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Emissions in Manitoba 4.8% above 2005 levels

Emissions data for Manitoba, as reported in the National Inventory Report, reveal that our province continues to fall behind in the global initiative to reach net zero. Manitoba and Alberta are the only provinces in Canada where emissions have not decreased below the 2005 levels, the baseline year used to track progress. Read more

’Let’s do something’: city to consider study to phase out natural gas

The city could soon study how to phase out natural gas heat at all Winnipeg buildings and swap in greener alternatives. The city’s Climate Action and Resilience Committee will debate the motion on Oct. 28.

Why climate action groups are calling for geothermal heating in Manitoba

Manitoba’s Climate Action Team (CAT) is calling on Manitoba Hydro to create a geothermal utility as a way to save residents money and reduce electricity demand. Read more

Food Rescue & Emissions Reduction

Let's Feed People Not Landfills. We are working to establish a new freezer warehouse in Winnipeg that will store large volumes of rescued food and get it to those in need. Good food is ending up in our landfills, when it rots it produces methane gas, which quickly heats up the planet. Learn more.

Thank you Gay Lea Foundation!

For supporting the Manitoba Food Rescue and Emissions Reduction project! Their generous support will go towards the establishment of a low-cost freezer warehouse in Winnipeg! To help increase the capacity of our local food banks. Read more.

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Speaking UP: We really can live without fossil fuels (https://youtu.be/tioRqaEECYk?si=DoJyzEvX7wj47FGn)

We Really Can Live Without Fossil Fuels! Curt Hull, Director, Climate Change Connection presentation at Speaking Up October 19th, 2023 at X’Cues in Winnipeg.

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‘Afraid of the water’? Life in a city that dumps billions of litres of raw sewage into lakes and rivers

May 10, 2025 – The Narwhal – 10 billion litres of sewage are dumped into Winnipeg’s lakes and rivers each year. Some avoid touching river water altogether — but others say the untreated sewage is not as bad as it sounds.

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Brokenhead starts heat pump program, creates jobs

May. 8, 2025 – The Winnipeg Free Press – SCANTERBURY — Brokenhead Ojibway Nation has launched a partnership with Efficiency Manitoba and Indigenous- led fund manager Raven Outcomes to improve home heating and cooling efficiency in the community, while creating jobs for its residents.

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Global Warming of 1.6C Now Best Case Scenario, New Research Shows

Aug. 19, 2024 – New Scientist -Humanity’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, which has been totemic in climate policy for the past decade, is now almost certainly out of reach.
Fossil fuel subsidies cost Canadians a lot more money than the carbon tax

Apr. 1, 2024 – The Conversation Canada – The federal carbon tax increase is now in effect, and will raise gas prices by three cents per litre in most Canadian provinces. The hike prompted complaints from seven premiers and a recent parliamentary showdown, culminating in a failed vote of non-confidence in the Liberal government. Yet this ongoing debate overlooks a far costlier carbon tax: fossil fuel subsidies.

Emissions in Manitoba 4.8% above 2005 levels

’Let’s do something’: city to consider study to phase out natural gas

Why climate action groups are calling for geothermal heating in Manitoba

Food Rescue & Emissions Reduction