Supercharged natural disasters make more headlines & oil and gas makes more noise, but @theturner.bsky.social says the biggest climate story since Paris is the simply staggering speed at which the global energy transition has zoomed from margin to mainstream www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Today’s federal budget takes clear steps to strengthen Canada’s climate competitiveness, but success will depend on swift implementation and more details to create policy certainty and attract investment. Read our full statement ⬇️ climateinstitute.ca/news/budget-...

The internet needs more of this today. You’re welcome.

Today we @climateinstitute.bsky.social had the sobering task of officially calling Canada's 2030 climate target unachievable. @dwallacewells.bsky.social offers a hopeful counterpoint in this piece on the pace of investment in clean energy worldwide. #cdnclimate www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/m...

NEW: Our early estimate of Canada’s national emissions is out and shows progress stalled in 2024. The country’s 2030 targets are now out of reach, emphasizing the need for a coordinated policy reset with the federal and provincial governments. ⬇️ climateinstitute.ca/news/2024-em...

Here are 10 provocations on climate and energy. Tell me if you agree, disagree or have a nuanced take. Drop your own provocations in reply or quote post. Start: 1. By 2030, the use of air conditioning will lead to greater increase in electricity demand than data centers. And it's not even close!

As Parliament resumes next week, the federal government must act urgently to address the ways climate change is threatening Canadians’ health, security, economic competitiveness, and ways of life. Read our full statement ⬇️ climateinstitute.ca/news/as-parl...

Sobering article on how wildfire ash is accelerating the decline of glaciers here in AB and elsewhere. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Excellent, detailed resource for journalists reporting on wildfires, from @maxbellschool.bsky.social and SFU Centre for Dialogue. Especially front-of-mind today as my pre-schooler explained why the air is too smoky to play outside. #cdnmedia #cdnclimate #wildfires www.sfu.ca/dialogue/wha...

Governments should prioritize modernizing industrial carbon pricing and finalizing the methane regulations for the oil and gas sector when considering emissions reductions from the proposed oil and gas cap.🧵⬇️ 440megatonnes.ca/insight/comb...

Our new analysis out today underlines the critical importance of improved methane regulations in the oil and gas sector. That’s something we’ve taken a deep dive into in our recent work. Read more here: 440megatonnes.ca/fr/insight/a...

New modelling and analysis shows why Canada’s industrial carbon pricing systems urgently need to be fixed or risk losing out on investments that will lead to big emissions reductions. ⬇️ 440megatonnes.ca/insight/indu...

Why cancelling industrial carbon pricing would hurt not help 🇨🇦 companies: ☑️ creates uncertainty for businesses + investors ☑️ jeopardizes $5 billion in credit values in Alberta alone ☑️ undermines Canadian exports to priority trading partners like the UK + EU. Details 👇 #cdnpoli tinyurl.com/34r4vz6u

President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin have launched an unprecedented attack on the EPA’s mission to protect the environment and public health. Their plans include repealing standards vital to combatting the climate crisis and shuttering the EPA's environmental justice office.

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In the worst-case scenario, building new homes in dangerous places could lead [BC] to absorb 95 per cent of Canada’s increased damages from wildfires and half of the spike in the country’s flood bill...The financial risk could surpass $2.2 billion per year in BC www.richmond-news.com/top-stories/...

Excellent reporting by @justinehunter.bsky.social on risk to new homes in B.C. “Many B.C. municipalities are simply unprepared for the growing threat from floods and wildfires. Changing where and how we build housing isn’t easy, but it’s far better than the alternative.” R.Ness tinyurl.com/yvnupnyv

Check out the climate institute's report - close to home. Wildfire and flooding risk could increase significantly. Wildfire impacts could be highest in Alberta and BC (Fig. 10 below) climateinstitute.ca/reports/clos... We need cooperation from all levels of government to address this challenge.

Our latest major report is out 🎉 and it hits *close to home* for those of us living in communities facing both a housing shortage AND the threat of floods and fires each season. Please read and share 👇 #cdnpoli #abpoli #CANclimate

Canadian Climate Institute supports strong, united response to U.S. tariffs. Read our full statement ⬇️ climateinstitute.ca/news/canadia...

Not long ago coal provided almost 40% of our electricity. Today it is 0%. Coal’s decline was achieved without switching to gas, driven instead by renewables & demand reduction. Wind and solar experienced massive growth as coal entered terminal decline. @ember-energy.org

The world's largest producer of oil and gas thinks it's in a "national emergency" and Trump wants to use emergency power to promote more drilling for oil and gas www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Good piece by @aaronwherry.bsky.social : "The issue was never the carbon tax. The issue is climate change." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

“Our governors are equipped with the authority, the resolve, and the solutions to continue slashing harmful climate pollution across America,” said U.S. Climate Alliance ExecDir Casey Katims. “We’ve filled the void left by the federal government before and...we’ll do it again.” tinyurl.com/c3wux5du

A hard topic to wrestle with but timely & important. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/o...

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Hmm. Doesn't sound good: "land and oceans are drawing down past emissions. That means they cannot be relied on to also neutralize future emissions. ... it’s redundant for countries to claim credit for CO2 for work already being done by land and oceans. Those emissions are already spoken for."

On The Climate Brink: Stop emissions, stop warming: A climate reality check This is a crucial point because it determines how much warming is already "locked in" and effectively unavoidable. The answer is very little warming is locked in. Also, this is our 100th post! www.theclimatebrink....

Turns out adding gas heating to the carbon tax exemption list would not just increase emissions - it would leave households considerably worse off than leaving the carbon price alone. Especially here in the prairies. 👀 climateinstitute.ca/removing-car...

This is the challenge we face. The global stocktake, the accounting of climate progress completed for COP28, shows that pledged actions (red) are finally bending the emissions curve, but not sharply enough for a good chance of achieving the Paris goals. We need the guts to tackle those steep slopes.

Good @globeandmail.bsky.social editorial: "🇨🇦 needs to rapidly reduce emissions....Alberta says it aspires to net zero by 2050 but has been vague about how to get there. With the Supreme Court clarifying Ottawa’s ambit, Alberta must do more than oppose Ottawa." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...