Our Friends and Allies

These are organizations we appreciate and recommend you get to know.  Together we are partners fighting climate change in our own ways, with our own unique strengths and skills.

Maybe you are looking for reliable information, or maybe you want to join a group that is fighting climate change.  Have a look at the organizations here to find some fantastic people doing some important work.  Almost all of these organizations are welcoming volunteers.  There has never been a better time to get involved.

EcoJustice
building the case for a better earth by using the power of the law

http://ecojustice.ca

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350.org
We’re an international movement of ordinary people working to end the age of fossil fuels and build a world of community-led renewable energy for all.
https://350.org/

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Bank.green

Discover if your money is being used to fund climate chaos?

https://bank.green/

Climate Emergency Unit

…Pressing for the implementation of wartime-scale policies in Canada to confront the climate crisis.

https://www.climateemergencyunit.ca/

Fraser Valley Conservancy

…Protecting land and water for future generations.

https://fraservalleyconservancy.ca/

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EarthHero
Respond to climate change by discovering personalised, positive steps we can take to care for our planet
Earthhero.org

Greenpeace

Greenpeace exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs action.  Around the globe, we are standing up with communities, and we are holding governments and corporations accountable.

https://greenpeace.ca/

IPCC
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the leading world body for the assessment of climate change.

https://www.ipcc.ch/

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Vancouver EV Association
…Promoting EV adoption and education in British Columbia and beyond.

https://veva.ca/

Emotive
Sharing the Electric Vehicle experience!
https://www.emotivebc.ca/

Sue Big Oil Mission
Spreading awareness and gathering signatures to show support for municipalities to sue big oil.
https://suebigoilmission.ca 

Abby Fair Share
Calling the City of Abbotsford to join 9 other BC Municipalities in a class action lawsuit to recover a fair share of our climate costs from big oil and gas.
https://AbbyFairShare.org

Divest Uvic

Calling on UVic to reinvest in our future.

https://divestuvic.com/

Clean Energy Canada

We work to accelerate Canada’s transition to a clean and renewable energy system.

https://cleanenergycanada.org/

Stand Earth

Stand is an advocacy organization that brings people together to demand that corporations
and governments put people and the environment first.

https://www.stand.earth/

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Switch it up BC

…Working to raise awareness of the climate &health risks of residential natural gas, & the availability of healthier & non-polluting 100% electric heating &cooking technologies.

https://www.switchitupbc.ca/

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Citizens’ Climate Lobby

A nonpartisan, nonprofit, Grassroots Climate organization lobbying government leaders for climate solutions.
https://citizensclimatelobby.org/

Project Drawdown
Our mission is to help the world reach “drawdown”—the point in the future when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline, thereby stopping catastrophic climate change—as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible.
https://drawdown.org/

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Fridays for Future
A youth-led and -organised global climate strike movement.

https://fridaysforfuture.org

PPSTMX
Protect the Planet Stop TMX.

https://www.facebook.com/StopTMX

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Force of Nature

creating a massive mobilization of citizens that will catapult Metro Vancouver into a post-carbon future that will serve as a model of climate solutions success to the rest of the country.
https://www.forceofnaturealliance.ca/

BRIM
Building Resilience in Mission “Empowering a Resilient, Sustainable Community”

https://www.wearebrim.ca/ 

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West Coast Environmental Law
We are transforming environmental decision-making and strengthening legal protection for the environment through collaborative legal strategies that bridge Indigenous and Canadian law.

https://www.wcel.org/

Our World in Data
To make progress against the pressing problems the world faces, we need to be informed by the best research and data.

Our World in Data makes this knowledge accessible and understandable, to empower those working to build a better world.

https://ourworldindata.org