Eileen Kinley 🇨🇦
@eileenottawa.bsky.social
Retired XML/SGML proponent. Now into gardening, birds and trying to keep informed about climate change and solutions.
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Now that the Sept and Oct data are (belatedly) in, it looks like 2025 will be the second warmest year in the record (~80% probability). The last three years are in a class of their own.
November 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Now that the Sept and Oct data are (belatedly) in, it looks like 2025 will be the second warmest year in the record (~80% probability). The last three years are in a class of their own.
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The CAN GEPS ens.-mean Sig.Wx. Guidance just confirming what other models (WPC, Euro, etc.) are saying re: Freezing Rain/IP-no surprise here, they r on the same page. Current ECCC Alert as of post. Heed all ECCC alerts/guidance #onwx #onstorm Red/pink lines=Highest risk-Stay Safe!
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
With no definite policies in place to accelerate Canada's emissions reductions, I think our reputation is leaning towards a decline. I hope Carney et al don't plan on trying to use offsets.
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
As Carney pushes resource development, Canada's international climate reputation slips | CBC News
At the same time that Prime Minister Mark Carney was announcing a new tranche of major projects his government wants to fast-track, including a new gas export terminal, Canada’s representatives were t...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
With no definite policies in place to accelerate Canada's emissions reductions, I think our reputation is leaning towards a decline. I hope Carney et al don't plan on trying to use offsets.
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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I'm kind of baffled how the "moderates" have apparently all decided to turn against climate policy at once, just as China reaches green electrostate liftoff mode. I thought these people were all about National Greatness and making Hard Choices
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I'm kind of baffled how the "moderates" have apparently all decided to turn against climate policy at once, just as China reaches green electrostate liftoff mode. I thought these people were all about National Greatness and making Hard Choices
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So when the aurora borealis is faint enough, you can capture its glow with the Milky Way 😍
Berthoud Pass, CO last night
Berthoud Pass, CO last night
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
So when the aurora borealis is faint enough, you can capture its glow with the Milky Way 😍
Berthoud Pass, CO last night
Berthoud Pass, CO last night
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Important post from my @ucalgary.bsky.social law colleague David Wright. #cdnpoli
New Post: Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs?
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Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs?
By: David V. Wright Matter Commented On: Building Canada Act, SC 2025, c 2, s 4 PDF Version: Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs? This week, Prime Minister Carn…
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November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Important post from my @ucalgary.bsky.social law colleague David Wright. #cdnpoli
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This is one of the most endangered mammals in the world – there are fewer than 400 alive in the wild right now – so it is pretty special to watch this mom and her two pups emerge from their burrow. Kids will be kids, no matter how rare your species!
P.S. they are Vancouver Island marmots
P.S. they are Vancouver Island marmots
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This is one of the most endangered mammals in the world – there are fewer than 400 alive in the wild right now – so it is pretty special to watch this mom and her two pups emerge from their burrow. Kids will be kids, no matter how rare your species!
P.S. they are Vancouver Island marmots
P.S. they are Vancouver Island marmots
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For years, people argued that there's no point in taking climate action unless China is onboard. I'm at a COP30 event where Chinese government officials and renewable industry reps are outlining the fast-paced renewable energy transition and long-term carbon neutrality plan. The story has flipped.
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
For years, people argued that there's no point in taking climate action unless China is onboard. I'm at a COP30 event where Chinese government officials and renewable industry reps are outlining the fast-paced renewable energy transition and long-term carbon neutrality plan. The story has flipped.
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Never forget: At breakneck speed we are leaving the stable Holocene climate in which human society developed and thrived. Weather extremes are outside historical experience. Sea-level rise is accelerating. Dangerous tipping points are ahead.
Graph: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
Graph: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Never forget: At breakneck speed we are leaving the stable Holocene climate in which human society developed and thrived. Weather extremes are outside historical experience. Sea-level rise is accelerating. Dangerous tipping points are ahead.
Graph: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
Graph: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
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More of that rules based international order the Liberals used to pretend to care about.
Unlocked | Up to the U.S. to decide if it violated international law with Caribbean boat strikes, says Anand
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Up to the U.S. to decide if it violated international law with Caribbean boat strikes, says Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand broke with tradition as she seemingly asserted that Canada's top diplomat doesn't weigh in on a foreign country's adherence to international law.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:29 AM
More of that rules based international order the Liberals used to pretend to care about.
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15+ years old, but still VERY relevent — and if we had acted 15 years ago, the “better world” we’d be creating would be a LOT better & easier to reach. There are real consequences we’re just starting to see to not heeding this cartoon a lot sooner.
Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 AM
15+ years old, but still VERY relevent — and if we had acted 15 years ago, the “better world” we’d be creating would be a LOT better & easier to reach. There are real consequences we’re just starting to see to not heeding this cartoon a lot sooner.
Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
Brown-eyed susan blossom a bit the worse for wear after 10cm or so of snow and a fair amount of wind.
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Brown-eyed susan blossom a bit the worse for wear after 10cm or so of snow and a fair amount of wind.
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NEW from me: CO2 emissions in China have now been flat or falling for 18 months, the first time that energy demand growth at or above historical averages doesn't drive emissions up, thanks to the clean energy boom. 🧵👇
🇨🇳 📰 NEW | Analysis: #China’s #CO2 #emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-18-months/
@laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social w/ @carbonbrief.org
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-18-months/
@laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social w/ @carbonbrief.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:35 AM
NEW from me: CO2 emissions in China have now been flat or falling for 18 months, the first time that energy demand growth at or above historical averages doesn't drive emissions up, thanks to the clean energy boom. 🧵👇
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Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
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Companies like Volt Carbon Technologies are proving that Ontario has what it takes to become a world leader in the green economy.
I got to visit their facility here in Guelph, Solid UltraBattery Inc, to see how they're making cleaner and higher-quality graphite to be used in cutting-edge batteries.
I got to visit their facility here in Guelph, Solid UltraBattery Inc, to see how they're making cleaner and higher-quality graphite to be used in cutting-edge batteries.
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Companies like Volt Carbon Technologies are proving that Ontario has what it takes to become a world leader in the green economy.
I got to visit their facility here in Guelph, Solid UltraBattery Inc, to see how they're making cleaner and higher-quality graphite to be used in cutting-edge batteries.
I got to visit their facility here in Guelph, Solid UltraBattery Inc, to see how they're making cleaner and higher-quality graphite to be used in cutting-edge batteries.
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In its latest podcast episode, to be broadcast tomorrow, CBC’s What on Earth show interviews Canada’s Environment and Climate Minister Julie Dabrusin and me. Why I am stubbornly optimistic going into #cop30….
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November 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
In its latest podcast episode, to be broadcast tomorrow, CBC’s What on Earth show interviews Canada’s Environment and Climate Minister Julie Dabrusin and me. Why I am stubbornly optimistic going into #cop30….
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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Incredibly weak statement from Canada at COP30. It says “effective action starts with detailed planning” and points to this week’s climate competitiveness plan as proof of Canada’s efforts. Weird given that plan has no target, no GHG modelling, dismantles policies policies and calls LNG low carbon.
Canada delivers its national statement at COP30 - Canada.ca
Canada delivers its national statement at COP30
www.canada.ca
November 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Incredibly weak statement from Canada at COP30. It says “effective action starts with detailed planning” and points to this week’s climate competitiveness plan as proof of Canada’s efforts. Weird given that plan has no target, no GHG modelling, dismantles policies policies and calls LNG low carbon.
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It's not every day that both poles set new monthly temperature records (see my earlier post). Last month also observed the warmest October on record for the #Arctic Circle. Not great!!
Data provided by doi.org/10.24381/cds....
Data provided by doi.org/10.24381/cds....
November 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
It's not every day that both poles set new monthly temperature records (see my earlier post). Last month also observed the warmest October on record for the #Arctic Circle. Not great!!
Data provided by doi.org/10.24381/cds....
Data provided by doi.org/10.24381/cds....
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The @wmo-global.bsky.social provisional report on the State of the Global Climate in 2025 was released: wmo.int/publication-...
"Other climate indicators continue to sound alarm
bells, and more extreme weather had major global impacts on
economies and all aspects of sustainable development." #COP30
"Other climate indicators continue to sound alarm
bells, and more extreme weather had major global impacts on
economies and all aspects of sustainable development." #COP30
November 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The @wmo-global.bsky.social provisional report on the State of the Global Climate in 2025 was released: wmo.int/publication-...
"Other climate indicators continue to sound alarm
bells, and more extreme weather had major global impacts on
economies and all aspects of sustainable development." #COP30
"Other climate indicators continue to sound alarm
bells, and more extreme weather had major global impacts on
economies and all aspects of sustainable development." #COP30
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Canada committed to phasing out fossil fuel subsidies over a decade ago
The government's claims to have accomplished this are bogus, now confirmed by the Auditor General's office
www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/Eng...
The government's claims to have accomplished this are bogus, now confirmed by the Auditor General's office
www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/Eng...
November 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Canada committed to phasing out fossil fuel subsidies over a decade ago
The government's claims to have accomplished this are bogus, now confirmed by the Auditor General's office
www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/Eng...
The government's claims to have accomplished this are bogus, now confirmed by the Auditor General's office
www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/Eng...
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Ontario's Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy told reporters he’s taking his cues from Mark Carney — but the justification is sketchy.
Here's our story:
thenarwhal.ca/ford-repeals...
Here's our story:
thenarwhal.ca/ford-repeals...
Doug Ford’s government is abandoning climate targets | The Narwhal
Ontario is moving to repeal aspects of a law that require the government to create a climate plan and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets
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November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Ontario's Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy told reporters he’s taking his cues from Mark Carney — but the justification is sketchy.
Here's our story:
thenarwhal.ca/ford-repeals...
Here's our story:
thenarwhal.ca/ford-repeals...
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Minister of Finance Peter Bethlanfalvy just responded by citing Prime Minister Mark Carney: "it's not about targets it's about results."
To my knowledge, Canada still has emissions-reduction targets. Ontario no longer will.
To my knowledge, Canada still has emissions-reduction targets. Ontario no longer will.
A month ago, Ontario’s Auditor General told Doug Ford’s government to create a public, accountable climate plan with emissions-reduction targets — as courts have also ordered.
Today, the government’s fall economic statement eliminates all legal obligation to do so. #onpoli
Today, the government’s fall economic statement eliminates all legal obligation to do so. #onpoli
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Minister of Finance Peter Bethlanfalvy just responded by citing Prime Minister Mark Carney: "it's not about targets it's about results."
To my knowledge, Canada still has emissions-reduction targets. Ontario no longer will.
To my knowledge, Canada still has emissions-reduction targets. Ontario no longer will.
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COUNTRY ANALYSIS: We have downgraded #Canada’s rating to "Highly insufficient". It has weakened policy ambition, implementation is slow; there's a widening gap between current emissions levels and its 2030 target. This despite 2025 seeing second worst wildfire season in history.
bit.ly/CAT_CAN
bit.ly/CAT_CAN
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
COUNTRY ANALYSIS: We have downgraded #Canada’s rating to "Highly insufficient". It has weakened policy ambition, implementation is slow; there's a widening gap between current emissions levels and its 2030 target. This despite 2025 seeing second worst wildfire season in history.
bit.ly/CAT_CAN
bit.ly/CAT_CAN