More and more countries achieve to decouple economic growth from CO₂ emissions.
Just made this new chart that shows the evidence for 25 countries. Growth is up, emissions down.
Betrayed! The Trudeau government is poised to give Canada’s oil and gas industry an extra two years to meet the already-weak 2030 emissions reduction target they set for the sector. https://t.co/0nI0cZdElR
Buzzwords and big lies
Will Canada cut oil sands emissions by 45% by 2030. they say they will as long as the government doesn't make them start in the next few years.
https://t.co/SE2C9ol36k
“We’re trapped on a bus, all we’ve got left is the swerve. We’ve got to plunge past the first-class passengers ... and we have to yank the wheel... Our happy ending isn’t averting the disaster. Our happy ending is surviving the disaster.” Cory Doctorow
Does your town have a heat officer? Globally, deaths caused by high temperatures have risen 74% since 1980, according to a 2021 study published in the medical journal Lancet. https://t.co/5XUuw2kluV
Opinion: For all the talk about deficits, supply chains and other knock-on impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, oil and gas have applied the bulk of the inflationary pressure on both global economies and household budgets, writes columnist @maxfawcett. https://t.co/30vA1ptX0b
I hope every council member reads this. I argued from the beginning that the Area in the East would be an economic and planning disaster. I never foresaw the incompetent management or the deception that would accompany it. Can Council change course?
https://t.co/08UevPh8do
Global warming in the poorest countries: first, the animals die. — livestock that provides sustenance for people — they starve, drown or perish from disease.
Next, the babies. Children under five are most vulnerable to malnourishment,
Then, the elderly. https://t.co/ed9i6UXu3s
“This study shows that even the best possible models have been underestimating the rate of warming in the Barents Sea,” said Dr Ruth Mottram, climate scientist at the Danish Meteorological Institute, https://t.co/LMJ54X6J18
According to the latest data from the India Meteorological Department, Delhi has recorded a maximum temperature of at least 42C on 25 days since summer began – the highest number since 2012. https://t.co/D7kmNO0gx4
“In every part of the country, including Alberta, the large majority of voters say that climate change is an important issue to them and they expect something to be done,” said Dan Robertson, Erin O’Toole’s chief strategist in the last election. https://t.co/D38HU0QGC5
Air Canada canceled about 360 flights at Pearson in the first seven days of June. The result is a massive temporary reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by Canadians. One company, one airport one week. The carbon tax is imposed only on airlines that operate within provinces.