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RMontpellier - Climate Senior

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Climate Activist, Speaker, Organizer. Seniors For Climate, Climate Legacy, SCAN!, Citizens' Climate Lobby, Fridays For Future, 350.Org. Climate Reality Leader (2013) www.facebook.com/Below2C.Org www.linkedin.com/feed #ClimateSenior

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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Ontario’s latest energy auction shows renewables' most winning proposition: irresistibly low cost www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/08/o...
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Ontario’s latest energy auction shows renewables' most winning proposition: irresistibly low cost
The province's Independent Electricity System Operator projects as much as 92 per cent more electricity will be needed by 2050 to feed Ontario’s energy-hungry economy. The province could — and should ...
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
'It's game on': Could Canadian renewables be entering a golden age? www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/08/a...
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'It's game on': Could Canadian renewables be entering a golden age?
Despite a federal government energy strategy that looks to be tilting the table in favour of the fossil fuel industry, with a new gas pipeline okayed and fresh tax incentives for LNG export and oil pr...
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
The world is embracing offshore wind — even as the US retreats www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/04/n...
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The world is embracing offshore wind — even as the US retreats
More than 9 GW of new offshore wind projects came online last year. The sector is set to grow even more as nations in Europe and Asia seek out domestic clean power.
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
The f-words are everywhere in Santa Marta — except in Canada’s speech www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/30/o...
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The f-words are everywhere in Santa Marta — except in Canada’s speech
The Santa Marta conference was not intended to produce new agreements, but to generate momentum outside the gridlocked UN process.
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Oil has a cultural hold on Canada- most Canadians have been led to fear the transition away from oil and gas production open.substack.com/pub/energymi...
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On On Oil (Not a Typo)
Don Gillmor's essay is well worth a read.
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Clean energy generation surpassed the global rise in electricity demand in 2025, pushing fossil fuel power into reverse for the first time ever, www.euronews.com/2026/04/21/i...
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India and China solar boom see renewable energy overtake global demand
Countries continue to turn to renewables for national security despite Trump's attacks on wind and solar.
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Here’s how each province is doing in the global race to zero-emission cars www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/20/a...
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Here’s how each province is doing in the global race to zero-emission cars
Last year was a coast-to-coast climate car wreck.
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
RBC, Scotiabank backslide on climate targets www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/21/n...
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RBC, Scotiabank backslide on climate targets
Two Canadian banking giants recently announced they are retreating from their climate targets, in part due to government policy.
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Third Act Washington @thirdactwashington.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Fascinating how much we underestimate one another's desire to move toward climate policy! There aren't really that many people who want to see the world burn: unfortunately those who do are very rich and control more and more of the media.
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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 06/04/2026
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This spring has been a record season for renewables
Wind, solar, and batteries are more critical than ever as the world faces a fossil fuel crisis, and spring is when these resources hit their stride.
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
The Iran War Is Also a Climate War www.theenergymix.com/the-iran-war...
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The Iran War Is Also a Climate War
At a time when civilization is hurtling toward irreversible climate breakdown, it would be journalisting malpractice to overlook the climate consequences of three of Earth's deadliest militaries going...
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Pace of Global Warming Nearly Double Since 2015 While Heat and Drought Combine More Often www.theenergymix.com/pace-of-glob...
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Pace of Global Warming Nearly Double Since 2015
The pace of global warming has nearly doubled since 2015, the year the Paris climate agreement was adopted, and the atmosphere is on track to push permanently past the threshold of 1.5°C average warmi...
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Net Zero will not be enough. phys.org/news/2026-03...
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Centuries of net-negative emissions are required to secure a safe climate future, two studies suggest
Two new studies conclude that stabilizing long-term climate risks will require sustained net-negative carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions for centuries. Approaching the problem from distinct perspectives—l...
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Winners and Losers: Iran War Charts a Brutal, Painful Path to a World Without Oil open.substack.com/pub/energymi...
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Winners and Losers: Iran War Charts a Brutal, Painful Path to a World Without Oil
Any war has winners and losers. In this one, Trump is the biggest loser of all. But how many schoolgirls and teachers must die, how much pain and pollution will it take, to break through to the wins?
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Renewable Energy and National Security open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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Renewable Energy and National Security
The wind and the sun don’t need to transit the Strait of Hormuz
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Why Science Communication Fails: How to Break Down Misleading Arguments and Inoculate Against Misinformation www.resilience.org/stories/2026...
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Why Science Communication Fails: How to Break Down Misleading Arguments and Inoculate Against Misinformation
In this episode, Nate is joined by John Cook, a researcher who has spent nearly two decades studying science communication and the psychology of misinformation. John shares his journey from creating t...
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Renewable Energy and National Security open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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Renewable Energy and National Security
The wind and the sun don’t need to transit the Strait of Hormuz
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The missing piece in Canada’s economic resistance to Trump and climate mobilization: new public enterprises open.substack.com/pub/sethdkle... @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social @senrosagalvez.bsky.social
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The missing piece in Canada’s economic resistance to Trump and climate mobilization: new public enterprises
Prime Minister Carney's promise at Davos to "build our strength at home" would do well to learn from former Canadian cabinet minister C.D. Howe, who established 28 new Crown corps during WWII
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Climate silence is all around us, and it’s growing fast. How do we fight back when the climate conversation goes quiet? Seniors for Climate presents "Where do we go next? A climate conversation with Steven Guilbeault. Register here: bit.ly/4a1e0Uw #LetsTalkClimate @cafesottawa.bsky.social
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
I will never trust Americans again even though I still consider many as friends. But at the societal and political level, the U.S. is toxic. Look how much Canadians hate the United States now politi.co/3OmX7eC via @politico.com
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Look how much Canadians hate the United States now
It’s not just about the trade war. Nearly half of America’s neighbors to the north now think the U.S. is a bigger threat to world peace than Russia.
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
China’s Emissions Edge Down Slightly As Broader Targets Loom www.theenergymix.com/chinas-emiss...
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China’s Emissions Edge Down Slightly As Broader Targets Loom
After two straight years of flat or declining annual emissions, China is pressing ahead with new policies and technologies to drive further cuts, though key targets may remain out of reach.
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Analysis: New Auto Strategy Boosts Sovereignty, Aligns Canada with EV Transition www.theenergymix.com/analysis-new...
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Analysis: New Auto Strategy Boosts Sovereignty, Aligns Canada with EV Transition
A new automotive strategy designed primarily to bolster Canadian sovereignty and strengthen the country’s auto industry may be gaining early buy-in from consumers with the promise of more affordable e...
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
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‘Half a Timbit Per Barrel’: Climate Analysts Correct Fossil Industry Spin on Methane Rules, Carbon Pricing
Climate analysts and advocates are pushing back after two prominent fossil fuel advocates published an attack on two of the remaining pillars of Canada’s climate strategy—federal methane regulations, ...
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
This climate initiative is shifting power to local experts corporateknights.com/climate/this... via @corporateknight
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This climate initiative is shifting power to local experts | Corporate Knights
By empowering local ‘heritage custodians,’ the Preserving Legacies project is bringing people-power to the front lines of climate adaptation
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
There’s a simple way to fix the economics of carbon capture corporateknights.com/climate/ther... via @corporateknight
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There’s a simple way to fix the economics of carbon capture | Corporate Knights
OPINION | Environmentalists should be promoting pathways to genuinely decarbonized oil, not blocking progress on CCS
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
GHG Emissions May Be Set to Peak, 2025 Data Shows www.theenergymix.com/ghg-emission...
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GHG Emissions May Be Set to Peak, 2025 Data Shows
One sign that emissions may be close to their tipping point came in early July 2025, in startling results in data collected by Climate TRACE, reports the journal Science. As researchers assembled thei...
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
....essentially saying that the vast majority of scientists around the world are wrong and that a hotter planet is not the menace that decades of research shows it to be. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...
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Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
👉Register here: bit.ly/4qqIzb4 The strongest predictor of climate action is whether people talk about climate change — not how much they know, how worried they are, or who they vote for. Seniors For Climate welcomes MP Steven Guilbeault for a climate conversation #LetsTalkClimate #LaterIsTooLate
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Solar, Wind Emerge as Canada’s Cheapest New Power as Prices Fall by Half www.theenergymix.com/solar-wind-e...
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Solar, Wind Emerge as Canada’s Cheapest New Power as Prices Fall by Half
Contracted energy costs for wind and solar projects in Canada have fallen to half of what they were 10 years ago, new analysis shows.
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Solar, Wind Emerge as Canada’s Cheapest New Power as Prices Fall by Half www.theenergymix.com/solar-wind-e...
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Solar, Wind Emerge as Canada’s Cheapest New Power as Prices Fall by Half
Contracted energy costs for wind and solar projects in Canada have fallen to half of what they were 10 years ago, new analysis shows.
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Canada’s oceans provide billions in value beyond fish  www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/02/n...
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Canada’s oceans provide billions in value beyond fish
The federal government is beginning to tally the "invisible" benefits of oceans that don’t show up on balance sheets.
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Canadian athletes and fans want fossil fuel sponsors out of the Olympics, poll finds www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/03/n...
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Canadian athletes and fans want fossil fuel sponsors out of the Olympics, poll finds
As Canada’s teams, sponsored in part by Petro-Canada, prepare to head to Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan–Cortina, Podborski is among thousands of Canadians surveyed who argue the Games sho...
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Carney replaces EV sales mandate with rebates and regulations www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/05/n...
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Carney replaces EV sales mandate with rebates and regulations
Prime Minister Mark Carney is doing away with the EV availability standard, promising to replace it with more stringent tailpipe regulations and rebates to encourage Canadians to buy EVs.
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Find your own town to see how hot it was. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How Hot Was Your Town Last Year? Look Up Where You Live. (Gift Article)
2025 was the third hottest year on record, but thousands of cities saw record heat and one broke a record for cold.
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Ottawa plotting a high stakes clean energy strategy www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/21/n...
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Ottawa plotting a high stakes clean energy strategy
After dismantling many of the climate policies put in place by the previous government, Prime Minister Mark Carney has quietly directed his government to craft a national electricity strategy.
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
In Davos, Carney delivered a speech which will go down in history, with overtones of Churchill's 1936 speech about appeasement. Churchill applied this to Hitler’s expansion, Carney to economic coercion and great‑power rivalry. Further delay in confronting Trump = fewer choices and bad outcomes.
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Ottawa plotting a high stakes clean energy strategy www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/21/n...
nationalobserver.com
Ottawa plotting a high stakes clean energy strategy
After dismantling many of the climate policies put in place by the previous government, Prime Minister Mark Carney has quietly directed his government to craft a national electricity strategy.
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
One ship loaded with solar PV is now worth more to the grid than 120 coal-carriers reneweconomy.com.au/one-ship-loa...
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One ship loaded with solar PV is now worth more to the grid than 120 coal-carriers
Technology gains mean that one ship load of solar PV panels is now worth more to the grid than 120 coal carriers, or 57 LNG tankers.
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Canada’s LNG Mirage: Why Most Projects Won’t Be Built and Taxpayers Won’t See the Payoff cleantechnica.com/2026/01/10/c...
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Canada’s LNG Mirage: Why Most Projects Won’t Be Built and Taxpayers Won’t See the Payoff - CleanTechnica
Canada’s LNG expansion colliding with global oversupply, falling Asian demand, and high financing costs. Most capacity won’t be built, and some will strand.
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Really good article by @karelmayrand.bsky.social While the U.S. focuses on sunset oil sector, China jumps ahead on the future energy platform. Will Canada join the clean energy wave or dig in deeper on oil? @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Temperatures are well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in much of the country, and forecasters warned of potentially catastrophic fire conditions on Friday. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
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Australia Faces Critical Fire Warnings Amid Record-Breaking Heat Wave
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Who will be next? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/o...
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Opinion | Which City Burns Next?
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The years leading up to 2025 were marked by a rare optimism that the United States would finally do something about climate change. Until Trump.
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Seniors For Climate' 2026 theme is Break the Climate Silence - Creating Space for Action. How silencing science harms us all open.substack.com/pub/talkingc... @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social
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How silencing science harms us all
Turning waste into heat, knowledge under attack, and how science benefits you
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
A poll last January found that 85 percent of the population opposed the idea. Greenland has a 'vital strategic asset' open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
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Greenland has a 'vital strategic asset'
A sheet of ice two miles thick (and also some remarkable people)
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Lessons from Venezuela - Canada Will Never Break After Venezuela, it's Greenland and Canada #WakeUpCanada open.substack.com/pub/charliea...
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Lessons from Venezuela
So now it’s out in the open - the “Don-roe” Doctrine.
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
On his first day in office, Trump signed an executive order declaring an “energy emergency” and calling on the government to expand support for fossil fuels while curtailing support for clean energy...and it was all downhill from there. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/c...
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Looking Back at a Historic Year of Dismantling Climate Policies
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RMontpellier - Climate Senior @climatesenior.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
But as of the last three or four years, we finally have a tool, not at this point to stop global warming – it’s too late for that – but perhaps to at least shave some tenths of a degree off how hot the planet gets. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘This is the Costco of energy, man!’: author Bill McKibben on the promise of renewables
The activist and author of Here Comes the Sun discusses rapid advances in solar and wind power and how the US ceded leadership in the sector to its main rival
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Robin Boardman @robinboardman.com · 28/11/2024
After the dark billionaire circus of robots and censorship, it’s time to join the light, Bluesky. Hi I’m Robin - the youngest cofounder of Extinction Rebellion and a disabled writer on revolution, strategy and community. Here’s a thread all about how fossil fuels flipped my life upside down 🧵
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