WE MADE HISTORY! TORONTO COUNCIL BACKS FOSSIL FUEL FREE FUTURE!
Thank you everyone for your hard work! Your letters, phone calls, and wide participation in a whirlwind one-month campaign has resulted in a historic victory, one that will be heard around the world, inspiring other activists to make their city next in this global revolution.
And it is nothing short of a revolution. To transition from being 80% dependent on fossil fuel energy to being 100% free of fossil fuel energy by 2050- and to meet the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change call for 45% reduction in this decade - 7.6% per year - is a huge transition, and we need everyone on the team.
We thank Councillors Mike Layton and Shelley Carroll for submitting the motion, the Mayor, and all the councillors who supported it. It passed 22 - 2. (only Ford and Holyday against, and Mantas and Minnan-Wong were absent). You can see our media release here:
And we had fun in this campaign too! From our campaign launch on June 14th to our photo op at City Hall yesterday this has been a dynamic, engaging campaign and we couldn't have done it without you! A special appreciation to our colleagues in Fridays for FutureTO who joined us in meetings and in letters to all the councillor, and in our photo op, to Seniors for Climate Action Now for taking the initiative for a petition that garnered over 1000 signatures in just a few days! to our friends in MobilizeTO who took the lead with Councillor McKelvie, and Toronto East End Climate Collective who organized a crucial meeting with Councillor Bradford. We've all really stepped up in a powerful collective action.
We continue to post the letters of support we received from organizations, academics and health professionals (CHASE, CAPE, and Dr. Jacob Pendergrast of UHN) as well as faith social justice organizations on our webpage.
A big thank you to the 33 members of Toronto Climate Action Network whose motion to endorse the Treaty on June 19th really gave our campaign momentum.
We can now be an inspiration to the rest of Canada - and the world! It is indeed time for a Fossil Fuel Exit!
So take time to celebrate and savour this victory - and we'll soon be in touch with next steps.
Funny how the election has come out. We had candidates sign the Fossil Fuel Non proliferation treaty. let's give them a chance to get settles then hold them to account.
I am sad that the Conservative candidates didn't attend the local all party climate debates. Seems like the comment that Mr. Otoole is unable to convince his caucus that the climate crisis exists is accurate. Express your opinion and vote please. Nikos
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