Make polluters pay into a Climate Recovery Fund

Make fossil fuel companies pay for the climate disasters they’re fuelling: it’s time for a Climate Recovery Fund.

By exploiting coal, oil and gas, fossil fuel companies are fuelling extreme weather, making climate disasters more frequent and more severe–from hotter heatwaves to more destructive wildfires and unsafe air quality.

We can’t afford any more ‘wake-up calls’, the climate crisis is here and now.

Add your name and call on Canadian governments to hold polluters accountable by making them pay into a new Climate Recovery Fund. This fund would go directly to communities and local governments facing the brunt of the climate crisis and in need of financial support to repair, rebuild, and adapt to future climate change impacts.

Sources:

[1] WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial level, World Meteorological Organization, 10 January 2025

[2] Canada’s oil and gas emissions continue to rise, National Observer, 3 May 2024

[3] Why Wildfire Smoke is a Health Concern, US EPA

[4] Which Populations Experience Greater Risks of Adverse Health Effects Resulting from Wildfire Smoke Exposure?, US EPA

[5] Severe Weather in 2023 Caused Over $3.1 Billion in Insured Damage, Insurance Bureau of Canada, 8 January 2024

[6] Historic profits in oilpatch on track to continue as global oil demand set to jump yet again, CBC, 17 February 2023