Note: On June 29, The NB Media Co-op published a story and video about this event, HERE.
The Climate Justice Coalition (Moncton) and Extinction Rebellion NB are collaborating with 350.org to organize a Moncton rally for the national day of emergency action:
Wednesday, June 28, 12:00 PM
Outside the office of MP Ginette Petitpas Taylor
272 St-George Street
Moncton, New Brunswick
Please join the rally to to demand that the federal government stop fueling climate chaos!
In recent weeks, major wildfires swept through nearly every Canadian province and territory. These fires have scorched a record-breaking area of land — over 5 million hectares. And it’s only June. This month global surface air temperatures rose to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels for the first time. To meet the Paris Agreement’s goal of maintaining livable conditions, increases in global surface air temperature to the 1.5 C level will need to be limited to a brief period.
Unfortunately, we are entering an El Niño period, which is expected to warm 2024 to a higher level than 2023. Furthermore, the El Niño phase could last years.
However, if dramatic emission reductions start immediately the world can keep within 1.5 degrees. But instead, the government has just handed over another 3 billion in tax-payer money to fossil fuels knowing that investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure is now considered “moral and economic madness” by scientists and experts the world over. In Trudeau’s own words, “Canada is burning” but his government is still failing to do even the bare minimum when it comes to climate action.
Communities across Canada are rising up to demand an immediate end to fossil fuel subsidies and a just transition to 100% renewable energy. Please join us to demand:
1. Stop the fossil fuel industry: no more subsidies, no new projects, and no more industry influence over our politics.
2. Enact a Just Transition: urgently shift us to 100% renewables while
generating millions of unionized jobs, following Indigenous leadership, and aligning with climate science.
As we face unprecedented impacts from climate change, it’s up to us to hold politicians responsible and force them to change course.
On June 28th, while catastrophic fires rage and smoke blankets much of the continent, Moncton will bring the heat to MP Petitpas Taylor to demand that the Federal Government stops fueling climate chaos. Join us at MP Petitpas Taylor’s office to demand action to end fossil fuel subsidies and implement a just transition. Together, we can bring the intensity of the climate crisis to the government’s doorstep. Bring face masks, signs, and friends as we push our representatives to muster up the courage to combat the climate crisis.