NANAIMO CLIMATE ACTION HUB

The Nanaimo Climate Action Hub is a non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots, membership-driven organization working in the community to effect change locally and globally. Our purpose is to advance solutions that reflect the urgency of the climate emergency through advocacy, local initiatives, and collaboration with other organizations. Incorporated as a BC non-profit in January 2021, we are governed by a volunteer board of eight directors who meet twice per month. We have 55 official members, and 345 people who receive our monthly newsletter and other calls to action.

Our partner groups include Nature Nanaimo, GreenFaith Nanaimo, the Nanaimo Community Gardens Society, the First Unitarian Fellowship of Nanaimo, the VIU Eco Club, the Yellow Point Ecological Society, Transition Nanaimo, and the Mid-Vancouver Island Electric Vehicle Association.

Our past projects include:

• Successful campaign to support climate-friendly policies in Nanaimo, including allocation of funds for active transportation infrastructure and adoption of the “doughnut economics” framework.

• Successful campaign to urge School District 68 to develop an environmental stewardship action plan.

• An online speaker series on "Nanaimo & RDN Solutions to the Climate Emergency" to help the community learn about existing policies and best practices for municipal solutions. Topics included cycling and infrastructure; walkable neighbourhoods; solid waste emissions; buildings emissions; car sharing; and electric vehicle infrastructure.

• An open letter with the VIU Eco Club asking VIU to take meaningful action on the climate emergency, resulting in the formation of a President's Task Force on Climate Action and Sustainability.

• Meetings with local MLAs to advocate for provincial climate solutions.
  Sponsorship of "Forward Nanaimo '22," a workshop series focused on key issues facing Nanaimo and central Vancouver Island.
  
  https://www.nanaimoclimateaction.org/