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The line of postcards that sends policymakers a scorching message about the climate crisis.

Wildfires Are Getting Worse and The Fossil Fuel Industry Is to Blame

It’s time to hold Canada’s fossil fuel industry accountable and to make climate action a policy priority.

+8,000

The Number of Wildfires That Tear Through Canada Each Year

2.1M ha

The Average Area Devastated by Canadian Wildfires Each Year

+230,000

The Number of People Displaced by Canadian Wildfires in 2023

Sourced from Natural Resources Canada.

Here’s What Has to Happen Next

Tax Fossil Fuel Companies to Fund Sustainable Jobs

Fossil fuel companies rake in billions in profits, while Canadians pay the price. It’s time to implement a windfall profits tax to help fund real climate solutions, green jobs and a just transition.

Prohibit Fossil Fuel Advertising

Fossil fuel companies spend millions on advertising designed to misrepresent and mislead. Banning these ads will prevent the spread of misinformation and force the industry to come clean.

Institute a Carbon Pollution Cap

Instituting a domestic carbon pollution cap will push fossil fuel companies to reduce their emissions and drive the transition toward a cleaner economy. Internationally, Canada should join the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Sue Fossil Fuel Companies for Damages

Fossil fuel companies have profited from environmental destruction while leaving communities to bear the consequences. It's time for them to pay for the damage they’ve caused.

Institute a Youth Climate Corps

A Youth Climate Corps will empower young Canadians to lead the fight against climate disasters by building green infrastructure alternatives and strengthening community resilience.

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To Policymakers at All Levels of Government

If you’re a Canadian policymaker and you’re ready to make climate action a policy priority, let’s talk. Don't let Canada burn.

To Concerned Canadians
Who Demand Action

Send or share a postcard to make sure policymakers get the message.

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#SignedSearedDelivered.

To Concerned Canadians Who Demand Action

Send or share a postcard to make sure policymakers get the message.

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Share a social postcard to spread the word about
#SignedSearedDelivered.

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About the Climate Emergency Unit

The overarching goal of the Climate Emergency Unit is to press for the implementation of wartime-scale policies in Canada to confront the climate crisis.

Despite decades of calls to action, our emissions are not on a path to stave off a horrific future for our children and future generations. A new approach is needed.

Want to learn about other climate emergency campaigns and actions you can take? 

Sign up for the Climate Emergency Unit’s newsletter here

For further reading about the climate crisis and the role of fossil fuels.

'Fires, Hurricanes, Extreme Weather: The Media Misses the Climate Link'

‘Los Angeles is on Fire and Big Oil are the Arsonists’

For more resources on the connections between fossil fuels, climate change and extreme weather, visit the World Weather Attribution project

Climate Change More than Doubled the Likelihood of Extreme Fire Weather Conditions in Eastern Canada’

‘The Fossil Fuels Behind Forest Fires’

'Rise in Extreme Wildfires Linked Directly to
Emissions from Oil Companies in New Study’

Here's What Has to Happen Next

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