Environmental issues such as global warming are on the BCGEU's environment agenda. We've worked closely with groups and organizations around the province who have protecting the environment as their mandate.

The union brings a special experience to this issue, since its members work with government departments that have a mandate to protect and preserve our environmental heritage. The Environment Committee provides direction to the union on the direction it takes on this critical area.

Global warming threatens us all - our environment, our health, our economies, our social services, and our children’s future. Significant reductions in greenhouse gases are required if we are to slow and reverse the warming trend in our atmosphere.

The BCGEU is embarked on a major, long term campaign to fight global warming. We are taking action to reduce our union's carbon footprint.  Along with other groups, we're pressing government and corporations to take action to turn down the heat.  And we're working to ensure that the consequences and costs of global warming are shared equally, so that working people are fairly treated.

Through our Cool Communities campaign, we're working to create concrete opportunities for BCGEU members to be part of the solution.  From expanding recycling programs to promoting more local food production, BCGEU's Cool communities campaign is our way of trying to make a difference.

For more information about the Cool communities campaign, email: chris.kinkaid@bcgeu.ca

• Managing BC's Forests for a Cooler Planet
  The BCGEU co-published this report on the need for forest policy to be driven by sustainable job creation and carbon storage. The BCGEU is a partner in the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative's Climate Justice Project initiative examining climate change through a social justice lens.

• Environment Links