Julia Levin
Associate Director, National Climate
Julia’s earliest memories as a child are of protecting wildlife, planting trees and cleaning up litter. This interest led her to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Conservation Biology from McGill University. She then moved to Italy where she worked as a secondary school science and geography teacher. A desire to combine her interest in education with community organizing led her to complete a Masters in Adult Education and Community Development from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Since then, she has worked at Greenpeace Canada and Oceana Canada. For over a decade, Julia has been involved with grassroots climate justice organizing across the world. Julia is very excited to work with Environmental Defence, where she advocates for climate action and the phasing out of fossil fuel subsidies.
Read Julia's Posts
Jan 21, 2022
2030 is too late: Canada must #DumpCoal now
Coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel. It is devastating to human health and the environment,…
Nov 11, 2021
Victory! Canada ends financing for international fossil-fuel projects in 2022
Last week, the federal government showed some much-needed climate leadership at COP26, the United Nations…
Oct 04, 2021
Election’s Over: It’s time for Parliament to get to work on the climate crisis
Another election came and went. In many ways it seems like not much was accomplished…
Aug 30, 2021
This election, we need real climate plans not false solutions
As political parties prepare their election platforms and publish their climate priorities, it can be…
Aug 23, 2021
$18 billion to fossil fuels: Breaking Down the Numbers
Last spring, we released a report – Paying Polluters: Federal Financial Support to Oil and…
Jul 06, 2021
Canadian governments have spent $23 billion on fossil fuel pipelines since 2018
In a climate emergency, how do you think the federal government should be using public…
May 10, 2021
The numbers are in: Big Oil made out like bandits during the pandemic
While millions of people in Canada have faced painful economic uncertainty, oil and gas companies…
Apr 21, 2021
Unpacking the federal budget: Hot Takes
On April 19th, the federal government released their much anticipated 2021 federal budget: A Recovery…
Mar 12, 2021
Without a climate change test, Canada is heading towards climate failure
We know we need to leave fossil fuels in the ground. The United Nations Environment…