Extremely grateful for ’s endorsement for our byelection in #NDGWestmount. It’s time to get climate action in Ottawa!
Très honoré et heureux de recevoir l’appui de M. Suzuki pour la partielle dans NDG-Westmount. On veut de l’action climatique maintenant!
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if you think trees are a good place to sequester carbon, I recommend you look at the Canadian wildfire map.
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“Our study finds that living near flaring is harmful to pregnant women and babies,” said Jill Johnston, environmental health scientist at the Keck School of Medicine of USC”
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Wildfires are raging in every province in Canada — wildfires directly linked to the emissions of oil & gas. Canada has a chance to cap the emissions from this sector — it may be our only shot before it’s too late. #CapPolluter
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People are gasping for safe air. The skies were doom orange. The sun disappeared. And fossil fuel companies still rally to expand fossil fuels.
At what point do our government put aside the interests of billionaire oil execs and prioritize the people wading through dirty air?
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No need, we already found them.
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Premier Smith says Alberta will bring in arson investigators from outside province, suggesting a possible cause for high volume of wildfires despite fire officials saying otherwise. #yeg #yyc #ableg
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I hate saying I told you so, but the actually had serious wildfire policy in their 2020 platform.
BC NDP had a line about planting 300 million trees. I don't remember anything in the BC Liberal platform.
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Documents obtained by show oil giant Suncor helped write the “first draft” of Canada’s highly-anticipated climate change strategy as part of an advisory group — which has been kept under wraps for two years by the federal government. #oilandgas
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55 million+ people across the US under air quality alerts.
9 million acres charred by wildfires in Canada this year — 15x normal.
400+ fires still burning across Canada.
This is what the climate crisis looks like. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #gorenewable
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Canada is on fire from coast to coast.
413 active fires, 26 thousand people evacuated, and over 3 million hectares burned. And we’re only in May.
What can our provincial government do to keep people safe? ⬇️1/ #bcpoli
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The climate emergency is a public health emergency.
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Damn. This timelapse of the NYc skyline today is nuts.
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🌬️🚫 Don't let fossil fuels companies blow hot air! This #CleanAirDay, we've launched a petition to Parliament to #BanFossilFuelAds. Cause who needs ads that literally fuel the fire? 🔥💨
SIGN: bit.ly/3OZz2IP
#BanFossilAds #FossilFuelAdsMakeUsSick #StopFossilFuelAds
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El Niño is a warm Pacific Ocean phase that occurs every 2-7 years and affects weather patterns around the world. With rising temperatures, the upcoming one could be catastrophic and blow us way past the 1.5C benchmark.
Here’s what you need to know. 🧵👇
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Reparations for global climate justice?
In this new paper we quantify the compensation that over-emitting countries may owe to the rest of the world for the appropriation of atmospheric commons. Out today in Nature Sustainability, with the brilliant . 🧵
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What does climate inequality look like?
The top map shows national responsibility for climate breakdown. The bottom maps show projected climate-change attributable health and mortality risks in 2050.
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The major healthcare challenges across 🇨🇦, especially in BC, require a fundamental shift in how we deliver services & administrate care. These solutions won't happen overnight.
To navigate the storm now: hospital & long-term care mask mandates. Can't hurt. Can only help.
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For scale,
1 million minutes ago was May 2021.
10 billion minutes ago was 17,000 years BC.
They're killing people & ecosystems forever while millions lack housing & food so they can sit like dragons on piles of gold.
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We're set to hit 1.5°C warming by 2027.
The difference between 1.5°C and 2°C?
- 10M more people lose their home to rising seas
- 50% increase in humans facing water scarcity
- 50% increase in species losing 1/2 their geographic range
We cannot go any higher.
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Agreed.
Most recently I tried to see our Empty Homes Tax enforcement team make the connection between Airbnb "superhosts" that could not reasonably be considered primary residents. The approach was rejected by ABC unfortunately
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ABC redefine right supply to include condos; a significant pivot from rental & below market as priorities
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Their pattern of last-minute overrides include killing renter's office, ignoring Broadway Plan demoviction threats, exempting Empty Homes Tax for spec strata in perpetuity
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Dan Fumano: ABC Vancouver boosts condos on city housing priorities vancouversun.com/opinion/column
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Minister needs to be having regular press conferences to inform the public on our #healthcare crisis. This gov’t does not have the situation under control.
Surrey Memorial is the second largest hospital in BC with the busiest ER. 1/ #bcpoli
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Exactly my point and why I voted against ABC amendment to give market housing condos same priority as non-market housing. We have to prioritize and fast track non-market, social, supportive, co-op housing if we want an affordable #Vancouver. #vanpoli #AffordableHousing
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Replying to @MikeKlassen and @AdrianeCarr
Why are you not prioritizing non-market and social housing in the middle of a housing homelessness crisis?
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Ended today's council by gifting each councillor w/ a copy of Petroleum Papers by . When ABC Councillors voted down my $6,622 in #Vancouver budget for many said there's "no chance to win". This book says there is. #vanpoli
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If you haven't already make sure to follow our by-election candidates ⬇️
Langford-Juan de Fuca:
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant:
Let's elect more greens! #bcpoli
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ABC supported my amendment to allow projects nearly thru PEP process to proceed. BUT they added market housing as priority for rezoning & policy. Market housing is NOT affordable. #Vancouver must focus on affordable non-market, social, co-op housing! #vanpoli #AffordableHousing
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Whoa! ABC council taking the priority for development off of social and supportive housing !
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The deferrals in #FairyCreek are set to expire on June 8th. The last unlogged #oldgrowth watershed on southern Vancouver Island.
The have been radio silent. Failing to match the federal govt’s $50M commitment for old-growth protections. 1/ #bcpoli
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Want to know if old growth forests are being logged in your region or who is logging them BC? Don't forget about this amazing resource #bcpoli
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Actions speak louder than words. And the first 6 months of this ABC majority have said a lot:
❌ Renters Office
❌ Bike Lanes
❌ Living Wage
❌ $3.8M meant for Social Housing
And more.
Is this the leadership Vancouverites voted for?
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We’re heading to HQ during their AGM to call on executives to address the dangerous pollution from delivery vehicles by committing to zero emissions deliveries by 2030 #deliverchange
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This is MAJOR! Methane is MUCH more potent than CO2 in the short term. So, looking at its climate impact over a 100-year period is deceptive. A new EDF study found the contribution of methane sectors to future warming is TWICE AS HIGH as mainstream metrics suggest! 🤯
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Most #climatechange charts, inventories, targets that combine emissions of multiple greenhouse gases are unintentionally MISLEADING.
B/c HIDDEN in the math is a *100yr timescale* for evaluating impacts of GHGs.
This is MISGUIDING decisions.
How BIG of a deal is this? 
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No one wants to write that it’s looking like we’re gonna blow our shot to hold to 1.5. But please, look at this. Earth is heating up faster than predicted. Will likely reach 1.5 by 2027.
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Cherry blossoms one week, smashed heat records and yellow, smoke-filled skies the next.
This is not normal.
Channeling #ecoanxiety into action by gearing up for a summer of advocacy with : cape.ca/committees/
What will you do?
#ClimateEmergency
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Past #GPC leader, first nonbinary party leader in Canada, noted “anti-trans hate is on the rise". I stand in solidarity with and reaffirm my commitment to trans, non-binary, Two Spirit people, sexual and gender diverse communities. #InternationalDayAgainstHomophobia
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Do you *really* need that package tomorrow? Find out how next-day delivery and the truck traffic that goes with it has placed an unequal burden on communities living near warehouses.
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My team is hiring 6 fellows to work on topics ranging from net zero modelling to just transition across U.S. and India
If you join, I promise to:
- Create a kind & appreciative work environment
- Help you grow in your career
- Invest heavily in your skill development
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B.C.'s Green leader wants to make sure John Horgan is the last premier who can leave office and immediately go to work for Big Coal.
@SoniaFurstenau has tabled a bill to strengthen conflict of interest rules—so that moves like Horgan's are made illegal:
breachmedia.ca/despite-ndp-pr
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