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Jessie Sitnick
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Climate communications strategy nerd. American by birth. Canadian by luck. Mother of sons. Enjoys sustainable finance, Venn diagram memes & otter content. Meet me in High Park.
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In partnership with First 30x30, our Nature Investment Hub Solution Space is hosting an event on Scaling Investment in Indigenous-led Conservation in Canada.

📅 December 11 - 1:00pm-2:30pm ET
🔗https://natureinvestmenthub.ca/scaling-investment-in-indigenous-led-conservation/

#conservationfinance
Scaling Investment in Indigenous-led Conservation Across Canada - Nature Investment Hub
Join the Nature Investment Hub and First 30x30 Canada for an engaging discussion on the role of the philanthropic and private sectors in scaling investment in Indigenous-led conservation and stewardsh...
natureinvestmenthub.ca
November 26, 2024 at 4:10 PM
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Cucumbers! They're delicious, nutritious, and...covered in plastic? If you've ever wondered what's going on with all the plastic packaging around our fruits & veggies, this blog is for you.

Check it out here: generatecanada.ca/solution-sto...

#PlasticWaste #FoodWaste #PlasticPollution
No Bad Questions: Can Canadians have plastic-free produce, and eat it too? - Generate Canada
By Jessie Sitnick — VP, External at Generate Canada
generatecanada.ca
November 26, 2024 at 4:06 PM
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Okay, I have to do a thread on this pretty amazing article because it is just seriously chockers with eye-opening stats about 'direct air capture' - ie, sucking up air and trying to remove carbon dioxide from it

news.mit.edu/2024/reality...
Reality check on technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the air
An MIT Energy Initiative study finds many climate-stabilization plans are based on questionable assumptions about the future cost and deployment of “direct air capture” and therefore may not bring abo...
news.mit.edu
November 26, 2024 at 8:26 AM
@greenprofgreen.bsky.social thanks for your smart and helpful analysis on CBC this morn.
November 25, 2024 at 12:22 PM
This hits so many nails.

For me, it’s the gutting reminder that it took 150+ years to get from the Reformation to the Enlightenment. I’m not sure what counts as the start of whatever historians will call this period, but my god that’s a long way to go.
This is one of those videos that you could work on forever, but suddenly it felt very important to make it, so I finally did: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Pn...
Populism, Media Revolutions, and Our Terrible Moment
YouTube video by vlogbrothers
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2024 at 9:01 PM
I love this case study. It really captures not just the material principles of circularity but also the social and cultural ones. A beautiful example of how we can fundamentally shift from zero-sum, extractive systems to regenerative relationships that create common value.
Brace yourself, this is a glimpse at a possible positive future, if you demand it.
Timber and straw addition in Berlin, what you see here is plaster applied directly on straw bales. #strawbuilding is perfect for retrofitting and for #Aufstockung.
www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/go...
Going full circle: new housing on former Berlin brewery
While the circular economy as a concept is no longer a novelty in the European building industry, th...
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
November 21, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Similar but different, my new word is “Seasonance” - seasonal dissonance. As in “Having a bad case of seasonance today in Toronto; it’s Nov 18th and I’m wearing a tank top.”
Word of the Day is a true favourite, as some of you will know.

Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.
November 18, 2024 at 7:55 PM
I've argued we need to have this convo out loud. Here it is. Does it help?

Does it inspire necessary empathy or just validate existing views? Does it give credence to perspectives based on objectively false premises? Or reveal ethical nuance we can't ignore? Give me your hot takes.
At the Calgary Petroleum Club, a stage play reflects tension, polarization about Canada’s energy transition
The Assembly: Energy in Canada, a production by Montreal’s Porte Parole, is based on a real dinner conversation and hopes to create a discourse around one of the country’s most fraught issues
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:45 PM
First post feels like walking into a party full of strangers and not knowing what kind of party it is. Do I lead with “and what do you do for work?” or show you my boys’ baby pics while lamenting “they are both taller than me now.” Or ask “how you enjoying the end of civilization?” Weird clown pic?
November 14, 2024 at 11:48 AM