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greenprofgreen.bsky.social
Immigrant. Poli sci prof at U of Toronto. Politics of climate change, carbon markets, oceans, NGOs, enviro politics. Occasional ranter. greenprofgreen.com
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Soon you can doomscroll on the moon. Good stuff. @technologyreview.com www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/18/1...

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Just a friendly reminder that the average billionaire emits three million tons of CO2e per year through their investments alone. Sorry folks, but if we are going to tackle the climate crisis, we MUST address wealth inequality. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

submitted 7 days ago • 5 comments

climate-related international organizations and treaties increasingly captured by fossil interests. given the influence of the voluntary carbon market in the CORSIA aviation agreement, this extension of fossil asset owners influence is par for the course. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

@uoft.bsky.social folks, join me on Thursday to discuss the merits of voluntary carbon market. it's gonna be a rip-roaring good nerd time! info below!

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Some of you may know that I study the governance of Antarctica. I can tell you in my expert opinion that this is fucked up. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/s...

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

I think it’s time to watch Don’t Look UP again 😔

submitted 16 days ago • 3 comments

"You cannot insure against asset revaluation" -- a great ep on Shift Key with @jessedjenkins.com @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @benkeys.bsky.social on the big picture on the insurance industry, the housing market & the very real threats to financial stability. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/h...

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

Carney has put out a #climate plan that wisely, does not including a consumer-facing #carbontax. There are some good bits, but a number of missing and problematic pieces as well. 🧵 markcarney.ca/media/2025/0...

submitted 23 days ago • 3 comments

stick a fork in it. consumer carbon pricing is donezo in canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... 1/2

submitted 23 days ago • 4 comments

My climate advice for candidates: axe the carbon tax & replace w/ $$ for affordable housing & the care economy. Help struggling Canadians AND the climate. It's a win-win @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social @markcarney2025.bsky.social @jagmeetsingh.ca www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/29/o...

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Love that the #NDP answer to traffic is to increase availability of roads. How about more funding for public transit?? Just spitballing here. #ONpoli @maritstilesndp.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

Yes, @leahstokes.bsky.social I slipped in some heat pumps for ya!

submitted 26 days ago • 3 comments

tune into @tvotoday.bsky.social tonight to hear me talk canadian climate politics w @spaikin.bsky.social! www.tvo.org/theagenda

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

“But what constitutes fossil fuel interests?” Spot-on quote from @greenprofgreen.bsky.social on obstruction at climate meetings. It’s not just industry and lobbyists, it’s entire governments and their state-owned enterprises that rely on fossil revenues. www.corporateknights.com/category-cli...

submitted 29 days ago • 2 comments

Anyone else feel helpless and hopeless? What are your strategies for dealing with this?

submitted 29 days ago • 9 comments

Timeline cleanse: what’s you’re favor girl boss anthem? Working on a new playlist.

submitted 30 days ago • 2 comments

As @greenprofgreen.bsky.social @jeffcolgan.bsky.social and I argue, we can see climate change as an existential conflict between climate-forcing assets (e.g. oil + gas companies) and climate-vulnerable assets (e.g. big parts of Los Angeles). Time for CVAs to stand up? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...

submitted 32 days ago • 2 comments

Well today was a shitty day but the good news is my very first PhD student passed his defense!! Thanks to @jonasnahm.com for being the external reader!

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Hi everyone: to preserve my sanity, I’m logging off for a few days. Gentle suggestion that others consider doing the same. ✌️

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Gen Z and Millennials: trust me, you won't have enough US $$ to fix the problems you will gain by becoming American. www.ipsos.com/en-ca/43-per...

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

This would be a smart move by @cafreeland.bsky.social. #Carbontax is now v. polarized in Canada too (thx Poilievre!). But it should be replaced w/ a) other climate policies and b) other income support policies. Some Canadians have now come to rely on the carbon rebate. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

Great piece by @adriennebuller.bsky.social on banks abandoning #netzero pledges. She raises an important q for polisci: Firms usually take voluntary action to forestall regulation. Under what conditions might ditching this strategy backfire? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 39 days ago • 5 comments

"But how do we pay for it???" 👇 www.iisd.org/articles/ins...

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments