Climate Action
Climate change is no longer a future threat.
It is happening now.
The warming trend shown above reflects the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere from human activities, including fossil fuel combustion and land-use change.
The consequences are already being felt through worsening droughts, wildfires, floods, ocean warming, and increasing pressure on communities and ecosystems.
Climate change and biodiversity loss are inextricably linked.
As forests, wetlands, oceans, and other ecosystems are degraded, they become less able to store carbon, regulate water, and buffer communities from climate impacts.
Together, these interconnected crises increase the risk of ecological tipping points that may be difficult or impossible to reverse.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting biodiversity must go hand in hand.
The SCCA advocates for transparent emissions accounting, science-based climate policy, strong environmental assessment processes, and decisions that align with BC's climate commitments.
In this Section
- Climate Action Home
- Stop Woodfibre LNG & FortisBC
- Community Carbon Tracker
- Forest Carbon & Climate
- Clean BC: 2025 Submission
- BC EAO Expedited EA Framework: 2026 Submission
Stop Woodfibre LNG
Woodfibre LNG and the FortisBC Eagle Mountain Pipeline threaten Howe Sound with increased tanker traffic, underwater noise, water pollution, flaring, work camps, and greenhouse gas emissions.
Working in partnership with My Sea to Sky, the SCCA is challenging project approvals, participating in regulatory processes, and advocating for a future that fights climate change and protects Howe Sound's recovering ecosystems.
Why Climate Action Matters
Climate change is the defining challenge of our time.
Communities across BC and the world are already experiencing the impacts of drought, wildfire, flooding, ocean warming, and biodiversity loss.
Despite legislated climate targets, governments continue to approve and subsidize new fossil fuel infrastructure, including LNG export projects that could lock in decades of additional greenhouse gas emissions.
The SCCA advocates for science-based climate policy, transparent emissions accounting, rigorous environmental assessments, and a transition away from fossil fuel expansion that is incompatible with a stable climate future.
Updates on Climate Action
Help strengthen Canada’s oil and gas emission cap!
The oil and gas sector is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada, with emissions continuing to rise despite industry promises and government commitments to reduce GHGs. Our friends at West Coast Environmental Law (WCEL) are leading a public campaign urging the Government of Canada to strengthen its newly drafted Oil and […]
Seniors Climate Action
Seniors For Climate Seniors For Climate is a new national organization of Canadian seniors who are alarmed at the tepid pace that our respective governments, at all levels, are addressing the climate crisis. Seniors for Climate has chosen October 1st, Canada’s National Seniors’ Day and the International Day of Older Persons to launch its inaugural […]
‘Sue Big Oil’ Campaign in the News
On October 26, 2023, the website ExxonKnews.org published an article on how Canadian oil executives are being grilled by parliament, and the grassroots “Sue Big Oil” action in British Columbia. Here’s an excerpt from the article and a link to whole article.
Challenging Woodfibre LNG and Fortis BC
The SCCA has partnered up with My Sea to Sky Society to challenge project approvals for the Woodfibre LNG Project. Standing up for species at risk Earlier this year, federal environment Minister, Steven Guilbeault amended the 2018 Federal Decision Statement to allow Woodfibre LNG to reduce the monitoring area for seals and sea lions by […]
Global Climate Strike: September 15th, 2023
On September 15, 2023, marches and rallies will be held around the world to urge leaders to take action against climate change. These events continue the Fridays for Future movement, led by young people. There will be an event on the Lower Sunshine Coast (in Davis Bay) and one in Vancouver. Join with others to advocate for life on this planet. The world needs your voice!
July 11th: Sunshine Coast Sue Big Oil Rally
We at the SCCA encourage our Powell River area supporters to attend this important Sue Big Oil event. The letter below is an invitation from Sunshine Coast Sue Big Oil. Dear Supporters, On July 11th let’s hold fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change! Like other communities in BC, ours is facing a rising tide […]
Geoff Dembicki on the Petroleum Papers
Time: March 1st, 2023 12:00 to 2:30 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada) Sue Big Oil and Sunshine Coast Sue Big Oil are proud to present award-winning journalist Geoff Dembicki speaking about his book the Petroleum Papers. Drawing on hundreds of secret oil and gas industry documents, Geoff tells the story of how the […]
Sunshine Coast Sue Big Oil Campaign
Over the past decade in British Columbia, climate change accelerated by fossil fuel pollution has led to wildfires, flooding, drought, and extreme heat, with disastrous consequences: destroying towns, drying up water sources, drowning thousands of acres of agricultural land, and – during the 2021 heat dome – killing hundreds of people and untold numbers of […]
IPCC Declares Climate Change ‘Code Red’
On August 9, 2021 the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Climate Change 2021 Physical Science Basis report. The report describes unprecedented changes in the Earth’s climate for hundreds of thousands of years, across the global climate system. Many of these changes are unequivocally caused by humans and some, already set […]
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