Climate Watch NL

Climate Watch NL is a network of concerned citizens that envisions a minimal carbon economy for Newfoundland and Labrador. Email: [email protected]

[Climate Watch NL @ClimateWatchNL]

"Emily Eaton thought she was making a straightforward request when she began looking into who was funding research at the University of Regina, to understand how fossil fuel industries influence public education."
https://t.co/DEPHYxjmRx

[Sierra Club Canada Fdn @SierraClubCan]

"Today #COP27 in #Egypt saw the launch of a new ‘Equinor Out of Oil and Gas Alliance’ of climate activists [including @SierraClubCan] against the development of new oil & gas projects."

Press release: https://t.co/C8nJCQRJ7G #Equinor #Norway #Norge #StopBayduNord #StopRosebank

[Social Justice Co-op NL @SJCNL709]

We stand by this action! ✊

https://t.co/Cpfs5M6lhZ

[Stand.earth @standearth]

“We’re people of the ice and snow. That’s who we are and who we have been since time immemorial. Destroying the ice is destroying us.” Amy Norman calls on the Norwegian people to stand with Inuit and demand @Equinor #StopBayDuNord. https://t.co/XRUtR0049g

[Social Justice Co-op NL @SJCNL709]

The planet, the planet, the planet is on fire, we don't need no oil, let the corporations burn!! 🔥 #StopBdN
Ralliers chant outside @Equinor office in #YYT as AGM proceeds in Stavanger, Norway, where there were also protests!
@SierraClubCan @CanadiansOrg

[Social Justice Co-op NL @SJCNL709]

Pushing #BayDuNord forward demonstrates a blatant disregard toward principles of free, informed, prior, ongoing consent of Indigenous peoples and is inconsistent with #UNDRIP, #CANDRIP, and rights of people and the planet.

Read full condemnation at https://t.co/WVe7d96F2V

[Social Justice Co-op NL @SJCNL709]

To meet our climate targets, we need to END all future oil exploration and drilling. Please take a minute to send this letter to @s_guilbeault to reject #BayDuNord. This is #cdnpoli #nlpoli's 's first real test as to take climate change seriously.
https://t.co/rLO0FXOJlP

[The Independent @independentnl.bsky.social @IndependentNL]

Today is the last day for public feedback about the province's renewable energy strategy – Make your voice heard and help secure the future of Newfoundland and Labrador.

https://t.co/HYVq25VKZS

[WEC Newfoundland @WECNL]

We just signed an open letter asking federal candidates to prioritize a just transition for NL. Now is the time to invest our resources to contribute to climate safety, rather than climate crisis!
@AngelaVCarter @SJCNL709 @CiaranCurtis1 @NickMercer2
https://t.co/3jnA6YpEsh

[Climate Watch NL @ClimateWatchNL]

"I think that this is an opportunity here that not only we have to take advantage of, I think it's an opportunity that we are well positioned to take advantage of," she said.

https://t.co/xFRLU3dEEP #NLpoli #Newfoundland #Labrador #climatechange #CDNpoli #Canpoli

[Chris O'Neill-Yates (she/her/elle/ella) @oneillyatescbc]

Dec: @GovNL gives Husky $41.5 million from industry recovery fund in splashy announcement

Jan: ⁦@GovNL⁩ offers $175 million from same fund to Suncor-operated Terra Nova project.

Both companies now suing ⁦⁩@GovNL for overpaid royalties. #nlpoli https://t.co/grv8FEXCSO

[Climate Watch NL @ClimateWatchNL]

"N.L. has some of the strongest renewable energy resources on the planet. A rapidly growing technology sector. World-class education and research facilities. The construction know-how and infrastructure at the ready"
https://t.co/R5nOX2t7d7 #NLpoli #CDNpoli #Canpoli #GreenEnergy

[Climate Watch NL @ClimateWatchNL]

"Expanding our offshore oil production will increase those emissions and make it harder — if not impossible — to meet our provincial 2030 emissions reductions target, which is why our government only speaks of “net zero by 2050” these days."

https://t.co/WRiftnpNBw #NLpoli

[Climate Watch NL @ClimateWatchNL]

'An Indigenous-owned solar farm in remote northeast #Alberta, branded the largest project of its kind in Canada, celebrated its grand opening this week, bringing increased renewable energy independence to a community long reliant on diesel fuel' https://t.co/YqMPurglq2 #CDNpoli

[Climate Watch NL @ClimateWatchNL]

"The same human activities that drive climate change and biodiversity loss also drive pandemic risk though their impacts on our agriculture,” said Peter Daszak, president of the Ecohealth Alliance"
https://t.co/nw4g1Xonrq #NLpoli #climatechange #COVID19

[Climate Watch NL @ClimateWatchNL]

“If you’re electrifying offshore platforms, you are still contributing to the oil extraction and oil and gas industry, which is still doing damage to our planet,” she [Elliott] said.

Article by @juanitamercer_

https://t.co/QmA3883Iu7

#NLpoli #ClimateChange

[Climate Watch NL @ClimateWatchNL]

"The documents show the multibillion-dollar gas industry has built crucial local coalitions and hired high-powered operatives to torpedo cities’ anti-gas policies – sometimes assisted by money those same cities have paid into gas trade associations."

https://t.co/ridntZWU0l

[Conor Curtis @CiaranCurtis1]

Thanks to @juanitamercer_ for her article on my #climateresearch in NL, and to my supervisors @kelly_vodden and @AshleeCunsolo for their input and guidance: https://t.co/C66utbQYkk

If you want to read the full thesis you can do so here: https://t.co/JHDMiuJo66 #NLpoli #CDNpoli

[Conor Curtis @CiaranCurtis1]

My MA thesis entitled Climate Change’s Social Justice Ramifications for NL and Related Policy Implications, is now available to read here: https://t.co/JHDMiuJo66 #NLpoli #Newfoundland #Labrador #CDNpoli #Canpoli #climatechange

[Climate Watch NL @ClimateWatchNL]

"In May, the Bank of Canada for the first time listed climate change among the top worries for the economy as part of its financial system health report."

https://t.co/SlLJZA8q3M #CDNpoli #Canpoli #NLpoli

[Climate Watch NL @ClimateWatchNL]

'Amid growing anxiety about the warming world, an uptick in student-led demonstrations, and cities like St. John's declaring climate emergencies, a group in western #Newfoundland is looking for solutions...'
https://t.co/7MIdmQWtxN
#NLpoli #CDNpoli #Canpoli #ClimateStrike