My statement on Chris Alexander's false claims.

The head of the Canadian Gas Association went to Budapest last month for a Heritage Foundation event where he went on a climate denial spiel calling emission reduction efforts "cult like." nationalobserver.com/2024/10/25/new…

The genre of political writing about what a credible climate plan looks like for the Conservatives misreads the moment. In reality, the party is uninterested in a credible plan because the whole game here is using climate as a wedge issue. policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/octo…

Carleton J-School is hosting a Political Journalism Conference called “Reimagining Political Journalism: Perils, Possibilities & What Comes Next”Nov. 15-17, 2024 Featuring: Duncan McCue Amira Elghawaby Rick Harp JOANNE CHIANELLO John Woodside Register at: cusjc.ca/reimagining-po…

“It's more posturing… for her own personal benefit,” Steven Guilbeault said. “It's so transparent. Everything she's been doing over the last few weeks is all in light of her leadership review that's starting this weekend.” nationalobserver.com/2024/10/30/new…

New research from Carbon Tracker ought to stop British Columbia's LNG industry in its tracks. It ever made sense from a climate POV, and increasingly the business case just isn't there. Expect pressure to ramp up on the new Eby government. nationalobserver.com/2024/10/31/new…

"There’s a reason the Alberta Energy Regulator doesn’t want to put the Pathways project through an environmental assessment. It is because it will expose the environmental impacts, the poor economic viability and the risks to human health." nationalobserver.com/2024/11/01/new…

“We know Alberta Energy Regulator works w. industry to cover up their messes. This is just another example, a big example,” Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief @Allen_Adam. Story by John Woodside. #ableg #BigOil #UCP #PathwaysAlliance #CAPP #CarbonCapture PathwaysAlliance CAPP Oil Gas Canada nationalobserver.com/2024/11/01/new…

At COP16 biomass subsidies are under debate. Basically, people want governments to stop subsidizing burning trees for energy. The climate case for it doesn't make sense and it destroys ecosystems. Via Natasha Bulowski nationalobserver.com/2024/11/01/new…

The UN system is a system of nation states and Indigenous nations often fall through the cracks. At COP16, countries are figuring out a way to formalize Indigenous participation - but the devil's in the details. Great piece here unpacking the issue nationalobserver.com/2024/11/01/new…

An oil and gas emissions cap makes sense given the sector's obscene pollution & profits. But with Trudeau fighting for his political life and Opposition parties smelling blood in the water, politics may upend this policy before its actually put in place. nationalobserver.com/2024/11/05/new…

Nature is being pushed to the brink as logging, mining and the burning of fossil fuels destroy ecosystems — but even while acknowledging the problem, countries negotiating at COP16 still failed to agree on how to pay for conservation efforts. nationalobserver.com/2024/11/06/new…

"Trump's victory is a profound blow to global climate justice and an alarming escalation of climate risk for the world’s most vulnerable communities,” Harjeet Singh (@harjeet11.bsky.social), Global Engagement Director, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative Initiative. Story by John Woodside. nationalobserver.com/2024/11/07/ana…

Trump may be a climate-denying fossil fuel booster but the science isn’t changing. The crisis is real and it just got much harder, if not impossible, to cut global emissions in half by 2030 given he'd add 4 billion tonnes of co2 by decade’s end. nationalobserver.com/2024/11/07/ana…

Capping oil and gas pollution may be a historic first for a major fossil fuel producing country, but concerning loopholes exist in the plan that could undermine climate targets. nationalobserver.com/2024/11/08/new…

“Chrystia Freeland (Chrystia Freeland) came to committee and completely gaslit us on the benefits of TMX." - Charlie Angus nationalobserver.com/2024/11/12/new…

Newly surfaced federal data on Canada's exported emissions reveals a concerning trend. Despite emission reduction efforts at home, the country's exported emissions from coal, oil and gas are dramatically climbing — and wiping out domestic progress. nationalobserver.com/2024/11/12/new…