“The heating planet is our commons. It holds us all. To address and reverse warming require connection and reciprocity. It calls for moving out of our comfort zones to find a depth of courage we may have never known. It calls for action that is bold and fearless.”
From Regeneration.Org: Time is on our side if we begin today. Together, we can create a better future for our planet and all its inhabitants.
Dr. Jonathan Foley, Executive Director of Project Drawdown shared valuable insights on the climate crisis, and how we need to meet it with sound, proven practices. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Project Drawdown and Dr. Foley for contributing to this crucial conversation.
We’re glad you could join us on May 3, 2023, but if you missed it or want re-listen and make some notes or share this presentation, here is the recording of the event: Watch Here
As we reflect on this and the importance of individual and collective action, here is a list of local organizations and other initiatives where people are working tirelessly to address climate change.
We want to note the City of Kingston Neighbourhood Climate Champion Program that launched this year. Fourteen committed and engaged Kingstonians are working on ways to help their neighbours participate in climate change-focused projects. This is an important part of how we will lower our community's greenhouse gas emissions.
Listed below are useful “to do” websites, contact, guides and up-to-date newsletter sources or individual and groups can find an exhaustive list of near-term climate action items here:
Consult these websites to make the list of actions you can, want, and will do on a personal or group level to become more sustainable:
Project Drawdown Climate Solutions
And here are local contacts, guides and up-to-date newsletter sources with near-term climate actions listed for individuals and groups.
Kingston Climate Resources and Groups
City of Kingston Climate Action Division
City of Kingston Neighbourhood Climate Champion Program
contact Allister Poulos to reach the Climate Champion in your district ajpoulos@cityofkingston.ca 613-546-4291. Ext.1371
Sustainable Kingston - sustainablekingston.com
350 Kingston - 350Kingston.org
Kingston 50by30 - 50by2030kingston.ca
No Clearcuts Kingston - No Clearcuts Kingston
Just Recovery Kingston - justrecoverykingston.com
Seniors for Climate Action Now (SCAN) Little Forests Kingston - seniorsforclimateactionnow.org/kingston
New Climate Stories - newclimatestories.wordpress.com
Little Forests Kingston - littleforests.org
QBACC (Queens Backing Action against Climate Change) - qbacc.org
Kingston Youth Climate Action - linktr.ee/kingstonyouthclimateaction
Kingston Coalition for Active Transportation (KCAT) - kcat.ca
Loving Spoonful - lovingspoonful.org
Anglican Green Group - actionpartnership.weebly.com/anglican-diocese-of-ontario-green-group.html
Mouvement Laudato Si Movement - faithcommongood.org /mouvement_lau- dato_si_movement_canada
Land Conservancy for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox, and Addington - landconservancykfla.org
Rideau Waterway Land Trust - rwlt.org
Thousand Islands Watershed Land Trust - tiwlt.ca
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - cpaws.org
Climate Legacy Canada - climatelegacy.ca
Rotary Club - kingstonrotary.ca
A2A Algonquin to Adirondacks Collaborative - a2acollaborative.org
For broader reach and information sources
Environmental Defence - environmentaldefence.ca
The Energy Mix - theenergymix.com
Climate Emergency Unit - climateemergencyunit.ca
Ontario Climate Emergency Campaign Ontario - ocec@climatefast.ca
Clean Air Alliance - cleanairalliance.org
We also acknowledge the Kingston Area Seed System Initiative (KASSI), Ratinenhayen:thos (Quinte), and to the many other organizations that contribute to the climate action landscape in our community.