Climate Action Team Manitoba

There are many obvious reasons for governments to properly fund transit...But funding transit is also an essential climate policy. Read James Wilt's full op-ed here (originally published in the Winnipeg Free Press): climateactionmb.ca/funding-publ...

Manitoba Hydro has finally published its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which provides a 10-year plan for the province’s electricity and fossil gas needs.
We looked into the lengthy report and unpack three major issues with this IRP. Read the full blog post: climateactionmb.ca/manitoba-hyd...

26 groups call for bold climate action in Manitoba | The Narwhal The groups call on Manitoba to scale up climate action, including investment in energy efficiency initiatives, transit and conservation

After a year of severe wildfires and drought, a group of Manitoba organizations is calling on the province to focus on climate solutions in its 2026 budget. @jsrutgers.bsky.social reports: thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-cli...

Canada’s renewed pipeline fixation threatens more than the environment The risks to federalism, Indigenous reconciliation, and our ability to navigate a hostile global trading environment make it clear that this is a profound strategic error.

"The risks to federalism, Indigenous reconciliation, and our ability to navigate a hostile global trading environment make it clear that this is a profound strategic error." www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...

COP30 was largely a failure. But one huge development came out of it: 24 countries including Mexico, Kenya, Colombia, Spain, Nepal, and Australia signed an agreement recommitting to the 1.5°C goal and developing a fossil fuel phase-out plan. Read more: climateactionmb.ca/a-new-progre...

Opinion: We don’t need fossil gas energy

Op-Ed in the Winnipeg Free Press today: "We don’t need fossil gas energy" www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...

The Immense Potential of Wind, Solar, and Storage in Manitoba - Climate Action Team Manitoba By James Wilt, Policy Development Manager

Manitoba is choosing new gas plants to meet its energy needs. Wind, solar and batteries could close the gap instead.

@climateactionmb.bsky.social have a roadmap for Manitoba’s clean energy future⬇️

Rather than take advantage of the tremendous technological advances and cost reductions in renewables and energy storage that have unfolded in recent years, this move further entrenches the province’s dependence on expensive and high-polluting fossil fuel infrastructure.

The MB government’s decision to support a new fossil gas-fired power plant—announced in today’s throne speech—is a major disappointment that undercuts its recent commitments to emissions reductions, affordability and economic development. Read our full response: climateactionmb.ca/new-provinci...

These technologies are reliable, cost-effective and ensure that MB does its fair share to limit further greenhouse gas emissions. What are we waiting for?

Instead of investing in a gas-fired power plant for Hydro, MB should build grid-scale battery storage in the short term and develop a coordinated mix of wind, solar and diverse energy storage options over the next several decades.

Manitoba is an extremely sunny and windy province. Our new special report shows how we can foster renewable energy to move away from fossil fuels: climateactionmb.ca/the-immense-...

More info here on why Direct Air Capture isn't a climate solution for Manitoba: climateactionmb.ca/why-direct-a...

Residents air concerns about Deep Sky carbon-capture facility PIPESTONE — Residents were left with a lot of unanswered questions after a community-organized town hall in Pipestone Wednesday evening on a carbon-capture facility proposed for the area. Montreal-bas...

James presented at this town hall yesterday. Over 170 people attended! Residents air concerns about Deep Sky carbon-capture facility. www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/1...

Manitoba premier, Winnipeg mayor hope to get their hands on some of Ottawa’s promised $51B in infrastructure funds Liberal government puts its dollars behind building projects in its first budget, Manitoba’s elected officials are eyeing a piece of the pie.

Winnipeg-based Canada Water Agency is being scaled back — just two years after being established. ECCC shrinks as support for Canadian oil and gas production remains strong, said James Wilt, Climate Action Team Manitoba’s policy development manager.
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Read more here: climateactionmb.ca/newly-announ...

The announcement of this unproven and risky technology which serves to delay the transition off of fossil fuels is HIGHLY concerning, particularly as it comes just three days after the provincial Path to Net Zero which contained some promising pledges for proven solutions to cut emissions.

This morning, Deep Sky—a Montreal-based direct air capture (DAC) start-up founded by executives of the travel app Hopper and the former CFO of Airbnb—announced that it will build a major DAC facility in southwestern Manitoba.

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CAT's James Wilt on CBC's Up to Speed this afternoon talking about our response to Manitoba's Pathway to Net-Zero released today: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-....

Manitoba introduces plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050; critics say it lacks detail Manitoba has released its plan to get to net zero emissions by 2050. It’s a broad overview or guiding document that the environment minister is touting as practical and ambitious. “The move to net zer...

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The plan makes some encouraging new commitments and highlights the centrality of Indigenous leadership in a just transition, but whether it makes a significant dent in emissions will be determined by the action plans and investments to come. More on CAT's response: climateactionmb.ca/manitobas-ne...

On the heels of a summer devastated by wildfires, smoke, and evacuations, the Manitoba government released its new Net-Zero Roadmap today. www.manitoba.ca/asset_librar...

NDP government reaffirms climate-change commitments in plan critic says lacks detail | CBC News Manitoba's NDP government has published a set of guidelines intended to enable the province to become carbon neutral by 2050 — and promised to divulge more detailed "action plans" toward this target w...

"We were hoping to see a strong 2030 emissions reduction target and a 2035 target," CAT's Laura Cameron said. "We need to know where we want to be in five years, and that's important for to drive government policy...also so that we can have some accountability."

Karina Cardona has asthma and a spinal cord injury, so she wasn’t able to breathe when the air quality was particularly bad. After a summer on fire, Manitoba needs a climate plan that protects what’s precious. Tell the MB govt to act now to protect what’s precious: climateactionmb.ca/plan-to-prot...

Climate change is threatening people’s ability to be out on the waters in Manitoba for harvesting, recreation and sacred cultural activities. This doesn’t have to be our new normal. Tell the MB gov't to act now to protect what’s precious: climateactionmb.ca/plan-to-prot...

Many sacred annual ceremonies and community gatherings were cancelled this summer in Manitoba because of climate-change-fuelled wildfires. But this doesn’t have to be our new normal.

Tell the MB gov't to act now to protect what’s precious: climateactionmb.ca/plan-to-prot...

Chris Scott knows when you invest in transit, you invest in people. He's tired of seeing it underfunded. Public transit is a climate solution we want to see included in the province’s upcoming climate plan. Tell the MB gov't to act now to protect what’s precious: climateactionmb.ca/plan-to-prot...

Dr. Ann Loewen, CAPE Manitoba chair: "Our health is worth it. All that we are fighting for and advocating for is essential to a life well lived."

Dr. Ann Loewen is a family and emergency medicine physician. This spring and summer she saw the ways the wildfire smoke impacted people’s health and is worried about the long term impacts. Tell the MB gov't to act now to protect what’s precious: climateactionmb.ca/plan-to-prot...

Phil, a beekeeper from Starbuck, MB, spent much of the summer lifting heavy hives in the wildfire smoke. #climatechange is threatening people’s health, livelihoods, homes, recreational and cultural activities. Tell the MB gov't to act now to protect what’s precious climateactionmb.ca/plan-to-prot...