Share this episode

Opportunities to Make a Difference

Option #1 - Support climate champions in the Midterms

Vote, donate, and volunteer to support pro-climate candidates in close races

With just a week left before election day, every phone call, text, and donation matters

Ways to get involved

Environmental Defense Action Fund (edfaction.org)

Climate Changemakers

Option #2 - Push for action at COP 27

U.N. global climate conference is kicking off in Egypt on November 6th

Take 2 min to post on social media and tag your president / prime minister calling for

  • Stronger climate targets
  • Climate justice by providing real financial support for developing countries

COP27 - Home

Show Notes

This Week’s Reason for Hope

France joins other nations in leaving energy charter treaty

Treaty protects fossil fuel companies from policy changes like climate targets that impact their profits

Critics have estimated that final cost in compensation to fossil fuel companies could rise to more than a trillion dollars

France is the largest country to withdraw from the treaty and joins a growing list of other countries including Spain, The Netherlands, and Italy

Source

France becomes latest country to leave controversial energy charter treaty | France | The Guardian

modernisation_of_the_energy_charter_treaty_a_global_tragedy_at_a_high_cost_for_taxpayers-final.pdf (openexp.eu)

World's Littlest Book on Climate

Download a copy of Mike Nelson's book here

Get your FREE copy of The World's Littlest Book on Climate (bookfunnel.com)

Profits from sales of the paper copy are donated to Citizens' Climate Lobby | Solutions to Climate Change (citizensclimatelobby.org)

Transcription: