Catherine Abreu
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Climate action is my love language 💛 Founder & Executive Director, Destination Zero | Advisor @NZAB_Canada | Board @CANRacCanada | Keynotes
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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
cityshapes.ca/p/fix-climate-…
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/
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
carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18-m…
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.
Our statement: shorturl.at/eHMV7
'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
ctvnews.ca/politics/poili…
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✊