Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD
@ryankatzrosene.bsky.social
Professor studying contentious CLIMATE POLITICS. Especially interested in aviation/high-speed rail; nuclear; green/de-growth; meat production/consumption; and all things Canada🇨🇦. Co-Host http://EcopoliticsPodcast.ca Views are my own (not my employer's)!
Snow plows on the field
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Snow plows on the field
Ref is stopping the game every 15 mins for clearing the lines 😭
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Ref is stopping the game every 15 mins for clearing the lines 😭
“Game paused for snow removal”
Yeah, good luck with that 😆
Yeah, good luck with that 😆
November 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
“Game paused for snow removal”
Yeah, good luck with that 😆
Yeah, good luck with that 😆
Update after half time…
Nobody can see what the hell is going on. Sliding all over the place, ball doesn’t even roll. 😂
Nobody can see what the hell is going on. Sliding all over the place, ball doesn’t even roll. 😂
November 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Update after half time…
Nobody can see what the hell is going on. Sliding all over the place, ball doesn’t even roll. 😂
Nobody can see what the hell is going on. Sliding all over the place, ball doesn’t even roll. 😂
Omg… the Canadian Premier League is being played in Ottawa, in the middle of a crazy snowstorm!
November 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Omg… the Canadian Premier League is being played in Ottawa, in the middle of a crazy snowstorm!
Which are you on climate change?
(Heuristic by Andrew Weaver, though I added the letter labels)
(Heuristic by Andrew Weaver, though I added the letter labels)
November 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Which are you on climate change?
(Heuristic by Andrew Weaver, though I added the letter labels)
(Heuristic by Andrew Weaver, though I added the letter labels)
Motion to permanently abandon the term "oral exam" and instead say "verbal exam" when it comes to PhD comps, proposals or theses... thanks.😅
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Motion to permanently abandon the term "oral exam" and instead say "verbal exam" when it comes to PhD comps, proposals or theses... thanks.😅
Reposted by Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD
“Why Bill Gates’ climate memo is being celebrated by skeptics while frustrating scientists" | Article by @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social for @us.theconversation.com:
theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
Why Bill Gates’ climate memo is being celebrated by skeptics while frustrating scientists
Gates recently called for a ‘strategic pivot’ in climate strategy. That appears to have hit a nerve.
theconversation.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“Why Bill Gates’ climate memo is being celebrated by skeptics while frustrating scientists" | Article by @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social for @us.theconversation.com:
theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
🧐 Keep an eye on how The Discourse™️ changes on geoengineering in the coming years...
November 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
🧐 Keep an eye on how The Discourse™️ changes on geoengineering in the coming years...
Since everyone has thoughts™️ on the Gates memo… here’s my addition (basically addressing why skeptics are celebrating it and climate scientists are lukewarm about it when it is fully in support of continued efforts at decarbonization. theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Since everyone has thoughts™️ on the Gates memo… here’s my addition (basically addressing why skeptics are celebrating it and climate scientists are lukewarm about it when it is fully in support of continued efforts at decarbonization. theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
Been seeing this fox quite a bit lately
November 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Been seeing this fox quite a bit lately
The Substack version of my recent Twitter post on how Bill Gates' 'Not the End of the World' frame is nothin' new... open.substack.com/pub/thetrade...
November 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The Substack version of my recent Twitter post on how Bill Gates' 'Not the End of the World' frame is nothin' new... open.substack.com/pub/thetrade...
Holy Heat Pumps!
"Almost half of New Brunswick homes relied on heat pumps as their primary heating system in 2023"
"Almost half of New Brunswick homes relied on heat pumps as their primary heating system in 2023"
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Holy Heat Pumps!
"Almost half of New Brunswick homes relied on heat pumps as their primary heating system in 2023"
"Almost half of New Brunswick homes relied on heat pumps as their primary heating system in 2023"
Oh Bill… you should have seen this coming miles away…
October 30, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Oh Bill… you should have seen this coming miles away…
October 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
" “There's still the climate issue,” said Fernando Maximiliano, coffee market intelligence manager at financial-services network StoneX. “These tariffs, they're an additional layer, but we can't ignore the main, structural factor, which is the tighter supply.” "
October 29, 2025 at 2:19 AM
" “There's still the climate issue,” said Fernando Maximiliano, coffee market intelligence manager at financial-services network StoneX. “These tariffs, they're an additional layer, but we can't ignore the main, structural factor, which is the tighter supply.” "
Finally caught some shots of Comet Lemmon
(iPhone 16 pro)
(iPhone 16 pro)
October 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Finally caught some shots of Comet Lemmon
(iPhone 16 pro)
(iPhone 16 pro)
“CO2 is plant foo…” oh shit!
October 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
“CO2 is plant foo…” oh shit!
"The disaster industrial complex, it turns out, is a network of supply chains that help people and governments reboot after catastrophes."
Maybe climate change could be good for growth after all 🫣
Maybe climate change could be good for growth after all 🫣
October 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"The disaster industrial complex, it turns out, is a network of supply chains that help people and governments reboot after catastrophes."
Maybe climate change could be good for growth after all 🫣
Maybe climate change could be good for growth after all 🫣
Oh, she doesn’t know… how convenient 😡
October 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Oh, she doesn’t know… how convenient 😡
oh, look at that... surprising absolutely no-one, the percent of land area in the Contiguous US facing unusually hot daily high and low temperatures during the months of June, July, and August is trending up in recent decades.
October 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
oh, look at that... surprising absolutely no-one, the percent of land area in the Contiguous US facing unusually hot daily high and low temperatures during the months of June, July, and August is trending up in recent decades.
Are annual precipitation and extreme precipitation increasing in the United States? Yes. That's what the data show.
Short 🧵starting with this chart👇, showing Annual Precipitation in the Contiguous US, 1901-2023. While there's wide annual variation, it's trending up.
Short 🧵starting with this chart👇, showing Annual Precipitation in the Contiguous US, 1901-2023. While there's wide annual variation, it's trending up.
October 23, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Are annual precipitation and extreme precipitation increasing in the United States? Yes. That's what the data show.
Short 🧵starting with this chart👇, showing Annual Precipitation in the Contiguous US, 1901-2023. While there's wide annual variation, it's trending up.
Short 🧵starting with this chart👇, showing Annual Precipitation in the Contiguous US, 1901-2023. While there's wide annual variation, it's trending up.
Oh fuck off already
October 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Oh fuck off already
@glenpeters.bsky.social @pfriedling.bsky.social
Do these 2024 values for 'Yearly absorption' look right to you? Does this merely reflect the observed atmospheric CO2 increase in 2024? I'm struggling to interpret the spike - yes, emissions were higher last year, but not by this much.
Do these 2024 values for 'Yearly absorption' look right to you? Does this merely reflect the observed atmospheric CO2 increase in 2024? I'm struggling to interpret the spike - yes, emissions were higher last year, but not by this much.
October 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
@glenpeters.bsky.social @pfriedling.bsky.social
Do these 2024 values for 'Yearly absorption' look right to you? Does this merely reflect the observed atmospheric CO2 increase in 2024? I'm struggling to interpret the spike - yes, emissions were higher last year, but not by this much.
Do these 2024 values for 'Yearly absorption' look right to you? Does this merely reflect the observed atmospheric CO2 increase in 2024? I'm struggling to interpret the spike - yes, emissions were higher last year, but not by this much.
Uh, yeah… they’ve hit a record high every single year for at least the last 67 years…
October 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Uh, yeah… they’ve hit a record high every single year for at least the last 67 years…