Rules turn promises into action. Voluntary measures championed by the financial industry aren’t putting us on pace to meet emission-reduction requirements. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Kelowna is on fire.

🚨NEW RESEARCH🚨 We crunched the numbers to find out what #HeatPumps actually cost people across 🇨🇦. The result? #HeatPumps are the lowest-cost option for most households, beating out gas heating and air conditioning #cdnpoli climateinstitute.ca/reports/heat-p…

We applaud the Ontario Government's decision today to reverse the proposed #Greenbelt boundary changes. The Greenbelt Foundation is dedicated to sustaining this protected region as a permanent safeguard for our future that enhances the quality of life for all residents of #Ontario.

We are not making progress. Face existential challenges. And need a transformative action plan. Following another - politically flat - SDG summit & NY Climate Week, here is a TIME 100 Voices OpEd on implications of the Latest Health Check of the Planet ti.me/3ZqH80k

Global air temperatures remaining much higher than normal for the time of year. And El Nino is only just starting. We expect to see more devastating extreme weather events, especially in Australia, South America & Asia in the coming months. Graphic: Copernicus ECMWF

Congratulations David Common ! Excellent news!

Science confirms Pope Francis despair in his new Apostolic Exhortation #LaudatoDeum that we live on a "suffering planet" and "may be nearing a breaking point". "This is a global social issue and one intimately related to the dignity of human life." vatican.va/content/france…

Surprising. Astounding. Staggering. Unnerving. Bewildering. Flabbergasting. Disquieting. Gobsmacking. Shocking. Mind boggling.

To limit global warming to '1.5°C with no or limited overshoot', the decline in global CO2 emissions relative to 2019 are: * 48% by 2030 * 80% by 2040 * 99% by 2050 It is 2023 & global CO2 emissions are still rising! ipcc.ch/report/sixth-a…

Never expected to be an answer on a quiz show! This is from the BBC show ‘Pointless’ where contestants try to answer the questions which few other people knew the answer to, ideally the pointless ones! Unlike Greta Thunberg, who many people knew, I am officially pointless! 🤣

Global temperature change (1850-2023) Updated to include October 2023, showing 5 record warm months in a row. #ClimateSpiral

The climate data gap is a major barrier to climate action so I was proud to launch the Net Zero Data Public Utility proof of concept alongside Mike Bloomberg and Mary Shapiro today. It will help make high quality data freely accessible to all. Try it at NZDPU.com

Columbia faces huge economic implications as we phase out fossil fuels. Columbian Environment Minister Susana Muhamad asks “What are the international rules for us to be able to move out of this dependency?” and explains why Columbia is supporting calls for a #FossilFuelTreaty

Using up the carbon budget (Updated with latest GlobalCarbonProject data)

Wow: Ontario Energy Board decision on first phase of Enbridge's 5-year rate application is A LOT punchier than I expected. Summary here: oeb.ca/sites/default/…

Chasing the magic number - when will the AMOC collapse? We know it can collapse. Has collapse many times. And we are moving towards collapse. IPCC puts probability to < 10%. Low? Oh no, For a catastrophic event, this is VERY high. World needs to wake up. insideclimatenews.org/news/09022024/…