My latest on Carney's climate misadventures: "Lies, Damned Lies, and Forward Guidance." robbbarnes.substack.com/p/lies-damne...

Just found this image on @markhamhislop.bsky.social's Substack. It hits the nail on the head. I guess AI is useful for something!

You know you're doing something right when bots and trolls on X tell you to stop posting about climate change :) Here's the truth: wildfires are being hyper-charged by a heating climate, and this is caused primarily by the burning of coal, oil and gas. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Sometimes pretend news sounds too much like the real news: "Mark Carney promises to take climate change seriously once every other problem on Earth is solved" www.thebeaverton.com/2026/07/mark...

Extreme heat is a growing climate issue in cities across Canada, with Toronto on the front lines of the debate. Congrats to the many advocates who put this on the agenda. We need to see urgent progress on this file in the months and years ahead. www.thestar.com/news/gta/may...

Meat is having a moment, with an assist from bunk science. Academic studies supported by industry are 16x more likely to draw positive conclusions about meat's health impacts. www.desmog.com/2026/05/21/i...

Having worked on clean energy issues for a while, there's a lot of BS out there (especially on X). Sharing to help clear the air :)

How much public ownership of this pipeline? Perhaps up to 90%. It's a good thing the last publicly-funded pipeline venture only had a 584% cost overrun. 🫠 www.theenergymix.com/90-public-ow...

Apparently, Trudeau's disastrous turn at purchasing an oil pipeline has proven inspirational to Carney. Days after Carney has announced ditching Canada's climate targets, he is asking Canadians to foot the bill for another pipeline fever dream. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Extreme storms and flooding ruined Canada Day in Ottawa yesterday. The day before, after a year of climate rollbacks, Carney indicated Canada would ditch its climate targets. I wonder if these things are connected? 🤔 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

As we approach Canada Day, Carney guts Canada’s climate targets in a supposed bid for national unity. Can someone remind me - what’s the definition of “petrostate” again? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Physics trumps politics. We may tell ourselves that climate concern is left-coded, counter-balanced by other political interests. This is a fiction. What's true is that climate change will get much, much worse until we act to stop it. www.theenergymix.com/europes-reco...

As fire season begins in earnest across Canada, check out this graphic courtesy of Canada’s National Observer.

Like so many of the foreign policy and energy moves under the Trump regime, the US-Israel war on Iran is an own goal of epic proportions. Maybe the US plans to bypass the Thucydides Trap by simply ceding the entire playing field to China?

Climate change impacts every system in our bodies. Here's a great explainer from the team at @grist.org. grist.org/article/how-...

Here’s a helpful graphic from @projectdrawdown.bsky.social. The world produces enough calories to feed 14.5 billion people, but we’re largely choosing to feed cows and cars, with devastating implications for climate.

From @gzeromedia.com: “More than 80% of the agricultural impacts of El Niño are expected to hit low- and middle-income countries." In this context, I imagine the foreign aid cuts from countries like the US and UK will have particularly devastating impacts.

Records are being shattered as a heat dome sits atop Europe. The thing about extreme heat is how unequally its effects are felt - whether in Europe or in Canada. This is a solvable problem. It's well past time to take climate adaptation seriously. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

I continue to be puzzled when supposed fiscal conservatives back nuclear over cleaner alternatives. If it can't compete with renewables on cost, what's the rationale?

This is the worst kind of déjà vu. It's been five years since Lytton was devastated by wildfires. www.theenergymix.com/lytton-b-c-f...

In today's episode of Why Alberta's Renewables Moratorium Makes No Sense, let's look at battery storage capacity in Canada. Battery storage has risen 25x since 2016. Batteries are what makes wind and solar functional at scale. ON has gotten the memo. Will AB come around?

So proud to be a part of this landmark lawsuit against the federal government over their climate plan. Canada has climate targets but appears to be planning to fail. This urgently needs to change. Read more here: ecojustice.ca/news/youth-u...

See you in court, Prime Minister Carney. LEARN MORE >> ecojustice.ca/news/youth-u... @environmentaldefence.ca @cape-acme.bsky.social

Happy Monday. We have important work to do. Let's get on with it.

Somewhat of a counterpoint here: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

The economics of renewables have shifted. Battery storage is not only cheaper than gas plants - it's cheaper than battery storage was only a short while ago! If you also consider the massive health benefits of clean energy, the case is crystal clear. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/12/n...

The thing about climate policy is that, unless and until the situation improves, every public leader must be rated on a sliding scale. Read "Reverse limbo: On Mark Carney and the moral duty for climate action" here: robbbarnes.substack.com/p/reverse-li...

Alberta is about much, much more than oil and gas. Great to see these polling results from (Alberta-based) @pembina.org. 6 in 10 don’t want taxpayer money to support a new oil pipeline, and 2 in 3 say AB's economy is too dependent on oil and gas. www.theenergymix.com/breaking-61-...

It was a great pleasure to join colleagues from across the environmental sector, as well as MPs Patrick Bonin, Elizabeth May and Leah Gazan as part of a demonstration of cross-partisan opposition to new oil pipelines.

I love this breakdown of potential economic scenarios, courtesy of @natehagens.bsky.social. I know where I'd like to go, and we have the tools to get there.

The level of misinformation and disinformation - not to mention straight-up intimidation - against clean energy is high. Interestingly, questions about funding for these 'grassroots' opposition groups tend to go unanswered. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Great analysis. “The bottom line: no one but Canada’s enemies win in Smith’s version of citizen democracy.” www.hilltimes.com/2026/06/03/d...

The air kids breathe on the way to school matters. Electric school buses mean cleaner air, quieter rides, and better health for students and communities. Every child deserves a clean ride to school. #CleanAirDay #EnviroWeek

As it turns out, Canadians are not cool with oil and gas companies making money hand over fist while they struggle with increased prices from Trump's dumb war. The time has come for a tax on the excess profits of oil and gas corporations, with revenues used to help Canadians lower energy bills.

A human wall and more registered intervenors than any utility project in the Alberta's recent history. With major environmental costs and benefits that are fuzzy at best, AI data centres are losing the public relations battle in a profound way. www.theenergymix.com/hundreds-of-...

The impending El Niño event will turbocharge climate impacts. It's one thing to prepare as an individual or community. Check out the great work of My Climate Plan here. But we also need systemic solutions - ambitious climate policy - more than ever. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This story couldn't be more timely, as the Northern Hemisphere approaches a summer that will be charged by a super El Niño. grist.org/health/wildf...

Interesting factcheck (esp. for UK conservatives spreading disinformation about net zero): the US and Iran are now the world’s only major emitters without net-zero targets. Of course, what countries are doing to meet their targets is another question entirely.

@patbonin.bsky.social has a point. Among other things, the Carney gov't has: - killed the Emissions Cap - severely weakened carbon pricing - weakened the Clean Electricity Regulations On climate, Canada has a much steeper hill to climb in 2026 vs. 2025. www.hilltimes.com/2026/05/28/o...

This is an impressive analysis of where energy is headed. TLDR: Trump may be the accidental climate president. about.bnef.com/insights/cle...

As someone well-versed in government speak, let me translate here. By "different approach" to climate change, the government is proposing to fail. www.hilltimes.com/2026/05/27/l...

Good for Guilbeault. It takes integrity to do this, when so much political momentum is going against climate action. It's a reminder that some things are bigger than party politics. Like the planet. Steven Guilbeault expected to quit Liberal caucus: www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... #cdnpoli

With Trump's blundering efforts at diplomacy, the world is on track for a major oil supply crunch by July or August. As countries switch to more reliable energy sources, the case for renewables has never been stronger. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

From the folks at @gzeromedia.com. The downstream consequences of the US-Israel war on Iran have changed the energy trajectories of countries all over the world. And the US - with its drill baby drill ethos - is precisely on the wrong side of the global trend.

Why is the Saskatchewan government moving backwards on climate and health while leaving ratepayers with a giant bill? And why are they leaving renewables - which were exploding in popularity in the Prairies before costly moratoria - on the table? www.theenergymix.com/26b-coal-ext...

Some good news for your Monday morning. Wind and solar are eating fossils' lunch when it comes to electricity generation. This is an important note to provinces that use lots of gas. Here's looking at you, ON, AB, SK, NS and NB!

I don’t agree with Jason Kenney on much, but I’ve long been impressed by his intellect and, more recently, the way he articulates his passion for Canada. Canada needs him to join this fight. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

As prime minister, what price would you pay to keep your country intact? Check out my latest Substack post: robbbarnes.substack.com/p/over-a-bar...

Here's who voted against the legal obligation to address climate change: - USA - Saudi Arabia - Russia - Israel - Iran - Yemen - Liberia - Belarus If Trump supporters read international news, they'd be amazed at the company they're keeping. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Under Carney, Canada is racing in the wrong direction on climate action.