Commuting by campus by e-bike I get exercise, save money on gas and parking, and arrive happier -- yes, even when it rains. And that's not counting the social benefit of reducing my carbon emissions (since I would drive otherwise). E-bikes ftw! news.ubc.ca/2025/09/bc-e...

The 2025 UN Production Gap Report is out. Though most fossil fuel producers profess commitment to reduce their emissions, ultimately to net zero, exporters are undermining that effort with production plans that oversupply expected global demand. And it's gotten worse. 🧵 productiongap.org/2025report/

Home decarbonization is a no-brainer to meet Canada's GHG targets. That's being undermined by each and the combination of: repeal of the consumer carbon tax, restricting eligibility for heat pump rebates, and termination of Greener Homes loans. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/18/n...

The BC Climate Solution's annual report is now posted on the govt website. 🧵 - BC has huge economic advantages in a decarbonizing world, but investors require consistency and predictability of climate policies. - Kudos to BC for expanding renewable electricity. /1 www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...

The BC Climate Solutions Council's advice to the BC government as it reviews the ZEV Act is (finally!) posted on government website. We do not recommend relaxing the 2035 goal of 100% ZEV sales, but do support credits for increasingly long range plug-in hybrids.#bcpoli www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...

Pravda anyone? Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says Broadcasters Risk Losing Licenses When Hosts Criticize Him www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

The authors conclude that wildfires are already causing 41,000 premature deaths per year in the US and it's getting worse. Obvious implications for Canada too. Link to peer-reviewed article in Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41... wapo.st/41ZNjv7

@climateinstitute.bsky.social reports Canada won't meet its 2030 GHG target. Rather than shrug cynically, consider why we're failing. Fed and prov govts haven't adopted promised policies (oil/gas cap, methane) and weakened others (EV subsidies, C pricing). OUR governments. Tell them what you think.

In 2022, now-BC Premier David Eby stated, "We cannot continue to subsidize fossil fuels and expect clean energy to manifest somehow. We cannot continue to expand fossil-fuel infrastructure and hit our climate goals." Today.... thenarwhal.ca/ksi-lisims-l...

Under the UNFCC Canada is not responsible for the downstream combustion emissions of the fossil fuels we export. So we conveniently ignore them (as in Ksi Lisims Assessment and BC and fed announcements today), though those GHGs are more than Canada's territorial emissions to the global atmosphere.

I'm looking forward to speaking at this event on October 9 and especially to hearing reflections from other speakers, including Catherine McKenna. It's free but in-person tickets are running low. It will also be livestreamed. Link to register below. www.eventbrite.ca/e/climate-at...

My take: several of these projects rest or may rest on fossil fuel subsidies. - LNGCan phase 2 has fed and prov approvals in hand. They could've gone ahead yrs ago, but presumably seeking govt support. /1 www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

The PM stated that relaxing the ZEV standard, which invariably will increase Canada's GHG emissions, is "part of a broader strategy on climate competitiveness, to look at all our measures to help get greenhouse gasses down." OK.... www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Canada’s review of the electric vehicle mandate—and other climate policies—must be swift and grounded in evidence. Read our full statement on today’s announcement ⬇️ climateinstitute.ca/news/canadas...

Fellow profs, has anyone used Ministry for the Future in (non-literature) undergraduate climate courses? Curious how students handled very intense content.

Some very long transmission lines to follow.

In landmark ruling, World Court judges unanimously agree that countries must tackle fossil fuels — both burning & extraction — and that failing to curb climate change compromises human rights. Great summary of last week's ruling by @chrishatch.bsky.social www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/28/o...

BC's Premier just announced $200M for transmission and compressors to electrify the Cedar LNG terminal. The fed govt also announced $200M in March. Here's the thing: Cedar LNG was approved 2 yrs ago conditional on electrification and its investors gave it a go-ahead 1 yr ago. Why do they need tax $?

Reflecting on the implications of last week's International Court of Justice decision, UBC prof Michael Byers concludes Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney"can no longer justify including fossil fuel projects among his infrastructure goals." #cdnpoli #icj www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

A passage of note for Canada from the International Court of Justice climate change decision. Canada tends to focus selectively on consumption, disregarding responsibility for the emissions from fossil fuels we export released in other countries. We also deem many projection subsidies acceptable.

We’ve been camping between Nelson and Vancouver this week. BC is glorious, but heartbreaking evidence of climate change is all too clear, eg driving west side of Lake Okanagan through burnt forests. A symbol of our time that access to a lovely campground on the Kettle R was through this landscape.

I grew up in this hockey town, wish any of it surprised me. My lessons: “boys” can get away with (convenient) memory lapses from drinking but a woman isn’t credible if she can walk; proving guilt is even harder when it’s not just him vs her but a whole team against 1. www.nytimes.com/athletic/642...

that's right! e-bikes replace *car* trips they're the greatest climate mobility hack invented yet governments should be giving them away

In which fossil fuel subsidies from taxpayers are reframed by the oil industry as "prudent cost sharing" .... www.ft.com/content/2e18...

"Natural disasters are where the typically bloodless, scientific term of “climate change” meets reality. They are the frontlines of an even larger human tragedy" playing out before our eyes. We must talk about climate even amid tragedy. climateinstitute.ca/climate-disa...

New guest post! In this interview, @profkharrison.bsky.social and @aleach.ca discuss the role of domestic forces versus external shocks in Canada’s climate policymaking. environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/interviews/d...

An example of why when ppl ask me how I feel about about our climate future I say that despite despair over the climate impacts we are already seeing I am more optimistic than I’ve ever been that we are making progress.

US Republican members of Congress vote to repeal US climate actions then complain a week later that wildfire smoke is ruining their summers. Wonder who they blame for unprecedented floods ruining Texas campers’ summers. So many children who will never have another summer. www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...

This👇🏻 www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

It’s show your stripes day. This is the temperature record for my home, Vancouver, where amid wildfires governments are rolling back heat pump and EV incentives, delayed on many CleanBC promises, and considering new LNG terminals and oil pipelines. .info/c/northameri...

“if Canada’s forest fires were a country, they would have been the eighth-largest global emitter in 2023.” 440megatonnes.ca/insight/how-...

40 year later, families of 329 Air India victims (most of them Canadian) are still grieving, and still awaiting justice. vancouversun.com/feature/air-...

The information you didn't know you needed about Canada Geese. Pairs well with the classic article about Vancouver crows linked below. Life in the city, man... 'They Poop Every 12 Minutes' via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2024/06...

Reads as if AI was asked to include every upbeat buzzword — prosperity, world-leading, innovation, inspiring, transformative — but not to mention that fossil fuels (“conventional energy”) are the main cause of warming that threatens our prosperity and safety. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

Lest we forget the 619 people who died in the 2021 BC heat dome, many of them before help came, alone. And the medical staff traumatized by a war zone experience. This is a powerful account. thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...

#LNG is a bad use of Canadians’ tax dollars. These projects are inconsistent with a safe climate and economically risky to boot. vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...

#LNG is a bad use of Canadians’ tax dollars. These projects are inconsistent with a safe climate and economically risky to boot. vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...

The upshot is that while CCS can be really helpful with specific processes, it cannot as currently done help with bulk steam production in the oil sands, especially at smaller SAGD facilities.

In all seriousness: I criticize the language in order to be helpful. This is a tough time for Canada. We need to put out best foot forward. I'm concerned that the government will embarrass itself by using words bound to irritate our allies and mislead people. www.theenergymix.com/hoping-for-d...

Some good news about climate change for the weekend: For mitigation, the people are not the problem – at least not for global approaches with redistribution. See our new paper, led by @adrien-fabre.bsky.social , www.nature.com/articles/s41... @nathumbehav.nature.com @pik-potsdam.bsky.social (1/6)

The Ksi Lisims #LNG project is still undergoing environmental review but BC is showing its hand, 1st weakening the ghg std for new LNG terminals, now approving the pipeline to feed KL. I have a feeling it will be over to the feds to decide if this is sustainable growth. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Oh, you know, I'm just out there making friends www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Wandering through Toronto last night, I came across a delightful park that features statues of dogs frolicking in a fountain. Big dogs spitting out water, pugs doing their bit to help, puppies playing at the top. Whimsy makes cities better! Thank you #Toronto! #BerczyPark

I don't think our politicians understand the stress and worry that many parents have. We are watching lives and livelihoods go up in smoke and the #mentalhealth impacts are significant for young people and their caregivers. cc @eleanor4centre.bsky.social @coreyhogan.ca

Hard to think of a clear depiction of climate politics in Canada than provincial premiers calling for more pipelines and deregulation of oil and gas development as climate-amplified wildfires rage in their own provinces. #cdnpoli

"Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty." -Hannah Arendt

There are many horrible things in the Ways & Means draft, but let me alert you to this underappreciated horror: They want to expand the Treasury Secretary's power to unilaterally designate nonprofits as "terrorist supporting organizations."

In response to questions about pipelines: PM Carney: "We will change things at the federal level that need to be changed in order for projects to move forward" Vasy Kapelos: does that include C69 and the emissions cap? PM Carney: "Absolutely it could include both." www.cp24.com/politics/202...