Jean-François Boisvert – Montreal Climate Coalition

The 2022 National Climate League Standings have arrived!

Climate Reality Project Canada is excited to announce the launch of our 2022 National Climate League Standings — our annual, volunteer-led data project tracks the performance of municipalities based on 26 climate, sustainability and social justice indicators. Which municipalities are leading and which are falling behind on key indicators like public transit ridership, renewable energy, […]

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Coalition 7th anniversary

Announcement / Jean-François Boisvert

The Montreal Climate Coalition invites you to celebrate its 7th anniversary on Saturday, April 30th at 1:30 pm at Collège Ahuntsic. REGISTER NOW The event will also be webcast for those who prefer to participate remotely. After two years of anniversary events in virtual mode, the Coalition is looking forward to seeing you in person

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Electoral debate 2021

Actuality / Jean-François Boisvert

The Montreal Climate Coalition, in collaboration with the Collectif Démocratisons Montréal and Prenons la Ville, invite you to an electoral debate on the role of public participation in the ecological transition of our city. Click here to participate in the virtual debate on Tuesday, October 26th at 7pm There is a vast pool of talent

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Ban Formula One racing

Projects / Jean-François Boisvert

Objective : Reduce the ecological footprint of sports practices. Motorsports are polluting and have no place in a world where efforts are being made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Help needed : Communications, Mobilization End of project : 2030-01-01 Contact : fdiebol@yahoo.ca

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Coalition’s 6th anniversary

Actuality / Jean-François Boisvert

More than a hundred people gathered virtually on Friday, February 19th to celebrate our 6th anniversary. See video captation of the event In the first part, our guests discussed the issues of carbon neutrality and how to work towards achieving it, transformational public participation – a prerequisite for biparticipation and consensus building – and improving

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The Coalition welcomes Montreal’s climate plan

Actuality / Jean-François Boisvert

After six years of citizen mobilization and connecting researchers with municipal decision-makers, the Montreal Climate Coalition is pleased to welcome the first climate plan since it initiated the vertMTL public consultation on reducing dependence on fossil fuels in 2015-2016. The Montreal’s climate plan 2020-2030 launched november the 10th is the city’s response to the climate

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Data rescue : Archives and weather

Projects / Jean-François Boisvert

The “Data rescue : Archive and Weather” (DRAW) project at McGill University is currently looking for volunteers to help with its work. The goal of this project is to transcribe handwritten weather observation data into digital format. Between 1863 and 1963, these observations were recorded several times a day in registers at the former McGill

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Government relations

Projects / Jean-François Boisvert

The aim is to support elected officials in their efforts to achieve carbon neutrality on the occasion of the city’s 400th anniversary in 2042. The actions carried out mainly consist of attending municipal council meetings, asking questions to elected officials and maintaining relations with elected officials in the city, as well as with provincial and

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Annual general assembly of the Coalition

Press release / Jean-François Boisvert

In December 2014, the coalition held its first humble meeting after a climate symposium at McGill’s Redpath Museum and soon hatched a plan to use the right to initiative to demand a public consultation on fossil fuel dependence in our fair city. A year ago, over 60 civil society, public and private sector representatives met

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