Kathryn Harrison
@profkharrison.bsky.social
Climate policy researcher, UBC Professor, chemical engineer, political scientist, feminist, cyclist. Persistently hopeful, but losing patience!
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….
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I did CBC radio interviews on the implications of this week's Government of Canada budget for climate. Link below to the Vancouver On the Coast program segment (November 5).
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On the Coast catches you up on the news of the day, brings you in depth analysis, showcases the arts, and offers you ideas about what you can do in Metro Vancouver.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I did CBC radio interviews on the implications of this week's Government of Canada budget for climate. Link below to the Vancouver On the Coast program segment (November 5).
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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Hot takes on climate implications of the 2025 Cdn budget. On one hand, lots of emphasis on investment in the low-carbon economy of the future, and using GHG reductions/$ as a standard for public investments. On the other, embrace of and subsidies for LNG as clean energy. \1
November 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Hot takes on climate implications of the 2025 Cdn budget. On one hand, lots of emphasis on investment in the low-carbon economy of the future, and using GHG reductions/$ as a standard for public investments. On the other, embrace of and subsidies for LNG as clean energy. \1
Is anyone hearing anything about timing of publication of the IEA's WEO 2025 report?
Yes, saw the Bloomberg piece about US pressure to reintroduce CPS and imagine that would explain rescheduling of an October 20205 release. But til when?!
Yes, saw the Bloomberg piece about US pressure to reintroduce CPS and imagine that would explain rescheduling of an October 20205 release. But til when?!
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Is anyone hearing anything about timing of publication of the IEA's WEO 2025 report?
Yes, saw the Bloomberg piece about US pressure to reintroduce CPS and imagine that would explain rescheduling of an October 20205 release. But til when?!
Yes, saw the Bloomberg piece about US pressure to reintroduce CPS and imagine that would explain rescheduling of an October 20205 release. But til when?!
Could I love him more?
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. arriving with *this* vibe 💯 Wearing the jersey of 3x Olympic hockey gold-medalist Marie-Philip Poulin.
📷 Screengrab from Sportsnet
#WorldSeries
📷 Screengrab from Sportsnet
#WorldSeries
November 2, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Could I love him more?
Little trick of treaters are asking for something healthier. The kids these days! 🤦🏼♀️
November 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Little trick of treaters are asking for something healthier. The kids these days! 🤦🏼♀️
Check out this symposium that @lisasundstrom.bsky.social and I co-edited!
Symposium: Climate Policy in an Era of Disruption
Climate policy in an era of disruption: the impact of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine on the United States, Russia, Canada and the European Union by @profkharrison.bsky.social & @lisasundstrom.bsky.social
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Climate policy in an era of disruption: the impact of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine on the United States, Russia, Canada and the European Union by @profkharrison.bsky.social & @lisasundstrom.bsky.social
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Climate policy in an era of disruption: the impact of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine on the United States, Russia, Canada and the European Union
This introduction to the special symposium on Climate Policy in an Era of Disruption, we employ the tripartite interests, ideas and institutions framework to compare the climate policy responses of...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Check out this symposium that @lisasundstrom.bsky.social and I co-edited!
I’m imagining John Fogerty on his way to the stadium, ready to run on the field singing.
a man sitting in front of a window with the words put me in coach below him
ALT: a man sitting in front of a window with the words put me in coach below him
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October 28, 2025 at 6:22 AM
I’m imagining John Fogerty on his way to the stadium, ready to run on the field singing.
Can a team play short-handed if they’ve run out of players and someone is injured?
October 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Can a team play short-handed if they’ve run out of players and someone is injured?
There's a growing smugness in pieces on EV/battery mftg. Those "bike-loving technocrats" and Trudeau were wrong about "the revolution" and now they've wasted our tax $$! No mention of climate, as if this was a market gamble or plot to shame men's love of cars.
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Opinion: The EV industry is sputtering. Too bad Ontario bet so heavily on a battery-driven future
Customers have spoken and they don’t much want EVs – at least not yet
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October 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
There's a growing smugness in pieces on EV/battery mftg. Those "bike-loving technocrats" and Trudeau were wrong about "the revolution" and now they've wasted our tax $$! No mention of climate, as if this was a market gamble or plot to shame men's love of cars.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Watching this space...
BC First Nations make legal challenges to huge Ksi Lisims LNG project www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/n...
BC First Nations make legal challenges to huge Ksi Lisims LNG project www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/n...
BC First Nations make legal challenges to huge Ksi Lisims LNG project
The Lax Kw'alaams Band and the Metlakatla First Nation filed separate judicial reviews in Federal Court earlier this month, alleging the Minister of Environment and Climate Change ignored their concer...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Watching this space...
BC First Nations make legal challenges to huge Ksi Lisims LNG project www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/n...
BC First Nations make legal challenges to huge Ksi Lisims LNG project www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/n...
New article and op-ed out today. FYI, the URL link to the article does work, despite the LinkedIn error message.
New article 📢 with @profkharrison.bsky.social & @angelavcarter.bsky.social
We explore the disconnect between climate ambition & aspirations for fossil fuel production in Canadian provinces, one that leaves Canada economically vulnerable in the global energy transition
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We explore the disconnect between climate ambition & aspirations for fossil fuel production in Canadian provinces, one that leaves Canada economically vulnerable in the global energy transition
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October 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
New article and op-ed out today. FYI, the URL link to the article does work, despite the LinkedIn error message.
Canada take note. Coal *and gas*
Renewables cut fossil fuel imports in 100+ countries!
“More than 100 countries have cut their dependence on fossil-fuel imports & saved hundreds of billions of $ by continuing to invest in renewables,” reports Carbon Brief, based on data from IEA.
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“More than 100 countries have cut their dependence on fossil-fuel imports & saved hundreds of billions of $ by continuing to invest in renewables,” reports Carbon Brief, based on data from IEA.
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IEA: Renewables have cut fossil-fuel imports for more than 100 countries - Carbon Brief
More than 100 countries have cut their dependence on fossil-fuel imports and saved hundreds of billions of dollars by continuing to invest in renewables
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October 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Canada take note. Coal *and gas*
This is appalling. A Canadian govt spokesperson is spreading misinformation that TMX is good for climate because "Most of the oil is cracked to make naphtha" which goes into electric cars and electrifying the grid in Asia. That's nuts! A correction is needed.
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Head of Carney’s Major Projects Office thinks Trans Mountain is good for climate
Dawn Farrell, the former CEO of Trans Mountain who now leads the federal government's Major Projects Office told the House of Commons environment committee that the oil pipeline helps fight climate ch...
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October 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This is appalling. A Canadian govt spokesperson is spreading misinformation that TMX is good for climate because "Most of the oil is cracked to make naphtha" which goes into electric cars and electrifying the grid in Asia. That's nuts! A correction is needed.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/10/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/10/n...
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It's finally here! 100+ scholars, global scope, practical insights. “Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment” shows how organized interests stall policy—and how governance can respond.
Open access available now! Or order for paperback and hardcover. cssn.org/wp-content/u...
Open access available now! Or order for paperback and hardcover. cssn.org/wp-content/u...
October 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
It's finally here! 100+ scholars, global scope, practical insights. “Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment” shows how organized interests stall policy—and how governance can respond.
Open access available now! Or order for paperback and hardcover. cssn.org/wp-content/u...
Open access available now! Or order for paperback and hardcover. cssn.org/wp-content/u...
Reposted by Kathryn Harrison
A group of Yankees hasn’t been beaten in Canada that bad since 1812.
October 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A group of Yankees hasn’t been beaten in Canada that bad since 1812.
We have a dozen tiny garden gnomes in a garden along the sidewalk. Toddlers often squeal and sometimes play with them. Today a cool-looking ~30yr-old dude stopped, knelt down, and carefully rearranged them into a little party on a stump, then continued on his way smoking a cigar. Happy Saturday all!
October 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We have a dozen tiny garden gnomes in a garden along the sidewalk. Toddlers often squeal and sometimes play with them. Today a cool-looking ~30yr-old dude stopped, knelt down, and carefully rearranged them into a little party on a stump, then continued on his way smoking a cigar. Happy Saturday all!
Yet another great primer on industrial carbon pricing from @climateinstitute.bsky.social.
It's Canada's potentially most impactful climate policy, but it's hanging by a thread as provinces have gamed and, increasingly, flaunted the federal carbon pricing benchmark.
Ball's in the feds' court.
It's Canada's potentially most impactful climate policy, but it's hanging by a thread as provinces have gamed and, increasingly, flaunted the federal carbon pricing benchmark.
Ball's in the feds' court.
Canada’s industrial carbon pricing systems are meant to slash emissions and reward low-carbon innovation. But right now, they’re falling short due to poor design.
We took a closer look at what’s holding these systems back. ⬇️
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We took a closer look at what’s holding these systems back. ⬇️
climateinstitute.ca/five-choices...
Five choices that are breaking industrial carbon pricing
In some provinces, industrial carbon pricing systems are increasingly dysfunctional. Governments must fix them.
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October 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Yet another great primer on industrial carbon pricing from @climateinstitute.bsky.social.
It's Canada's potentially most impactful climate policy, but it's hanging by a thread as provinces have gamed and, increasingly, flaunted the federal carbon pricing benchmark.
Ball's in the feds' court.
It's Canada's potentially most impactful climate policy, but it's hanging by a thread as provinces have gamed and, increasingly, flaunted the federal carbon pricing benchmark.
Ball's in the feds' court.
This aligns completely with my experience installing a heat pump. Annual savings on energy bills, greater comfort and better indoor air quality in the summer from bonus aircon + social benefit of lower GHGs. But fed, prov, and local incentives were critical for the decision to make financial sense.
Heat pumps are a cost-effective technology that can save people money on energy bills and reduce emissions from buildings. But the end of government incentives makes the transition to heat pumps harder for households. ⬇️
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Cutting incentives for heat pumps makes it harder for more families to switch
Reducing emissions from this sector is paramount to achieve Canada’s climate goals. But it won’t come without new policies and rebates to...
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October 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This aligns completely with my experience installing a heat pump. Annual savings on energy bills, greater comfort and better indoor air quality in the summer from bonus aircon + social benefit of lower GHGs. But fed, prov, and local incentives were critical for the decision to make financial sense.
Commuting by campus by e-bike I get exercise, save money on gas and parking, and arrive happier -- yes, even when it rains. And that's not counting the social benefit of reducing my carbon emissions (since I would drive otherwise). E-bikes ftw!
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B.C.’s e-bike rebates boost affordability, health and sustainable mobility - UBC News
New UBC study finds B.C.’s income-based e-bike rebate program improved access, encouraged active travel and reduced car use.
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September 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Commuting by campus by e-bike I get exercise, save money on gas and parking, and arrive happier -- yes, even when it rains. And that's not counting the social benefit of reducing my carbon emissions (since I would drive otherwise). E-bikes ftw!
news.ubc.ca/2025/09/bc-e...
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The 2025 UN Production Gap Report is out. Though most fossil fuel producers profess commitment to reduce their emissions, ultimately to net zero, exporters are undermining that effort with production plans that oversupply expected global demand. And it's gotten worse. 🧵
productiongap.org/2025report/
productiongap.org/2025report/
2025 Report - Production Gap
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September 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The 2025 UN Production Gap Report is out. Though most fossil fuel producers profess commitment to reduce their emissions, ultimately to net zero, exporters are undermining that effort with production plans that oversupply expected global demand. And it's gotten worse. 🧵
productiongap.org/2025report/
productiongap.org/2025report/
Home decarbonization is a no-brainer to meet Canada's GHG targets. That's being undermined by each and the combination of: repeal of the consumer carbon tax, restricting eligibility for heat pump rebates, and termination of Greener Homes loans. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/18/n...
Sudden closure of Greener Homes Loan concerns energy advisers
A group representing the energy adviser profession says it's deeply concerned about the sudden closure of applications for the federal Canada Greener Homes Loan program.
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September 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Home decarbonization is a no-brainer to meet Canada's GHG targets. That's being undermined by each and the combination of: repeal of the consumer carbon tax, restricting eligibility for heat pump rebates, and termination of Greener Homes loans. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/18/n...
The BC Climate Solution's annual report is now posted on the govt website. 🧵
- BC has huge economic advantages in a decarbonizing world, but investors require consistency and predictability of climate policies.
- Kudos to BC for expanding renewable electricity. /1
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- BC has huge economic advantages in a decarbonizing world, but investors require consistency and predictability of climate policies.
- Kudos to BC for expanding renewable electricity. /1
www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...
Climate Solutions Council
Climate Solutions and Clean Growth Advisory Council
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September 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The BC Climate Solution's annual report is now posted on the govt website. 🧵
- BC has huge economic advantages in a decarbonizing world, but investors require consistency and predictability of climate policies.
- Kudos to BC for expanding renewable electricity. /1
www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...
- BC has huge economic advantages in a decarbonizing world, but investors require consistency and predictability of climate policies.
- Kudos to BC for expanding renewable electricity. /1
www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...
The BC Climate Solutions Council's advice to the BC government as it reviews the ZEV Act is (finally!) posted on government website. We do not recommend relaxing the 2035 goal of 100% ZEV sales, but do support credits for increasingly long range plug-in hybrids.#bcpoli
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www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...
Climate Solutions Council
Climate Solutions and Clean Growth Advisory Council
www2.gov.bc.ca
September 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The BC Climate Solutions Council's advice to the BC government as it reviews the ZEV Act is (finally!) posted on government website. We do not recommend relaxing the 2035 goal of 100% ZEV sales, but do support credits for increasingly long range plug-in hybrids.#bcpoli
www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...
www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...
Pravda anyone?
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says Broadcasters Risk Losing Licenses When Hosts Criticize Him www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says Broadcasters Risk Losing Licenses When Hosts Criticize Him www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says Broadcasters Risk Losing Licenses When Hosts Criticize Him
www.nytimes.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Pravda anyone?
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says Broadcasters Risk Losing Licenses When Hosts Criticize Him www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says Broadcasters Risk Losing Licenses When Hosts Criticize Him www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...