Giulia Belotti

Grad student at @ubcires, passionate about everything that has to do with politics+energy+climate. Researching urban politics of housing & transit. Degrowther.

[Jason Hickel @jasonhickel]

I joined @yanisvaroufakis for this discussion on what is capitalism and what could a post-capitalist economy look like? With Raoul Martinez @VaroufakisDoc.
https://t.co/HHV8iMCpeX

[Giulia Belotti @giulia_belotti_]

This makes me so sad and outraged at the same time. Car-oriented streets won once again. What a shame! #yewstreet #Vanpoli

[Jason Hickel @jasonhickel]

Italy preparing for most intensive heatwave 'of all time'.

[Giulia Belotti @giulia_belotti_]

@CityofVancouver it’s great that we are finally adding more pedestrian zones (even if it’s just a pilot project), but can we at least have some benches and tables where people can sit and socialize instead of those blocks? I don’t see a lot of people using this. #CoV #VanPoli

[djarah kan @djarahkan]

Qualcuno dica alla Meloni che poi crescono. E che hanno lo stesso colore e provenienza di quelli che lei vorrebbe tanto venissero scortati dalla Guardia di Finanza dritto nei centri di detenzione per migranti in Libia. Tutto per il bene dell'Italia e degli italiani.

[Giulia Belotti @giulia_belotti_]

@Cyml94 I do! But there are too many streets where it is almost impossible to do so without feeling unsafe.

[Giulia Belotti @giulia_belotti_]

Traffic on Granville and 12th on a sunny Saturday morning. What is making it so hard to have dedicated bus lanes on arterial streets? It would incentivize public transit. Instead, people are better off with a car.

[Giulia Belotti @giulia_belotti_]

Arguably one of the key takeaways from the latest #IPCC Report. Climate change is also and especially a matter of intergenerational justice. #AR6

[Giulia Belotti @giulia_belotti_]

Note that 1959 is the year precipitation data started to be recorded in France /2

[Giulia Belotti @giulia_belotti_]

Drastic reduction in #rainfall precipitation in #France. Feb 2023 expected to be the driest month on record since 1959. Similarly, in #Italy, the 3 biggest lakes plunge to low water levels due to severe #drought.

[Giulia Belotti @giulia_belotti_]

Naomi Klein on the intersection of our crises and the need to advance climate justice if we truly want to solve them.
https://t.co/UG1Yc4Th3L

[Giulia Belotti @giulia_belotti_]

Even if we were to halt GHG emissions today, Earth’s temperatures would continue to rise due to excess heat stored in the ocean. It does not mean we should give up. It means that the more and the longer we keep emitting, the more excess heat we build. Look at the last stripe.

[Ed Hawkins @ed_hawkins]

Changes in global temperature (1850-2022)

[Giulia Belotti @giulia_belotti_]

Is this bad news? Yes, absolutely. COP presidency matters, it sets the tone for negotiations. Now, should we be surprised? Not really. Just a reminder that the fossil fuel industry is one of the biggest coalition present every year at COP anyways.
https://t.co/s57yHIgeiV

[Giulia Belotti @giulia_belotti_]

This is the only "2022 wrap-up" we should care about.

[Scott Duncan @ScottDuncanWX]

2022...

The hottest year in recorded history for hundreds of millions of Europeans.

Zooming out reveals the bigger picture though.

[Giulia Belotti @giulia_belotti_]

EU's negotiators reached an agreement to reform the Carbon Trading Scheme. What changes? 1. More ambitious targets; 2. Phase out of free allowances to industries; and 3. more sectors included (buildings and transportation).
https://t.co/aJS8OrAJ4C via @Europarl_EN

[Giulia Belotti @giulia_belotti_]

I had friends stuck in traffic for 11 hours yesterday. Coming back from UBC took 3 hours and a half. Walking. After hopelessly waiting at the bus stop for more than 1 hour. This is simply unacceptable in a city like Vancouver. #BCSnow #BCStorm
@TransLink @CityofVancouver

[Giulia Belotti @giulia_belotti_]

Does this mean that #freedom of expression in Italy is already at stake? I do have reasons to be concerned.

[The Guardian @guardian]

‘Freedom-killing monster’: illegal rave crackdown in Italy draws criticism https://t.co/3y0XbhdlEE

[Giulia Belotti @giulia_belotti_]

Join the campaign to #SueBigOil. Make polluters pay their fair share of #climate costs in BC. https://t.co/DueBU1lHgy

[Maria Lelli @MariaLelli1]

A great pleasure working with you @OluOlajide1 @angiesmol and, of course, my colleague @_nsartori
Then, our students, thank you all! @giulia_belotti_ @ellsonyeka Ayanda Mhlongo @SammyChinyoka Shrada Pandey @mosorire__ @somar_sha @nabputsall