimat, Gabriola, Port Alberni, and Sicamous, Jeremy Valeriote MLA, and experts who have spent years focused on the challenge. Register here
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Thursday June 25, All Together Now: A People’s MoU Day of Action
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From 350.org: Ahead of the July 1st deadline for another West Coast pipeline, we need to demonstrate public opposition to new pipelines and fossil fuel expansion. We need to organize coordinated action across the country, and force the media and politicians to notice. We need to stop the de-regulation agenda, win a windfall profits tax, accelerate a renewable energy transition, and widen wedges in the Liberal party around climate issues, to build pressure within caucus to push Carney in a different direction. Get involved here
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Climate Solutions
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Plugin Vehicles were 24% of All Vehicle Sales Globally in April
From Clean Technica: The top-selling electric car in the world in 2026 — by far — is the Tesla Model Y, but the top-selling EV producer in the world is China’s BYD. Read more
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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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Thank you for standing with us in this decisive decade.
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Climate Image of the Week
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Climate Politics and Action
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World’s Largest Banks Pledged $906bn to Fossil Fuel Companies in ‘Unfathomable’ Increase in 2025
From The Guardian: JPMorgan Chase leads 65 banks making decisions incompatible with restraining rising temperatures, researchers say. Avoiding the 1.5C threshold would require the near elimination of planet-heating emissions from fossil fuel production. Since the Paris agreement, the world’s largest banks have funnelled $8.7tn to the fossil fuel industry to dig and drill for more coal, oil and gas. Read more
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Could B.C.’s LNG Boom Squeeze the Province’s Natural Gas Supply?
From The Narwhal: As heat waves increase electricity demand, Energy Minister Adrian Dix says Vancouver Island’s gas supply is being squeezed by an LNG plant under construction. BC Hydro says it needs natural gas power plants to keep operating to ensure the province has enough power. Island Generation, a natural gas plant in Campbell River, B.C., was supposed to be decommissioned but BC Hydro is seeking to renew its contract. Jeremy Valeriote MLA noted BC Hydro is supposed to be phasing out fossil fuel electricity generation, not seeking new contracts with gas-fired plants. Read more
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Welcome to the Climate Paradox
From National Observer: Canadians are often accused of being conflicted about climate change. The latest roundup of public opinion research suggests something more complex: we are conflicted about our own conflicts. A survey by Spark Advocacy found that 46% of Canadians under 30 say that climate change is a hoax. Only one-third of the Conservative Party of Canada’s base think that climate change requires immediate action. About 70% of the rest of Canadians say it’s an “urgent problem that requires immediate action.” Read more
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Climate Science and Impacts
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Antarctica’s West Coast Missing an Area of Sea Ice the Size of France as Temperatures Peak 20C Above Average
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From The Guardian: It’s winter in Antarctica, when sea ice expands rapidly around the continent, peaking in September. But satellite observations showed the Bellingshausen Sea – on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula and which by June would usually be covered by ice – was almost completely ice-free. Read more
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Forestry and Nature
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The 2026 New Forest Act Roadshow, June 2 – 22
From Boundary Forest: The New Forest Act Roadshow is a series of public presentations across BC explaining what the New Forest Act is, why our current forestry system is failing, and what a workable legislative solution looks like. That solution is the New Forest Act. Campbell River June 1, Quadra Island June 13, Courtenay June 15, Port Alberni June 16, Honeymoon Bay June 17, Powell River June 19, Victoria June 22. Details here
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When the Forest Breathes: A Conversation with Suzanne Simard
From Sierra Club: With her new book ‘When the Forest Breathes’, Susanne uncovers the ways that nature’s deep-rooted cycles of renewal can ensure the longevity of threatened ecosystems. Watch the webinar here.
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Climate Videos, Books, Podcasts, Courses, Art
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Hug a Climate Scientist Today! Just Don’t Make it Weird, they are Already Dealing with Enough
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From First Dog on the Moon: Today we show our love and gratitude to the brave boffins at the coal face of existential dread. Read more
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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, June 17, 12 pm 'Understanding BC's Community Generation Potential'
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From BCSEA: What is the generation potential of rooftop and utility-scale solar in BC? What is BC Hydro’s Community Generation Service Rate? With the UBC Energy Mapping project and UVic’s Accelerating Community Energy Transformation. Register here
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Thursday, June 18, 7pm Movie: "We The Power: Community Energy Projects in Europe”
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From Patagonia: Following the film, there will be a panel discussion about community solar in BC, and an opportunity to learn about two SolShare projects that will come online this summer, and how you can get involved. 1994 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver. Register here
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Saturday, June 20, 10 am- 2 pm, Cowichan Climate Community Event (In Duncan)
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Join us for a Community Celebration of Environmental and Climate Initiatives to celebrate, engage, and learn from the dedicated individuals and organizations who are driving climate initiatives and environmental stewardship across the Cowichan Valley! Charles Hooey Park, Duncan (by the old railway station). Read more
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Sundays from June 21 - July 19, 10:30 am–noon: Meditation for Working with Eco-Anxiety and Environmental Grief. (In Victoria, and by Zoom)
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From Dwight Owens: Many of us experience environmental grief, climate anxiety, and powerlessness. How can we work with these difficult emotions? In this short course, we will be introduced to a simple non-religious meditation that allows our natural clarity, kindness, joy and wisdom to radiate from within. We will then apply it to our challenging emotions of eco-anxiety and environmental grief. Read more
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Tuesday, June 23, 7 pm The Climate Costs We All Pay: New Insights into Public Attitudes on Climate Change and Accountability
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From West Coast Environmental Law: Andrew Gage shares key findings from our recent polling and discusses how to talk about climate change in ways that connect with people's everyday concerns. We'll explore what British Columbians think about rising climate costs, affordability, and fossil fuel accountability – and what these insights mean for climate conversations and advocacy. Everyone who registers will receive our updated messaging guide. Register here
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Saturday, June 27, 1-4 pm Hope, Clarity, Action: A Cozy Climate Storytelling Workshop (In Nanaimo)
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From Nanaimo Climate Action Hub: Enhance your climate storytelling skills in this hands-on workshop focused on campaign messaging. Participants will work through a structured process to refine a clear, audience-ready campaign message. $30. Read more
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Grants, Job Vacancies and More!
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Applications are Still Open! Are You Hosting a Climate Event Through a PICS-Network University? We Can Provide Support.
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From PICS: Our University Climate Knowledge Mobilization Events program supports climate change-related research dissemination, knowledge mobilization, and events hosted by PICS university (UBC, SFU, UNBC, UVic) groups, organizations, departments, or institutes. The program offers up to $2,500 for eligible events. We aim to support up to 35 events a year and will close when funding is fully subscribed. Read more
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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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Stay Connected. Be Inspired. Get Involved.
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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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