Stand powers on through advocacy events during Climate Week NYC 2025

Stand joined other global leaders in the movement for climate progress at the annual Climate Week NYC gathering that took place in late September.

Numerous of our team members were on the ground in New York City to participate in crucial conversations about the challenges and opportunities ahead over the course of the weeklong convening.

Through the four events we hosted, our team members were energized at the opportunity to share our vision for a climate-safe, equitable future, where environmental and climate justice policies uphold the dignity of people everywhere — at the scale our world requires.

Challenging the Big LNG Lie

There is a new, dangerous lie being pushed by fossil fuel executives. Wrapped in shiny marketing, bankrolled by reckless banks, and wreaking havoc on communities around the world, liquified “natural” gas (LNG) is being peddled as a climate solution, when it is anything but.

Right now, fossil fuel giants are pouring billions into building new LNG terminals on coastlines around the world—including along the pristine shores of British Columbia and the southern coast of the United States. These aren’t just bad investments; they’re carbon bombs in disguise.

A small group of powerful banks holds the purse strings, and if we can convince them to stop bankrolling LNG, we can slow the industry down before it locks in decades of more pollution.

New report reveals oil and gas companies’ record-setting freshwater extraction amid severe drought

Oil and gas companies extracted more than nine billion litres of freshwater from lakes and rivers in British Columbia, representing a record-breaking 50% increase over the year before, according to a report Stand released earlier this month.

Stand’s findings were the focus of an article in The Tyee, which contextualizes the impact of these practices within a region grappling with widespread wildfires, drought, and residential water restrictions.

The report outlined four specific policy recommendations aimed at increasing transparency and reducing freshwater use by the oil and gas sector, as well as identified pathways for the public to show support for an end to these polluting practices.

Indigenous and environmental groups partner to call for climate action by B.C. government

When British Columbia’s government marked the start of its fall legislative session earlier this month, our team was there alongside partners – and a 17-foot-tall inflatable Premier David Eby – to call on leaders to recommit to strong climate action.

“While families are struggling to breathe through wildfire smoke and to keep up with rent and groceries, this government is handing billions to fossil fuel corporations,” Stand Senior Oil and Gas Campaigner Kiki Wood said. “It’s time to stop bankrolling polluters and start investing in people — in affordable housing, renewable energy, healthcare, and a thriving future.”