Climate Action for Lifelong Learners

CALL's June Learning Mtg - "Climate Change in Canada. Taking Action" with Dr. Martin Bush
2025-06-18 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | On Zoom, Canada
Join us on Wednesday, June 18th at 10:00 a.m. EST for CALL’s learning meeting where Dr. Martin Bush will present on the topic: “Climate Change in Canada. Taking Action.”
Dr. Bush’s presentation will provide an overview of present and future climate change impacts in Canada followed by a review of measures and policies that will reduce the effects to a manageable level. The different policy options for mitigation and adaptation will also be explained and assessed. If Canada is to meet its obligations under the 2015 Paris Agreement, there is no time lose.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER:
You will receive an email confirmation with your personal link to join the meeting.
BIO:
Dr Martin Bush is a chemical engineer by training. He also holds an MSc in Protected Landscape Management and is the author of two books on climate change, renewable energy, and the impact of climate change on small island developing states.

Advocacy Interest Group Mtg, Wednesday, May 14, 2025 on Zoom - 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
2025-05-14 10:00 - 11:30 | On Zoom, Canada
Advocacy Interest Group meeting,
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 10:00 am – 11:30 am
The group will discuss top priorities the new federal government should undertake.
See the May CALL newsletter (page 3) for a list of suggested background reading for this
meeting on page 3 under “A new chapter begins for the Canadian climate change conversation.”
CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE MTG ON MAY 13

Individual Action Interest Group Mtg - Tuesday, May 13, 2025
2025-05-13 13:30 - 15:30 | For location, please RSVP by emailing, membership@climatelearners.ca
Individual Action Group meeting
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Note new start time: and date 1:30 pm ET, May 13
This will be an in-person meeting to discuss the future of the Individual Action Group. Please register at membership@climatelearners.ca for the location of the meeting.
For further information, send an email to the above address.

SENIORS FOR CLIMATE - EARTH DAY EVENT
2025-04-26 13:00 - 16:00 | Allan Gardens, 160 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NORTH WEST CORNER OF ALLAN GARDENS: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

CALL: Earth Day Walk - Tuesday, April 22nd at: The Brickworks - 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
2025-04-22 10:00 - 12:30 | 550 Bayview Avenue, The Brickworks, 550 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4W3X8, Canada
Join us for a serene nature meditation walk, where we will cultivate mindfulness and immerse ourselves in the tranquility and beauty of nature.
Meet: In front of the Picnic Café at The Brickworks
What to bring: comfortable walking shoes, water, and dress appropriately for the weather.
Optional: After the walk, stay and have lunch or a snack at The Picnic Café.
Here is a link to various transportation options: including: Walking, TTC, Shuttle Bus, Driving or Biking.

We look forward to sharing this peaceful journey with you!
Joanne Hunter & Judy Sheridan,
CALL – Nature-based Solutions Interest Group

Join CALL's Monthly Learning Meeting: "Choose Hope: Good News & Solutions for Climate and Nature"
2025-03-05 10:00 - 11:30 | On Zoom, Canada
Join us on Wednesday, March 5th at 10:00 a.m. EST for CALL’s monthly learning meeting when we will come together to explore good news stories about progress on climate solutions and biodiversity loss and share how to stay hopeful in difficult times!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER:
You will receive an email confirmation with your personal link to join the meeting.

Climate Advocacy Interest Group meeting - February 19, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
2025-02-19 10:00 - 11:30 | On Zoom, Canada
CALL’s Climate Advocacy Interest Group will meet next on Wednesday, February 19th at 10:00 a.m. EST on Zoom.
The group will discuss concerns about the government’s latest policy paper – Ontario’s Affordable Energy Future and The Affordable Energy Act, 2024. This paper, and the related legislation, set out the priorities that will guide the province’s first “Integrated Energy Resource Plan” expected to be released this year.
To discuss the paper and the Act, we will be joined by David Robertson, Chair of the Ontario Project Group with SCAN!
Click here on February 19th at 10:00 a.m. to join the meeting.
Note: this interest group meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month (except Dec. July and August).

OCEC (Ontario Climate Emergency Campaign) Webinar - VOTE! FOR THE FUTURE - February 13-2025@ 7:00 p.m. EST
2025-02-13 19:00 - 20:30 | On Zoom, Canada
On Thursday, February 13th at 7:00 p.m., CALL invites you to join the Ontario Climate Emergency Campaign (OCEC) webinar “VOTE! FOR OUR FUTURE: The Ontario Election and You”.
Hear key policy records of each party and an expert panelists’ discussion of the real-life impacts of those policies on you and your loved ones. Ask the panelists your questions during the Q+A to follow.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Featured Experts:

Kathryn Bakos on Affordability
Dr. Mill Roy on Health
Brent Preston on Agriculture & Food Security
Louise Comeau

Don’t miss this critically important learning opportunity so your vote can be a vote for combatting climate change!

Individual Action interest group meeting, Tuesday, February 11, live for a EnRoads Presentation
2025-02-11 13:30 - 15:00 | 355 St. Clair Ave W, Suite 1704, 355 St. Clair Ave W, Suite 1704, Toronto, ON, Canada
Join CALL’s Individual Action interest group on Tuesday, February 11th, 2025 to hear a live presentation on EnRoads given by CALL member, Roberta Tevlin. This will not be a lecture – rather, a unique opportunity to ask questions and learn about the powerful En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator with Roberta’s help as an experienced En-ROADS facilitator.
En-ROADS is a global climate simulator that allows users to explore the impact that dozens of policies such as electrifying transport, pricing carbon, and improving agricultural practices have on hundreds of factors like energy prices, temperature, air quality and sea level rise.
Please RSVP before February 7th by emailing: membership@climatelearners.ca to secure your space.
Time: 1:30 pm — 3:00 p.m. – Address: 355 St. Clair Ave W, Suite 1704
John Kerry, former US Special Climate Envoy says: “En-ROADS is quite simply a climate crisis game-changer for policymakers and people across the country. Everyone is hearing more and more about the science, but sometimes it takes a demonstration tool like En-ROADS for people to see first-hand that everyone of us needs to be on a war footing and mobilize to fight this crisis head-on… En-ROADS is the ultimate conversation starter.”
Click here for a sneak-peek at the En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator.
Don’t miss this fascinating presentation!

Climate Advocacy Interest Group meeting (in-person on January 22, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.
2025-01-22 13:30 - 15:00 | For location, please RSVP by emailing: advocacy.action@climatelearners.ca
Join CALL’s Climate Advocacy Interest group for our next meeting (in-person), on Wednesday, January 22 at 1:30 pm. to discuss various opinions on the extent of the global energy transition as well as some of the challenging questions related to Ontario’s transition plan (e.g. the expansive nuclear plan, the lack of focus on renewables and demand management ).
For location information and links to background reading, please RSVP if you are interested in attending:
advocacy.action@climatelearners.ca

CLIMATE GREENWASHING: HOW TO RECOGNIZE GREEN FAKES AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
2024-11-27 10:00 - 11:30 | On Zoom, Canada
THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO AND ACCESS OTHER LEARNING RESOURCES.
Making environmental claims without being able to back them up or “greenwashing” is more prevalent than we think. On November 27, we are excited to welcome a panel of three experts to discuss greenwashing: what it is; how it has changed; the challenge of AI; why it is a significant problem; some of the consequences; how/why other countries are moving on this; all in the context of why this is a problem for Canada. Our panelists will also discuss Bill C59 (to amend the Canada Competition Act) and private member’s Bill C-372 (an Act to ban fossil fuel advertising). We hope you can join us!
PANELISTS

Chris Russill is an Associate Professor in Carleton’s School of Journalism and Communication and Academic Director at Re.Climate a centre for climate communication and public engagement.
Leah Temper is the Director of Health and Economic Policy at the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE). She is an ecological economist and leader in environmental justice. She is co-founder of the Global Atlas of Environmental Justice and one of the world’s top 2% most cited scientists (2024).
Iris Fairley-Beam is an independent researcher based in Vancouver who works to reform the law to prevent greenwashing. Links to Iris Fairley-Beam’s editorials in Corporate Knights, and to other pre-reading suggestions can be found below.

Dr. Chris Russill
Dr. Leah Temper
Iris Fairley-Beam

Greenwashing image above, created from an adaptation of “oilsands1” by eryn.rickard, CC by 2.0, via Wikapedia Commons and “Paint roller, border, and banner” by Gerald_G via OpenClipart.com

Climate Advocacy interest group meeting: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET
2024-11-20 10:00 - 11:30 | On Zoom, Canada
As we face the likelihood of elections at both the federal and provincial levels over the coming months, the group will learn about and discuss how we can best advocate for and support solutions that will lead to a better world. The focus for this meeting will be on preparing for the possible elections, messaging climate policies that impact affordability and following up on the Advocacy group’s action plan.
Click here to join the online meeting.
CALL’s Climate Advocacy interest group was created for members to learn, and connect with other climate organizations and advocate for policies that will make the world a better place free from the destruction caused by burning fossil fuels. The group is co-led by Michael Barkley and Karen Sadlier-Brown.
You can email us at: advocacy.action@climatelearners.ca

CALL: INDIVIDUAL ACTION INTEREST GROUP MEETING - NOVEMBER 12
2024-11-12 10:00 - 11:30 | On Zoom, Canada
CALL’s next Individual Action Interest Group Meeting is on:
Tuesday, November 12 at 10:00 am ET on Zoom
The group will continue its conversation on lowering the carbon footprint of multi-residential buildings.
See the National Observer’s Report: “Green building pioneers chart persuasive paths to profit”
Click here to join the meeting on Zoom

Individual Action interest group meeting, October 8th, 2024
2024-10-08 10:00 - 11:30 | On Zoom, Canada
Individual Action Group meeting on Tuesday October 8, at 10 am ET
At our next meeting, we will have a short debrief of the Seniors for Climate nationwide October 1 events and then go on to discuss the National Observer articles below about green building techniques. Although the articles do not specifically address multi-unit residential buildings, there are several ideas that could be implemented in our own homes.

Green building pioneers chart persuasive paths to profit
‘All of a sudden we’re cool’ — Green builders draft a cleaner, more profitable blueprint for construction

You can join the meeting by clicking on this zoom link
Meeting ID: 833 9366 6045
Passcode: [REDACTED]
With warm wishes,
Sharon
Lead, Individual Action Group

SENIORS FOR CLIMATE OCTOBER 1ST - TORONTO EVENT
2024-10-01 13:30 - 16:00 | Starting at University Avenue & Armoury, ending at Church of the Holy Trinity, University Avenue & Armoury, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Join the Toronto event featuring David Suzuki
Tuesday, October 1st
Rally: starting at 1:30 p.m. Meet at University and Armoury
March: starting at 2:30, we will march to The Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Square, Toronto
In case you cannot join us “live” in Toronto, you can view a Livestream of the event by clicking here:

SENIORS FOR CLIMATE - OCTOBER 1ST NATIONAL CLIMATE DAY! JOIN US IN TORONTO & ACROSS THE COUNTRY!
2024-10-01 13:30 - 16:00 | Starting at University Avenue & Armoury, ending at Church of the Holy Trinity, University Avenue & Armoury, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fossil fuel emissions are causing fires, floods, droughts and heat domes. On October 1st, seniors support youth to say ENOUGH to the federal government.
Expand renewable sources of energy immediately – Stop burning fossil fuels – Stop opposing youth and Indigenous climate cases in court.
The Seniors for Climate project will hold 50+ events across Canada. Check the Seniors for Climate website for an event near you. Below are details of the planned Toronto event. Everyone is welcome. It is also being live-streamed (link below).
Join the Toronto event!
Tuesday Oct. 1
Rally: 1:30 University Avenue and Armoury.
March: to the Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. starting at 2:30
Get inspired by David Phillips, David Suzuki, Lillian Allen and more!
Masks are welcome • Bring your own bottle
If you cannot join us “live”, you can view a Livestream of the Toronto event by clicking here:
seniorsforclimate.org/

Sustainability, Pathways to Decarbonization and the Future of Ontario’s Energy Systems
2024-09-18 10:00 - 11:30 | On Zoom, Canada
THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. CLICK HERE TO VIEW HIS PRESENTATION AND ACCESS OTHER RESOURCES from this very informative session.
Our first learning meeting of the Fall on Wednesday, September 18 at 10:00 a.m. on Zoom, was with Professor Mark Winfield, one of Ontario’s most thoughtful and incisive observers of the energy transition.
As the world moves away from fossil fuels, Ontario faces major challenges in “electrifying everything” from transportation and buildings to industrial activities. How the province manages the challenges will have major implications for the climate, economic development, and our financial and social well-being in the years ahead.
Through his presentation and an extended Q&A, Professor Winfield helped us to reflect on:

The state of the province’s existing energy system;
Where the Ford government’s current policy directions are taking us; and
The changes in planning and policy needed to put Ontario on the pathway to a sustainable net-zero future.

Mark Winfield is a Professor in the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change at York University.

Here is his Faculty Profile.

National Check-in for the Seniors Day of Climate Action-Wednesday, Sept 11th@6:30p.m. ET
2024-09-11 06:30 - 20:30 | On Zoom, Canada
THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. CLICK HERE TO VIEW A VIDEO RECORDING OF THE WEBINAR.
On September 11th, 2024, Seniors for Climate held a second, national, ZOOM Meeting to bring everyone up-to-date on what was happening across the country leading up to the first, inaugural Seniors Day of Action on October 1st. The webinar helped people learn more about the planned events for October 1st (over 70 seniors climate action events were held across the country!) and find out how to be involved if they weren’t already.
Click here to download the promotional poster for this pre-event webinar. If you want more information, email contactinfo@seniorsforclimate.org or visit the Seniors for Climate website.

CALL June Learning Meeting - Biodiversity Conservation: Why does it matter? How you can make a difference? with Professor Ann Dale
2024-06-05 10:00 - 11:30 | On Zoom, Canada
THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. A video recording of this webinar and other learning resources are AVAILABLE HERE.
On June 5th, 2024, CALL’s featured speaker was Professor Ann Dale, Professor Emerita at Royal Roads University addressing the critical topic of Biodiversity Conservation: Why does it matter? How you can make a difference?
Professor Dale’s presentation focuses on why biodiversity is so important to humanity and what we can do to halt and then reverse great biodiversity loss. She includes an overview of nature-based solutions, starting in our own backyard and extending to policy changes by governments.
Professor Ann Dale, is a recognized leader in virtual real-time conversations and the production of useful knowledge for decision-makers using social media channels to increase public literacy leading to actions on the ground. She brings extensive government experience to her teaching and research and has been profiled as one of the top 25 minds in the B.C. Business Magazine.

LAUNCH OF SENIORS FOR CLIMATE - IN A CANADA-WIDE ZOOM EVENT
2024-05-28 18:30 - 20:00 | On Zoom, Canada
THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. On May 28th, 2024 we saw the launch of the newly formed, Seniors For Climate during a Canada-Wide Zoom Event. WATCH IT HERE.
“Seniors For Climate” held its first nation-wide meeting to connect with individuals and groups across Canada and discuss plans for the Seniors Day of Climate Action on October 1st, 2024.
The recording of this historical online meeting will:

Tell you about Seniors For Climate, a new, senior-led, national climate project
Outline what we have planned for the Day of Climate Action on October 1st
Describe some of the activities already underway
Show you the level of input and engagement that continues to grow!

About Us: Seniors for Climate
We’re citizens with a goal to build a Canada-wide community of seniors to create a liveable future. Along with our children and grandchildren, nieces and nephews, we face a global climate emergency. We need to come together to lead faster and better climate action.
As seniors, we have a major role to play – and we have motive, commitment, and opportunity.

RALLY TO SUPPORT THE NEW ONTARIO CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION & RESILIENCE ACT AT QUEEN'S PARK, @9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 16th, 2024
2024-05-16 09:30 - 10:30 | Queen’s Park, Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. On Thursday May 16th at 9:30 a.m. at the Ontario Legislature, MPP Peter Tabuns tabled a Private Member’s Bill, the Ontario Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Act. The Act was written with the help of Seniors for Climate Action Now! and Climate Action for Lifelong Learners member Jennifer Penney. The current government has no legislation in place to protect Ontarians from the impacts of climate change. If the government were to pass this Act, it would acknowledge the impacts of climate change and reduce the harms of more frequent and intense extreme heat, storms, flooding and wildfires.

This rally was held near the front steps of the Ontario Legislature at Queen’s Park from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 16th, 2024, to support the introduction of the Act, and to call on the government to adopt it.

CALL Advocacy Work-Group Meeting on the Ontario Energy Transition @ 1pm, MAY 15-2024
2024-05-15 13:00 - 14:30 | On Zoom, Canada
THESE MEETINGS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED.
There will be no regular Advocacy meeting in May, instead we will hold two separate meetings with the Advocacy working groups. You are welcome to join one or both of these meetings even if you haven’t been a member of the work-groups (for information on the earlier work-group meeting on climate messaging at 10:00 a.m., CLICK HERE:)
Advocacy Work-Group on the Ontario Energy Transition
Wednesday, May 15 at 1:00 pm
The group discusses the challenges in aligning Ontario’s electricity system with net zero – and advocates for policies to support the transition. The group will review the status of Ontario’s transition and prepare plans for a learning meeting in the fall.
Karen has but together a resource list of readings and podcasts that are invaluable for our Energy Transition discussions. Please take in what you are able as these readings/viewings may help us narrow the focus of the September Learning Meeting that we need to design: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ALWwPMKgVvOpwdbjFRVvnqeiqcSaJFDF/view?usp=share_link

CALL Advocacy Work-Group Meeting on Climate Messaging @ 10:00 a.m., MAY 15-2024
2024-05-15 10:00 - 11:30 | On Zoom, Canada
THESE MEETINGS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED.
There will be no regular Advocacy meeting in May, instead we will hold two separate meetings with the Advocacy working groups. You are welcome to join one or both of these meetings even if you haven’t been a member of the work-groups (for information on the afternoon work-group meeting on the Ontario Energy Transition at 1:00 p.m., CLICK HERE:)
Advocacy Work-Group on Climate Messaging
Wednesday, May 15 at 10:00 a.m.
The group follows the latest research on climate messaging. At the meeting, the will discuss 2024 report on “What Canadians Really Think About Climate Change” and John Marshall’s 3 strategies for talking about climate change.
Before the meeting here is an interesting webinar recording you can watch on climate messaging:
The Group of 78 had an interesting Learning Meeting on Messaging with Louise Comeau. If you missed the talk, you can still view it on The Group of 78’s YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/RZpu5VAyu9s?si=qJtPSo58fOiYWdMM

CALL May 14, 2024 Individual Action Interest Group Meeting
2024-05-14 10:00 - 11:30 | On Zoom, Canada
THIS MEETINGS HAS ALREADY OCCURRED.
YOU CAN WATCH THE RECORDING OF KAITLIN’s PRESENTATION HERE.
On Tuesday, May 14th, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., CALL’s Individual Action Interest Group welcomed Kaitlin Carroll, the Retrofit Services Manager for the Toronto Atmospheric Fund and TAF’s Retrofit Accelerator Program that manages deep energy retrofit projects in multi-family buildings across the GTHA. Kaitlin uses her technical skills and passion for improving IEQ (indoor environmental quality), to make homes healthier and more comfortable for building residents. Following her presentation, Kaitlin also answered our questions.
Watch the recording of her presentation here.

About Our Speaker
Kaitlin Carroll is the former co-chair of the Canada Green Building Council – Greater Toronto Chapter’s Emerging Green Professionals Committee, advocating for students and young professionals in the sustainable building industry. She is also one of Corporate Knight’s 2018 Top 30 Under 30. Kaitlin is a Certified Measurement and Verification Professional in Training (CMVP-IT). She holds a Master’s of Building Science from Toronto Metropolitan University and a B.A in Environmental Studies from the University of Toronto.
About the Atmospheric Fund (TAF)
As a regional climate agency, TAF invests in low-carbon solutions for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and helps scale them up for broad implementation.
TAF’s Retrofit Accelerator collaborates with building owners, utilities, governments, residents, and stakeholders to minimize project friction and maximize your health, social, environmental, and economic impacts.

Climate Change Adaptation: Why do we need it and what are we doing?
2024-05-01 10:00 - 11:30 | On Zoom, Canada
THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. YOU CAN VIEW THE PRESENTATION & FIND FURTHER RESOURCES HERE.
On May 1st, 2024, CALL member Dr. Jennifer Penney presented on the topic: Climate Change Adaptation: Why do we need it and what are we doing?
Activists rightly prioritize reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the fight against climate change. However successful we are in reducing emissions, climate change is already endangering us and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. We need to understand these dangers and advocate for action that makes our communities less vulnerable.

Dr. Jennifer Penney shared with us ways to make our communities more adaptive and resilient and what the federal and provincial governments are doing (or not doing) to get us there.

CALL Celebrates Earth Month on April 20, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. with a TerraCycle Learning Event
2024-04-20 10:00 - 12:30 | On Zoom, Canada
THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED.
Celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 10:00 am ET.
This year, Earthday.org is promoting a 60% reduction of plastic production by 2040.
The theme: Planet versus Plastics!
To achieve this 60% reduction, Earthday.org’s goals are:

Promoting widespread public awareness of the damage done by plastic to human, animal, and biodiversity health;
Rapidly phasing out all single use plastics by 2030;
Demanding policies ending the scourge of fast fashion;
Investing in innovative technologies and materials to build a plastic-free world.

CALL has invited Chloe Costa from TerraCycle to present to us. TerraCycle is a company working to “eliminate the idea of waste”. We will learn about free and for-purchase options to recycle plastic and other types of waste.

TerraCycle recycling boxes

Climate Advocacy Interest Group Meeting - Wednesday, April 17@10:00 a.m. ET
2024-04-17 10:00 - 11:30 | On Zoom, Canada
THIS MEETING HAS ALREADY OCCURRED.
Join our Climate Advocacy Interest Group meeting this Wednesday, April 17th at 10:00 a.m. ET.
Hope to see you then!
Michael Barkley and Karen Sadlier-Brown – Co-Leads, CALL’s Climate Advocacy Interest Group

BACKGROUND NOTES FOR THIS ADVOCACY MEETING:
THE CARBON TAX
You have probably heard more than enough from “axe the tax” proponents – but given what a hot topic it is, we thought it is important to hear your views at our meeting on the 17th.
To start the discussion Karen is going to provide a brief overview focussing on:

What is the consumer carbon tax or rather the carbon levy (as supporters call it)?
How much does it cost your pocket book?
Are there alternative ways to achieve the same outcome?

Before the meeting on the 17th, you may want to read this summary from the David Suzuki Foundation: Carbon Pricing 101
For a lively discussion on alternatives to the carbon tax, here is a link to a podcast supported by the University of Calgary and other foundations. Energy vs Climate’s hosts interview Dr. Mark Jaccard: Hot Topic: Carbon Tax. Dr. Jaccard spoke at one of our early Learning Meetings a few years ago.
CLIMATE MESSAGING/COMMUNICATION WORKING GROUP
There is a lot of very interesting work happening on how to best communicate climate issues and motivate people to support action. In this context, we note that our Climate Messaging Work Group will be getting together shortly to look at Re.Climate’s latest findings. Re.Climate is located at Carleton University.
Here are links to Re.Climate’s recent webinar, the slides and the report:
Watch the webinar with Chris Hatch from the National Observer and others here.
Read the Report, What do Canadians Really Think About Climate Change? A summary of Public Opinion Research for Communicators 2024.
ONTARIO ENERGY TRANSITION WORKING GROUP
The Ontario Energy Transition Group looks at the status of Ontario’s energy transition. As with the Messaging group, we hope to get a zoom meeting together soon. This group is helping to produce a Learning Meeting in the Fall. Here are some links to recent podcasts from Energi Talks that cover the transition and some of the key issues:
Huge electricity demand growth threatens US power grid
Big savings for California grid from virtual power plants

CALL-Climate Advocacy Interest Group-Monthly Meeting-Wednesday, March 20, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m. ET on Zoom
2024-03-20 10:00 - 11:30 | On Zoom, Canada
THIS MEETING HAS ALREADY OCCURRED.
Join us on March 20, at 10:00am ET for our monthly Climate Advocacy Interest Group meeting.
We’ve prepared some information and some podcasts to listen to, so we can consider some questions for discussion at the meeting. It will continue on our theme of better understanding the energy landscape in Ontario.
Many of you may know that the government is committed to a nuclear path for Ontario as the ongoing base load of our electricity supply. There is significant opposition to this strategy and Professor Winfield from York University has much to say on the topic. See this PDF document for more information and links to the podcasts and other background material.
Karen Sadlier-Brown will start the meeting by giving us a short introduction and overview of the energy situation in Ontario followed by a discussion of the podcasts we have sent you, and then a chat about your suggestions for the format of a CALL Learning Meeting on this topic put on by our advocacy group in September, 2024.
We look very much forward to seeing you on March 20th.
All the best,
Michael & Karen
Michael Barkley & Karen Sadlier-Brown for CALL’s Climate Advocacy Interest Group

CALL-Individual Action Interest Group-Monthly Meeting-Tuesday, March 12, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m. ET on Zoom
2024-03-12 10:00 - 11:30 | On Zoom, Canada
THIS MEETING HAS ALREADY OCCURRED.
Join us for our monthly individual action meeting on Tuesday, March 12th at 10 am. when we will be looking at individual carbon footprints and the effect of where we are living on how big that footprint is. Part of this will be continuing to discuss where we would like to go in working with our own multi-unit residential buildings.
I look forward to seeing you then,
Sharon Zeiler for the Individual Action Interest Group

CALL March-Monthly Learning Meeting, Approaching the Climate Emergency with Courage & Activism
2024-03-06 10:00 - 11:30 | On Zoom, Canada
THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. YOU CAN WATCH THE RECORDING OF THE “GOOD NEWS” CLIMATE STORIES, SECTION OF THE MEETING HERE:
Join CALL on March 6th at 10:00 a.m. for a very meaningful learning opportunity on ’’Approaching the Climate Emergency with Courage & Activism’’ where we will ponder the question, ’’are you feeling anxious and overwhelmed by the climate emergency and what can we do about it?’’ Together we will acknowledge and validate the collective psychological and emotional needs of individuals who want to act but are struggling to find their path in the face of climate denialism, misinformation and inaction. We will explore “good news” stories to boost our sense of hope and commitment and process our feelings with compassion and understanding. Make sure to join us for this special session to discuss how we can face the climate crisis together!
Judy Sheridan, Meeting Producer
CALL (Climate Action for Lifelong Learners)
