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Keith McNeill @keith65.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Defanging Alberta's separatist movement helps explain why Mark Carney, a former UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, is being so damn nice to the oil patch #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition thewalrus.ca/mark-carney-...

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Brexit May Be Haunting Carney’s Handling of Alberta Separatists | The Walrus

It explains why the prime minister has given the province almost everything it wants

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Keith McNeill @keith65.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A 2025 wildfire resilience insurance policy rewarded a 25,000-member California homeowner association’s wildfire mitigation efforts with a 39% lower premium and an 84% lower deductible #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition insideclimatenews.org/news/0310202...

‘Nature-Based’ Solutions Could Save Insurers and Policyholders Billions - Inside Climate News

Wetlands restoration and wildfire prevention can drive down insurers’ costs and skyrocketing premiums, a new study shows.

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Keith McNeill @keith65.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The climate crisis is rapidly changing our world, but what about what’s happening with light? How fast is artificial light expanding, and how is it reshaping the way we live? #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition insideclimatenews.org/news/0310202...

Our Future Might Be Darker—and That’s a Good Thing - Inside Climate News

An author argues that Earth may have hit “peak lighting,” and that communities are making changes to reclaim their starry nights.

Keith McNeill @keith65.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“Top players have stunned the global auto sector with their electric vehicles (EVs) as the Middle East conflict [that hiked fuel prices] piqued the interest of consumers in battery-powered cars.” – Phate Zhang, CnEVPost #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.scmp.com/business/chi...

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China carmakers eye record 12 million global sales in 2026 as EV demand surges

Buoyant overseas sales could also cushion against a weak domestic market, which slumped 20 per cent in the first eight months of the year.

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Keith McNeill @keith65.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

However, exports of refined products from the region remain constrained. This creates problems for businesses and households that depend on products such as diesel #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Crude oil exports from strait of Hormuz largely return to pre-war levels

Alternative ways being used to move fuel out of Gulf region, but flows of refined products such as diesel still constrained

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Keith McNeill @keith65.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“You have huge holes like cheese in the middle of the ice that have collapsing roofs. These are processes that tear the glaciers apart and make them retreat even faster.” – Matthias Huss, ETH Zürich #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years

Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution

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Keith McNeill @keith65.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In 2019, Shell Canada paid the BC government no royalties but produced 175 billion cubic feet of natural gas. The government later passed legislation forbidding any further release of royalty information #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...

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BC’s Big, and Now Secret, Natural Gas Giveaway | The Tyee

Tax credits let companies pay little for resources. What do the parties say?

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Keith McNeill @keith65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Of the major climate modes of variability, 'only El Niño can force globally synchronous crop failures,' because it simultaneously affects breadbaskets on multiple continents." – Zeke Hausfather, climatologist #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-impact...

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The impacts of this year’s record-shattering El Niño

El Niño will drive severe drought from Indonesia to the Southern Africa and northern South America, with wetter winters from the US Gulf Coast to Southern South America.

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Keith McNeill @keith65.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"So if you have this geopolitical rival that has gotten really good at making the cars of the future, and they are setting up in your largest and most important export market (Canada), if you’re a U.S.-based automaker, that’s not great." insideclimatenews.org/news/2809202...

Planet China - Inside Climate News

From electric vehicle exports to massive overseas infrastructure projects, China is having a big—and contradictory—environmental impact worldwide.

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Keith McNeill @keith65.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“The constant pressure is sea-level rise. It is going to keep rising and rising, and the beaches will retreat landward.” – Sean Vitousek, U.S. Geological Survey #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition apnews.com/article/cali...

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Sea level rise is reshaping a California beach town and threatening a key rail line

The beach in this small Southern California community has been shrinking due to rising ocean waters.

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Keith McNeill @keith65.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Some island nations, like Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands, face near-total inundation due to sea-level rise. Under the agreement, they will retain control over their old maritime borders #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition grist.org/internationa...

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UN passes first declaration on sea level rise, protecting island nations' sovereignty

The world, including the U.S., agreed that rising seas will not change national borders even as small islands disappear.

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Keith McNeill @keith65.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"It’s a very traumatizing event. But it’s also a good opportunity for everyone to get united, because what happened today with us could happen to anyone tomorrow." – Tanuja Pandey, Nepali climate justice activist #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition insideclimatenews.org/news/2609202...

After a Deadly Flood, What Does Climate Justice for Nepal Look Like? - Inside Climate News

“A country responsible for less than 0.02 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions is paying an even higher price for a crisis it did not create.”

Keith McNeill @keith65.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“I find it better working in this building, because I am often sick. And that’s the result of air conditioning, which is very strong in offices." – Delphine Robert, Réunion tourism board #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘We wanted to prove we didn’t need air conditioning’: the airport cooled by natural ventilation

At Roland Garros airport on Réunion island, the ceiling design funnels a light tropical breeze into the terminal

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Keith McNeill @keith65.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“The first phase of the project initially was supposed to capture 12 megatonnes per year by 2030. We’re now talking about six megatonnes a year by 2032." – Janetta McKenzie, Pembina Institute #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.desmog.com/2026/09/24/p...

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Pathways Proponent Claims Carbon Capture Project Only 'Slightly Smaller' Despite Reduction by Half

Oil Sands Alliance's Kendall Dilling confirms that the proposed carbon capture project is more scaled back than oil producers originally advertised.

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Keith McNeill @keith65.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Researchers also find that the probability of reporting an emerging disease outbreak fell by, on average, 32% for every additional hour of travel to the nearest healthcare facility #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.cidrap.umn.edu/climate-chan...

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Fractured ecosystems, climate change raise risk of zoonotic, vector-borne disease outbreaks, study finds

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Keith McNeill @keith65.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If the world switched to sustainable diets, cattle production could fall by half by 2050, land devoted to fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes could rise, and land used to farm grains could fall #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/09/what...

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What happens to the world's farms if everyone eats less meat?

Researchers ran the numbers on a worldwide sustainable-diet transition—and found a food system that looks nothing like today’s.

Keith McNeill @keith65.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The EU's Deforestation Regulation kicks in on Dec. 30 and requires companies importing goods such as palm oil, coffee and wood into the EU to prove they were not produced on deforested land #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.politico.eu/article/cana...

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Canada seeks deforestation law carveouts as EU ties deepen

Ottawa complained of “burdensome requirements” for Canadian firms under anti-deforestation rules.

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Keith McNeill @keith65.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The current El Niño event – which has been underway since June and is expected to last until next year – has been developing faster than any previous event on record #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-sup...

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Analysis: ‘Super El Niño’ reaches ‘remarkable’ all-time record - Carbon Brief

This year's so-called “super El Niño” is entering into record-breaking territory

Keith McNeill @keith65.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“At a time when the world faces three existential threats, international cooperation is more necessary than ever.” – António Guterres, United Nations secretary-general #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition apnews.com/article/un-a...

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War, runaway AI and climate shocks to take center stage as world leaders meet at UN

World leaders are meeting under a global cloud of wars and bitter divisions for their annual meeting at the United Nations this week.

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Keith McNeill @keith65.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The combination of high costs, poor weather and geopolitics leaves US farmers with an uncertain growing season despite higher prices for their yields #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/business/202...

US wheat farmers navigate uncertainty amid drought and geopolitical chaos

Some experts worry factors affecting wheat exports could push global food prices even higher than they are now