Abby Fair Share’s Petition to make Big Oil pay their fair share

Oil & Gas knew. Oil & Gas profited. Oil & Gas need to pay their fair share.

For decades, oil and gas companies have known that burning fossil fuels would lead to the heat waves, wildfires, droughts, and flooding we’re now facing in BC. These multinational corporations have spent millions misleading and distracting the public while making billions in profit, blocking meaningful action on climate change. It’s unfair that millionaire CEOs and investors keep profiting while we pay for the growing costs of climate damage caused by their products. We need to hold these corporations accountable, forcing them to change their business practices and pay their fair share for the harm they’ve caused.

How can we afford the rising costs of climate change? Our city’s parks and dike infrastructure are damaged beyond our budget. Provincial highways like Hwy 1, Hwy 11, and Hwy 5 have been damaged and needed repairs. Our health system is strained by heat-related and respiratory illnesses from oil and gas pollution. We’re paying more for home insurance, buying air filters for wildfire smoke, and installing AC units to survive heatwaves. The bill is big, and it’s coming due.

A class action lawsuit can make Big Oil and Gas pay their fair share. We call on the City of Abbotsford to:

• Act urgently to stop the activities that cause climate change and adapt to protect us from future heat waves, flooding, wildfires, and other climate impacts.
• Join other local governments to file a class action lawsuit to recover a fair share of our climate costs.
• Allocate at least $1 per person in Abbotsford towards a community fund to make Big Oil and Gas pay their fair share.
• Build equitable and sustainable communities that put people and the planet before corporate profits while cooperating with and respecting Indigenous peoples.