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Manitoba is lucky to have Hydro and Wind powered energy. I am inspired by the electrification of vehicles, including city busses, and the phase out of carbon intensive energy. We could do way more, and we in Manitoba are well placed to lead the climate revolution.

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I live in a neighbourhood that focuses on the value of trees, green space and community and downplaying the role of cars. It gives me hope for the future of the entire city.

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I think that when you see someone standing up for climate change it is inspiring and more people want to stand up for climate change. also when someone stands up for climate change more people understand how bad climate change is and all the effects its making on the earth. climate change is really making a "dent" in the earth, but we humans are making it worse.

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Local Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Technology / Carbon Lock Tech

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Local Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Technology / Carbon Lock Tech

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I'm really hopeful for this company I work for because of the innovative technologies that can be used to sequester carbon dioxide. Carbon Lock Tech is the first company in Manitoba that is actually developing large scale solutions for CDR using biochar. Additionally, we're diverting food waste and other organic wastes from landfills that further contribute to green house gases.

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The increasing concentration of carbon in our atmosphere is a major driver of climate change today.

At Carbon Lock Tech we are dedicated to developing solutions for removing carbon from the atmosphere and locking it away. Above all, these solutions need to be clean, durable and capable of being deployed at very large scales.

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Carbon Lock Tech | Carbon Removal Solutions

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Our mission is to develop and deploy carbon removal and sequestration solutions that are clean, sustainable and scalable.

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knowing that we are all individual, and knowing just ourselves can make a small impact. If we all realized that, we could make a huge impact and reduce, or maybe even stop climate change. Watching a video or reading a book on how you can change little things in your life, and following those people, would really make an impact on climate change. maybe share those tips with a friend or family member, and together help stop climate change!

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Climate change is getting worse by the day! As we are producing fossil fuels. We can help by walking or riding a bike and even using electric cars.

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If we make a small adjustment into our lives it can make a HUGE difference to the earth. Some ways we can do is Reuse our items, so instead of throwing something away that your not using, reuse it! Like if you have a plastic bottle try to use it for something else. And Canada is making a change too they are going to reduce it's greenhouse gas emissions and reach net zero emissions by 2050.

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Zero waste plastic and youth activists stand up

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Zero waste plastic and youth activists stand up

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What’s inspiring to me is seeing other people stand up against climate change, and seeing them try to make a difference. It is also so inspiring that people don't us plastic, instead they use reusable things and try to avoid plastic as much as they can. Winnipeg said that they would do city wide composting by 2030.

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how we can make a change the way we think, act, and eat can make a big difference.

Also how youth activates are making a big difference in our every day life and inspiring all of us. I also find it so cool how Winnipeg is starting city wide composting!

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Climate change/ big problems in the world Ava

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Climate change/ big problems in the world Ava

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What we can do to help the environment could be as simple as changing to electric cars. We can prevent plastic pollution by using less plastic and informing our community about it so that they can take action too. We can take action but we have to act now. Winnipeg is helping poverty by making more community fridges. This is allowing them to get acess to the food that they need Small things can make big important differences. Thank you for taking your time and reading this important post.

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We all want a future. My generation wants a future, so we need to stand up for climate change, some people around the world think that climate change is not real and it is getting worse if the adults won't stand up to climate change we have to! Plastic waste is not a joke, and here in Winnipeg we are trying to stop that some places in Canada are shutting down plastic waste. People are going no waste or not using any plastic, so we should too!

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 No Plastic pollution and climate change

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 No Plastic pollution and climate change

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People use electric cars not gas’s cars, because gas’s cars make a lot of pollution. My parents also go to the not clean places and they cleaned all the plastic and garbage from the ground. In Australia a lot people plant trees on their roof. Also 90 % of people in Canada fighting for no plastic and garbage. People give clean water for poor people.

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People are standing up to climate change all across the globe. Did you know that more than 81% of Canadians are fighting for climate change? Or that only 8% of plastic is recycled? We need to do something. We need to aspire to a 0-waste life style. We need to buy EVs. We need to stand up to the government. Go to your local Legislative Building with your classmates, co-workers or just anyone and fight for your future. We, the future, may not have a future. Our planet is dying, but there is people that are helping. Greta Thunberg is just one of the activists that is helping the planet. Even if you are not rich or famous, it does not mean that you cannot make a difference. There is lots of different things that you can do. Like in Winnipeg, you can do community clean-ups and you can raise money for green funds. There is many other ways to help over the internet. If you go to websites like the David Suzuki Foundation, you can write letters to governments in other parts of the globe. Remember, we can all make a difference, no matter where you live.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/climate-march-2023-1.6968741

youth activists are using there voices to speak up about climate change. Students are skipping school to protest.

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Protesters gathered in cities across Canada on Friday to denounce government inaction on fighting climate change as part of a series of worldwide environmental protests.

The events were part of the Fridays for Future movement that is inspired by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.

In Montreal, activists unfurled a red and yellow banner reading "Land Back" across the statue at the base of Mount Royal ahead of what was billed as a teach-in on decolonization and Indigenous sovereignty.

As a light rain fell, 21-year-old Ryder Cote-Nottaway, a member of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, urged those present to protect the Earth for future generations.

He said climate change is impacting Indigenous communities' ability to practise their "traditional, ancestral, inherent rights."

"In my territory, you're see a lot of forestry, clear cutting," he said in an interview on the sidelines. "The animals, they're going away. The rivers and waters are being polluted."

Dozens of other events were planned in cities across Canada, including Ottawa, Quebec City, Calgary and Vancouver. Other climate demonstrations were held around the world, including some 300 in Germany alone.

Attendees of the Canadian protests were there to denounce the role of colonialism and capitalism in contributing to climate change, but also more local issues, such as a $6-billion highway expansion in Ontario and the Quebec government's decision to fence in threatened caribou herds.

Climate changes could to lead to more highway issues in future

In Montreal, the crowd skewed young and included many students, including 19-year-old Juliana Saroop. The Dawson College student said that at times she feels "overwhelmed and paralyzed" in the face of the climate crisis, but seeing the global protests makes her feel a little more hopeful.

"There's a big difference in individual and global change, and right now we're trying to fight for a bigger change," Saroop said.

In Ottawa, protesters sported signs that read "Don't be a fossil fool" and "Every decision matters now." Dozens turned out to support the climate protest, including a person dressed in an oversized green dinosaur costume who posed for photos while bearing a sign that read "Don't choose extinction."
READ MORE: Canadian scientist examines melting Antarctic glacier, potential sea level rise
Protester Linda McCourt said she would like to see the government speed up on investing in the renewable energy sector.

"We should have done that already," she said.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 25, 2022. -With files from Erika Ibrahim in Ottawa and The Associated Press.
Organizer Sarah Scott said she was taking part in the climate strike because she is disappointed with actions that different levels of government have taken on climate change. She said she is also concerned with the effect the Russian invasion of Ukraine is having on the climate through subsidies for the oil markets.

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Protesters gathered in cities across Canada on Friday to denounce government inaction on fighting climate change as part of a series of worldwide environmental protests. The events were part of the Fridays for Future movement that is inspired by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.

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I'm hopeful about how many people care about the planet and what they're doing to stand up for the environment. I also like that Winnipeg is doing city wide composting.

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we should we reuse plastic bags and other stuff that is plastic but if we have a choice, we should not use plastic in the first place because most of it ends up in our ocean. Hardly any of it gets recycled.

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I want to stop climate change, people about the world/ Youth activists are making a big change already. Also there is Fridays for future is good too. Winnipeg has a recycling. I want to make a change it will not be easy but I can try, it will start with a change.

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I think that with all of the Young Activists now in the world. It is helping cause awareness for Climate Change. Like doing even small things like saying no to plastic bags and yes to fabric when grocery shopping it all adds up to be something big. There are now more and more movements happening in Canada to Help make Climate Change more of a common thing to talk about

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It's very encouraging to see many people recognizing that we have to make personal changes to help the planet. Many small acts when multiplied by thousands, millions, and billions can add up to make a huge impact. Youth activists, like Greta Thunberg and my Grade 5 students here in Winnipeg (who participated in a Fridays for Future Climate Strike last May), inspire hope in me!

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Electric cars will help the climate by reducing our fossil fuels. Canada should all plant trees because it's helping the environment in a positive way. There are many people fighting to help climate change and I want to do that as well.

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90% of Canada is fighting to make Climate change better and that is what makes me hopefull

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The emergence of electric cars are inspiring to me to further help us reach our climate goals

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I think electric cars will help climate.

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For me the first step would be to learn how to reduce our consumption. Basic example, cars are bigger in Canada than they are in Europe, this has only downsides: more resources to build the cars, more fuel to use them, more cost overall. With a smaller car you save on fuel and resources and you save money. This apply to almost anything. To continue with the car, you can also learn to have a more sensitive driving, more economical, which leads brake to last longer and fuel consumption to decrease. Small things we can do every day to save money and resources and lower our impact.

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Comedy style community work to raise awareness 

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Comedy style community work to raise awareness 

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I am hoping to do a comedy stand up, themed climate action to the general public to inform and inspire

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Not sure how this platform works. Is this where I post? Cultural solutions to climate change excite me the most. Things like moving away from a consumption based culture to a connection based one. Learning to do things as a community instead of having them dictated by governments or corporations. Finding humanity again instead of basing our lives on money and things.

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Sample Post - Picturing a Fossil Fuel Free Manitoba - Manitoba's Road to Resilience

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Sample Post - Picturing a Fossil Fuel Free Manitoba - Manitoba's Road to Resilience

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Climate-Resilient Manitoba: Let's make this vision a reality!

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SAMPLE POST - Streets Where People Triumph over Traffic

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Car-free roads where residents and tourists are free to roam, shop, sip on outdoor patios and easily avoid traffic are steadily gaining popularity across Canada.

In many cases, this pedestrian-only trend took off during the COVID-19 pandemic as cities strived to offer more outdoor activities to their cooped-up citizens.

Experts note there are environmental benefits as well. Pedestrian streets help combat summer heat islands, promote walking and bicycle use, and reduce reliance on cars, thereby cutting planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions.

Now, Montreal, Calgary and Banff are among the cities and towns that continue to see popularity increase for pedestrian-only routes. Even outside urban centres, some spots have experimented with the idea. In Alberta, for example, part of a popular tourist drive through the mountains ( Bow Valley Parkway-Highway 1A) is now closed to only bicycles and hikers for part of the year. The tourist town of Banff in Alberta also now bars a section of its main road to cars during summer.

In Montreal, pedestrian-only streets are a proven hit with residents and a tourist magnet.

The city began closing some commercial streets to traffic during the pandemic. The move was so popular, more destinations were added. This summer, 10 streets were closed to vehicle traffic.

While no specific numbers were available, Montreal reports attendance on pedestrian-only streets rose 82 per cent on weekdays and 61 per cent on weekends from 2021 to 2023.

The city is part of a global trend on how it approaches mobility and its relation to tourism, said Avi Friedman, an architecture professor at McGill University in Montreal. The city has introduced several systems to encourage people to move and walk, contributing to commercial success, he explained.

"Closed-off streets host various activities, festivals and music, supporting economic activities," Friedman noted. The slow pace of walking on car-free streets enables people to notice and purchase more, benefiting commerce, he added.

Montreal began closing some commercial streets to traffic during the pandemic. The move was so popular, more areas were added. This summer, 10 streets were closed to vehicle traffic. #CarFreeStreetsMontreal.

On Avenue Mont-Royal alone, 5.3 million pedestrians were counted in June and July, said Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto who studies active transportation.

Meanwhile, Wellington Street, another of Montreal's car-free streets, was recognized as the world's coolest street for food, fun, culture and community by Time Out, a magazine that surveyed 20,000 people.

"The photos of Montreal's car-free streets don't do them justice," Bonsma-Fisher said. The streets are pleasant places to spend time, with lots of seating, planters, and little parks, she added. Even lines on the road were repainted in a wavy path more suggestive of a park.

"What surprised me the most was how quiet it was," said Bonsma-Fisher. The street was full of hundreds of people, with a backdrop of conversation, laughter, birds, and music coming from inside restaurants, she noted. "It really brought home for me that cities aren't necessarily loud. Cars are loud."

Bonsma-Fisher noticed people on bikes and scooters were able to seamlessly co-exist with people walking on the street. "I never got that too-close feeling of being passed on a narrow mixed-use path. It was so wonderful to see little kids free to weave around on their bikes without any stress from other people in the space."

While Montreal's pedestrian street program isn't free, it really doesn't take much to make it happen, said Bonsma-Fisher. "Because you're not building a lot of physical infrastructure, it can be implemented quickly and at a low cost."

Montreal budgeted $12 million for street closures for three years (2022-24).

However, a survey commissioned in 2021 found not everyone benefited equally. Of 723 merchants who responded, 29 per cent experienced an increase in sales, while 26 per cent reported a decrease. The remainder stayed relatively even.

Restaurants and bars profited, clothing stores remained stable and other retail businesses offering food, furniture and household goods experienced a drop in business.

The city has worked carefully with commercial developers, business owners and merchant associations, said Sara-Eve Tremblay, public relations and communications manager for the city of Montreal. The result is a friendly, safe, less noisy environment, she believes.

Still, some major centres like Toronto and Vancouver have been slower to follow the trend.

There are high foot-traffic streets in Toronto that would be ideal car-free spaces, Bonsma-Fisher suggested.

City officials do point to a few efforts to create pedestrian areas focused on accessibility, safety and climate resilience while also maintaining access to businesses, services and residences. In early 2012, the City of Toronto permanently closed portions of Gould and Victoria streets and Willcocks Street between St. George and Huron to vehicles. This followed a year-long pilot project with Toronto Metropolitan University and the University of Toronto.

In Vancouver, major commercial streets are closed for festivals and car-free days, but only for a day at a time on weekends. The city has not yet introduced large-scale pedestrian street transformations.

In June 2023, the "Yew Open Street" pilot was launched to transform two blocks between First and Cornwall into a pedestrian-friendly street.

"The pilot was introduced quickly in response to a request from local businesses, and our goal was to support pedestrian movement and comfort within this commercial area," said Kai-lani Rutland, senior communications specialist for Vancouver's engineering services. "Approximately 400 visitors per hour were recorded on weekends."

The pilot concluded in August and staff will be reviewing feedback to assess next steps, Rutland added.

In the end, car-free streets really are a matter of political will, Bonsma-Fisher said. Montreal and other cities decided to act and make them happen. People elsewhere should consider demanding the same from their leaders, she said.

"Anything we can do to reduce the amount of driving in our cities will benefit us by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving air quality, reducing noise and reducing collisions."
This story was produced in partnership with Journalists for Human Rights for the Afghan Journalists-in-Residence program funded by the Meta Journalism Project.

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Streets where people triumph over traffic

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Car-free roads where residents and tourists are free to roam, shop, sip on outdoor patios and easily avoid traffic are steadily gaining popularity across Canada.