We have two years to save the world.

Starting now, we need:

🔑 A quantum leap in climate finance

🔑 Bold new national climate plans by all nations that protect people, boost jobs and drive inclusive economic growth

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Kudos to Justin Trudeau for telling oil execs face-to-face that there's 'not a chance' he'll back off on oil sector emissions cap. After watching decades of empty promises by oilpatch to cut emissions, good to see federal government will now hold them to their word.

Canada's Sustainable Finance Expert Panel has disbanded. Its Chair cites intransigence from Finance Canada and relentless lobbying from the fossil fuel industry to have LNG projects, CCS, and oil & gas expansion to be considered 'sustainable'. #cdnpoli theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Great thought leadership in this piece from Neil Saravanamuttoo Neil Saravanamuttoo and former Ottawa city councillor Catherine McKenney, founders of CitySHAPES.
Stop Enabling Oil and Gas Disinformation Through Advertising
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Good that Justin Trudeau has held his ground on carbon pricing.

And - literally every environmentalist I know is SO TIRED of the convo being held back by politicking over this one piece of the puzzle.

Here are some climate issues that could use more attention in next weeks 🧵1/

Canadians have been hearing lots of politically-motivated misinformation about the relationship between inflation and carbon pricing lately.

But guess what: what actually worsens inflation is... the climate crisis! #cdnpoli (via Kate Mackenzie)
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Ontario had almost eliminated electricity pollution. Since Doug Ford came to power, gas plant use has tripled thestar.com/news/gta/ontar… via @torontostar #onpoli #energytransition

MEGA FACTCHECK

18 persistent myths about heat pumps, busted

TL;DR heat pumps cut CO2 by 77+% vs gas; they're the key tech for net-zero heat; and if you think they won't keep you warm, just ask the Norwegians

Many thanks to Jan Rosenow for writing this

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Ottawa removes Impact Assessment designation from Highway 413 project, a dark day for environmental protection | The Pointer thepointer.com/article/2024-0… #Stopthe413 #onpoli

Instead of seeking to undo important climate measures, all levels of government must work together to tackle both the #ClimateCrisis & #AffordabilityCrisis , starting with policies that help Canadians.

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The current attacks on carbon pricing are a blatant effort to attack all climate policy. Who wins when climate policy is undermined? The fossil fuel industry- the very same companies that are the true source of many drivers of the affordability crisis.
#cdnpoli #CarbonTax

'Groups including CAN-Rac Canada and Greenpeace Canada panned the attacks on the carbon price as undermining 'Canada's climate plan as a whole, forcing everyday Canadians to shoulder the burden of both the affordability and climate crises.'' #cdnpoli

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New research from 440 Megatonnes shows industrial carbon pricing is the single-biggest driver of reductions between now and 2030—and climate policies in 🇨🇦 are reducing emissions. 🧵👇 #cdnpoli
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If Poilievre cared about Canadians, he’d request emergency debates on the grocery monopolies that keep prices here high even as they fall globally, or forest fires starting in February. Instead, he scapegoats climate policy to score political points for his own agenda #cdnpoli

The new generation of national climate plans (NDC3.0) in early 2025 must show more ambition than ever.

I urge countries to think longer term.

Targets for 2030 and beyond will determine the benefits of climate action for people, jobs and economies.

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Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is suing the Alberta Energy Regulator for its role in the Imperial Oil Kearl Facility toxic spill that contaminated ecosystems and threatened Indigenous communities' drinking water.

We stand with Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in holding the AER accountable✊

Deepen your understanding of the connections between climate justice, imperialism, and the flight for a free Palestine at this webinar next Tuesday, March 12th Learn more and sign up here: tinyurl.com/ClimatePalesti…

So good to see the AAC recommendations resonating in the discourse about how Canada can meet the intertwined economic and ecological crises we’re facing.

Wow

In the face of climate breakdown, civil society is sending a clear message: governments that continue to use taxpayers’ money to fund fossil fuels should expect a lawsuit.

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