Education and Resources
Here are some free resources to help you get involved with the fight against climate change.
Canada and Ontario Climate Reports: Out of Step and Out of Touch
It is the worst wildfire season in Canada’s history. It is also the season of government climate reports. What is so alarming is the huge gap between what we are living through and those government reports. This presentation was made by SCAN!’s Education Committee at the general membership meeting in July.
“Mobilizing Older Adults to Fight the Climate Crisis”/A Report
Read University of Toronto professor’s sociology students’ major research project on seniors and the climate justice movement. The work is based on interviews with both SCAN! and non-SCAN! seniors. The project includes a summary of some of the latest research on seniors and the climate crisis.
“Anatomy of a Climate Trial” by Alan Levy
“Held is the first youth-led climate case and first constitutional climate case to reach trial in the U.S.”
Alan Levy’s detailed account of the 2023 case of Held v. Montana sets out clearly and succinctly the type of evidence courts might consider in climate cases that go to trial and Canada and elsewhere.
Climate Change and Global Security/A Conversation with Kenneth Epps
Ploughshares’ Wendy Stocker recently spoke with SCAN! member Kenneth Epps about the alarming links between climate change and increased threats to global security:
“It is no exaggeration,” says Epps, “to state that climate breakdown is a global existential threat, and like the other existential threat, nuclear weapons, it is a problem created by human action that can only be solved by human counteraction.”
Municipal Climate Action Checklist
SCAN! has endorsed this excellent tool, an inventory of suggestions prepared by a group of concerned residents in Ontario to help promote climate action by municipalities and residents. They encourage people to help themselves to any/all of these ideas and promote them far and wide.
Let’s Talk!/The Climate Conversations Toolkit
Not to worry! Our priority is to organize and mobilize! SCAN! is now doing Climate Conversations with groups and organizations. Find everything you need right HERE to successfully speak to these groups.
Book Review/Bright Green Lies
In his review of BRIGHT GREEN LIES – How the Environmental Movement Lost its Way and What We Can Do About It, SCAN! member Alan Levy writes, “[T]his book is a must-read for climate advocates.”
David Suzuki’s Letter to the Royal Society of Canada
David Suzuki has been in the forefront of those calling for action on climate change for decades. Check out his letter, written earlier this year to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), which is includes top scientists in the country. It was written in response to Prime Minister Trudeau’s commitment to the Baie du Nord project.
Suzuki says: “The Royal Society of Canada represents the outstanding members of the scientific community and must demand that governments elevate science above economics and politics.”
Clearly losing patience Suzuki slams the Canadian government for proceeding with the Baie du Nord project and appeals to the RSC to take a stand.
RSC Mandate – “To serve Canada and Canadians by recognizing Canada’s leading intellectuals, scholars, researchers and artists and, by mobilizing them in open discussion and debate, to advance knowledge, encourage integrated interdisciplinary understandings and address issues that are critical to Canada and Canadians.” https://rsc-src.ca/en/about/our-mandate
READ DAVID SUZUKI’S LETTER HERE
SCAN! Member Moya Beall’s Guest Editorial for OCEC
Moya Beall’s guest editorial on healthcare on behalf of SCAN! appeared in the very first OCEC Connections newsletter. Scroll down the newsletter to see the editorial.
Looking on the Bright Side
Understanding the Threat to the Breathing Lands /A Webinar and Resource List
SCAN! members believe that the collective effort to protect the Breathing Lands and secure Indigenous Sovereignty within their traditional territories is an essential part of any serious effort to respond to the climate emergency. This webinar and resource list will be of interest to anyone who wishes to take a deeper look into the tragedy unfolding in the northern peatlands and the struggles being waged to protect them.
Maude and Millie Take a Walk in the Woods
Maude and Millie talk climate while they enjoy their walk in the woods. Have a look at SCAN!’s first video and please share widely.
Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan
Emission Impossible: Why Canada’s Emission Reduction Plan Won’t Work
by Martin Bush
The Canadian government’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan is pinning its hopes on two key technologies. There’s just a slight problem: one doesn’t exist, and the other doesn’t work. What could possibly go wrong?
Billy Bryans Lane Video – Fridays For Future
Made by SCAN! members to show their support for Fridays For Future.
SCAN! music video
A music video to go along with our song, displaying some of our members and their support.
SCAN! song: “Stand up for the Planet”
This song is written by a SCAN! member. Take a listen & sing along with the lyrics!
Stand up for the Planet
CPP Divestment Letter
SCAN! divestment letter to John Graham, President & CEO at CPP Investments, to encourage a step away from investing in fossil fuels.
PowerPoint Presentation – March 2021 Event
Presentation from “Canada’s Climate Action Plan:The Good,The Bad, and The Ugly”
An online SCAN! event hosted on March 19, 2021.
The Liberal Climate Action Formula: A Recipe For Failure
….written by SCAN! members…..