Jim Baird

@JimBair62221006

Talking with everyone I can -on & offline- about: ▫️international impacts of the ▫️co-benefits of ▫️ ▫️ ▫

Vancouver, British Columbia
Vrijeme pridruživanja: rujan 2018.

Medijski sadržaj

  1. 29. sij

    Every day: so many people pumping out so much urgent evidence on the so many protests so much passion and yet so little ACTION 🔸let's brainstorm- pls share ideas on unconventional tactics/ strategies to get things done faster🔸 Have a great day!

  2. 28. sij

    Retweeting this just because I heard "No Sugar Tonight" on the radio Some of the lyrics are surprisingly apt: "it's the new Mother Nature takin' over...She's gettin' us all, yeah, she's gettin' us all"

  3. 23. sij
    Odgovor korisniku/ci

    "What's remarkable about it is, some of the work I've done has shown that the cost to our society of dealing with this is miniscule, at most 2% of our GDP, whereas the cost of not dealing with it could be horrendous" -Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel laureate, economist on

  4. 21. sij

    Insurance Bureau of Canada-  Severe Weather Caused $1.3 Bln in Insured Damage in 2019 “The cost of climate change to Canadians, their businesses & governments continues to rise" 8 of the 10 highest loss years occurred in the last decade

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  5. 29. pro 2019.

    Joining other central banks & major players in the financial & business sector sounding the alarm. are clearly not the only sector of the economy, and many many major businesses are demanding climate action. - for the !

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  6. 28. pro 2019.

    'Alarmists': ▫️Central Banks ▫️Doctors ▫️Scientists ▫️Farmers ▫️Major businesses ▫️Insurers ▫️Engineers ▫️Planners ▫️Architects ▫️Massive institutional investors

  7. 22. pro 2019.

    Climate mitigation measures yielding ▶️local, short-term benefits◀️include investments in: -renewable energy -improved energy efficiency -transit -walkable & bikeable communities -forest preservation -local food production What is stopping us?

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  8. 18. pro 2019.
    Odgovor korisniku/ci

    Brings back memories of 2 summers ago in Vancouver - weeks of smoke that looked like this. Also conjures up the stress & claustrophobia we all felt at the time & the uncertainty as to when it would end. My summertime forecast since then:

  9. 17. pro 2019.
    Odgovor korisniku/ci

    Many actors in the financial sector (& businesses more broadly) have been pushing hard for climate action for some time as they've seen the writing on the wall & want regulatory certainty &/ genuinely see the need for action &/ see opportunities in transition.

  10. 27. stu 2019.

    ▫️Central Banks ▫️Doctors ▫️Scientists ▫️Farmers ▫️Major businesses ▫️Insurers ▫️Engineers ▫️Planners ▫️Architects ▫️Massive institutional investors ... and others have all voiced their concerns. /8

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  11. 26. lis 2019.
    Odgovor korisnicima

    'Alarmists': ▫️Central Banks ▫️Doctors ▫️Scientists ▫️Farmers ▫️Major businesses ▫️Insurers ▫️Engineers ▫️Planners ▫️Architects ▫️Massive institutional investors

  12. 19. lis 2019.
    Odgovor korisnicima

    Yup like these 'delusionalists and hysterics': ▫️Central Banks ▫️Doctors ▫️Scientists ▫️Farmers ▫️Major businesses ▫️Insurers ▫️Engineers ▫️Planners ▫️Architects ▫️Massive institutional investors

  13. 13. lis 2019.
    Odgovor korisnicima

    Right. So all these people are fearmongering: ▫️Doctors ▫️Scientists ▫️Farmers ▫️Major businesses ▫️Insurers ▫️Engineers ▫️Planners ▫️Architects ▫️Investors ▫️Central Banks In fact the and are the real fearmongerers - there are massive benefits to real .

  14. 10. lis 2019.

    Updating my list of co-benefits Demand for: -clean air -improved food security  -reduced risk of wildfires, flooding -reduced risk of catastrophic drought  -energy independence -increased mobility & accessibility and now, most importantly: *a full head of hair*

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  15. 3. lis 2019.

    "Dystopian is the new contemporary"  Disturbingly apt observations on major e-bookseller Kobo's webpage.

  16. 2. lis 2019.

    As for the argument that it doesn’t matter what Canada does because it is so small? Madness. 

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  17. 2. lis 2019.

    In fact , & oil industry regularly push alarmist propaganda. Climate actions yield many local benefits, including: ▫️clean air ▫️clean water ▫️safer, quieter & cooler cities ▫️increased mobility for children & seniors ▫️habitat preservation 5/15

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  18. 2. lis 2019.

    Politicians like say those calling for urgent climate action are alarmists. Who are these ‘alarmists’? ▫️Doctors ▫️Scientists ▫️Farmers ▫️Major businesses ▫️Insurers ▫️Engineers ▫️Planners ▫️Architects ▫️Investors ▫️Central Banks 4/15

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  19. 2. lis 2019.

    On Canada’s Role in Climate Action → A Pre-election Primer   1/15

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  20. 30. ruj 2019.

    1st in Japan - City in Nagasaki Pref declares climate emergency  "We want our residents to realize that this is a crisis"

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