Fossil Fuel Campaign & Divestment Commitments
Campaigns Against Fossil Fuels
Dogwood Initiatives BC
Campaign: Break Free From Fossil Fuels
“Only governments captured by the oil and gas industry would build not one, but two pipelines during a climate crisis at the end of the oil age. Here in B.C., billions of dollars of public money…
Read MoreEnvironmental Defence
Campaign: Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies
The Canadian and some federal governments continually support fossil fuel companies through subsidies, tax breaks, and writes off despite promising to put an end to these practices almost 10…
Read MoreLeadnow
Campaign: RBC – Stop Funding Climate Destruction and the Violation of Indigenous Rights
“Out of all the banks, RBC is Canada’s biggest funder of fossil fuels. In just five years, they financed $183 billion in climate-killing fossil fuel projects. That’s not all. Even though they promised their oil and gas clients…
Read MoreRainforest Action Network
Campaign: Defund Climate Change
RAN’s Defund Climate Change campaign targets some of the largest financial supporters of the fossil fuel industry; banks, and insurance companies. “Big banks have been making billions of dollars…
Read MoreGreenpeace Canada
Campaign: Build Back Fossil Free
COVID-19 resulted in devastating damages to the Canadian economy, but this also presents a unique opportunity to build back better and to transition towards a green economy, leaving fossil fuels…
Read MoreWest Coast Environmental Law
Campaign: Tar Sands, Pipelines and Tankers
“Proposed tar sands infrastructure projects are being pushed forward in BC, despite the fact that many affected Indigenous Nations have refused consent under their own laws, and in the face of widespread…
Read More350 Canada
Campaign: Just Transition Act
In 2019 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to introduce the Just Transition Act that would ensure working Canadians would have the resources available to them, to transition to a green economy…
Read MoreClimate Pledge Collective
Campaign: Bank Switch
“Bank Switch is a campaign targeting Canadian banks – amoung the world’s biggest fossil fuel financiers. The big 5 Canadian banks have pumped over $600 Billion into fossil fuel companies since the Paris…
Read MoreDivest Canada Coalition
Campaign: Canadian Universities: Divest from Fossil Fuels
“Canada’s largest group of students calling for universities and colleges to divest from fossil fuels. This coalition of 30 groups from institutions across Canada are demanding that universities and…
Read MoreGlobal Fossil Fuel Commitments
For a complete list of global fossil-fuel commitments and a breakdown by industry, check out the Global Fossil Fuel Commitments Database, produced by Stand.earth and 350.org.