Vincent Thivierge
@vthivierge.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at uOttawa trying to improve unilateral climate policies. Most recently sailing out of the Berkeley Yatch Club 🌬️⛵. Originaire de Wakefield, Québec.
https://vthivierge.github.io/
https://vthivierge.github.io/
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It is quite annoying that all the reporting on CA oil refinery closings don't mention that if we had decent public transportation in the state demand would go down. Instead, it's all- what will the state do????
January 29, 2026 at 6:02 PM
It is quite annoying that all the reporting on CA oil refinery closings don't mention that if we had decent public transportation in the state demand would go down. Instead, it's all- what will the state do????
"The debate is evolving... and that's OK." Insightful conceptualization of climate skepticism @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social !
January 28, 2026 at 5:52 PM
"The debate is evolving... and that's OK." Insightful conceptualization of climate skepticism @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social !
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a speech that invokes Thucydides *and* Vaclav Havel? You have my attention sir
January 21, 2026 at 1:38 AM
a speech that invokes Thucydides *and* Vaclav Havel? You have my attention sir
From our hydro dams to your homes! If New England were to tightens climate policy on its power producers, this new line could lead to "negative" carbon leakage. One social benefit of trading with a decarbonized partner.
After 10 years of controversy, lawsuits, and even a ballot referendum, the New England Clean Energy Connect is up and running 🔌
With a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, the new line can satisfy 20% of Massachusetts' electricity needs. www.wbur.org/news/2026/01... @wbur.org #energysky
With a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, the new line can satisfy 20% of Massachusetts' electricity needs. www.wbur.org/news/2026/01... @wbur.org #energysky
A decade in the making, clean energy power line for Mass. is up and running
A major new transmission line that can bring renewable electricity from Quebec to Massachusetts is finally, after a whole lot of controversy and delay, starting to deliver power.
www.wbur.org
January 16, 2026 at 5:54 PM
From our hydro dams to your homes! If New England were to tightens climate policy on its power producers, this new line could lead to "negative" carbon leakage. One social benefit of trading with a decarbonized partner.
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“We represent communities living next to refineries and the workers who operate them. Together, we are sounding the alarm - California must not allow oil billionaires and their lobbyists to rewrite refinery safety rules.”-@apen4ej.bsky.social & #USWLocal5
Read more:
calmatters.org/commentary/2...
Read more:
calmatters.org/commentary/2...
Opinion | California shouldn't let oil companies rewrite refinery safety rules
Regulators will hold a hearing Jan. 15 at the OSHA Standards Board in Sacramento on changes that will weaken safety standards for refineries.
calmatters.org
January 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
“We represent communities living next to refineries and the workers who operate them. Together, we are sounding the alarm - California must not allow oil billionaires and their lobbyists to rewrite refinery safety rules.”-@apen4ej.bsky.social & #USWLocal5
Read more:
calmatters.org/commentary/2...
Read more:
calmatters.org/commentary/2...
Awesome workshop, great papers and people, beautiful city.
📢 Call for Papers! The 9th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Econ. will be held in London June 8-9
✅ Submissions by Feb 1
📄 Full papers only (no abstracts)
🎤 Keynote: Prof. @rmetcalfe.bsky.social
🔗 more details here: www.lse.ac.uk/geography-an...
✅ Submissions by Feb 1
📄 Full papers only (no abstracts)
🎤 Keynote: Prof. @rmetcalfe.bsky.social
🔗 more details here: www.lse.ac.uk/geography-an...
9th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Economics
Information about the LSE Department of Geography and Environment's Environmental Economics Workshop.
www.lse.ac.uk
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Awesome workshop, great papers and people, beautiful city.
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📢 Call for Papers! The 9th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Econ. will be held in London June 8-9
✅ Submissions by Feb 1
📄 Full papers only (no abstracts)
🎤 Keynote: Prof. @rmetcalfe.bsky.social
🔗 more details here: www.lse.ac.uk/geography-an...
✅ Submissions by Feb 1
📄 Full papers only (no abstracts)
🎤 Keynote: Prof. @rmetcalfe.bsky.social
🔗 more details here: www.lse.ac.uk/geography-an...
9th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Economics
Information about the LSE Department of Geography and Environment's Environmental Economics Workshop.
www.lse.ac.uk
January 8, 2026 at 1:58 PM
📢 Call for Papers! The 9th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Econ. will be held in London June 8-9
✅ Submissions by Feb 1
📄 Full papers only (no abstracts)
🎤 Keynote: Prof. @rmetcalfe.bsky.social
🔗 more details here: www.lse.ac.uk/geography-an...
✅ Submissions by Feb 1
📄 Full papers only (no abstracts)
🎤 Keynote: Prof. @rmetcalfe.bsky.social
🔗 more details here: www.lse.ac.uk/geography-an...
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Congestion pricing seems like a great example of a policy where the effects are immediately legible to the public in a way that changes their views. Before, people were unsure; after, most people see the benefits and don't want to go back (see also smoking in bars).
Particulate pollution in the air down a whopping 22% in NYC’s congestion pricing zone.
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
In New York City, Congestion Pricing Leads to Marked Drop in Pollution
e360.yale.edu
December 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Congestion pricing seems like a great example of a policy where the effects are immediately legible to the public in a way that changes their views. Before, people were unsure; after, most people see the benefits and don't want to go back (see also smoking in bars).
Forest Futures at the University of Ottawa is hiring a postdoctoral fellow and a senior research associate to study forest conservation and management in Canada. (www.linkedin.com/company/fore...)
Forest Futures | LinkedIn
Forest Futures | 119 followers on LinkedIn. Research & partnerships driving next-gen forest stewardship for climate, nature, communities, and the economy in Canada | Forest Futures Canada is a new...
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November 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Forest Futures at the University of Ottawa is hiring a postdoctoral fellow and a senior research associate to study forest conservation and management in Canada. (www.linkedin.com/company/fore...)
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Re-upping this position before the December 1st application deadline. I'm looking to hire a post-doc - could be a climate scientist or environmental economist. Ideal start early 2026 but could be later. Please circulate!
🚨The Moore Lab at UC Davis is hiring!🚨
Post-doc for a project with @adamsobel.bsky.social on the valuation of climate information for adaptation
Could be a good fit for an environmental economist or a climate scientist - flexible start date and location
Apply by Dec 1st: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07346
Post-doc for a project with @adamsobel.bsky.social on the valuation of climate information for adaptation
Could be a good fit for an environmental economist or a climate scientist - flexible start date and location
Apply by Dec 1st: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07346
Postdoctoral Scholar - Environmental Science & Policy
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Re-upping this position before the December 1st application deadline. I'm looking to hire a post-doc - could be a climate scientist or environmental economist. Ideal start early 2026 but could be later. Please circulate!
Jacquelyn Pless in Toronto! Awesome news for Canada. I was starting to get jealous of Switzerland and their recent fancy hires.
UofT signs three more US orofs including Mark Duggan as new Director of the Munk School!
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/educa...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/educa...
U of T hires three top U.S. scholars, plans for 100 new postdocs
New hires include Canadian-born MIT astrophysicist Sara Seager
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Jacquelyn Pless in Toronto! Awesome news for Canada. I was starting to get jealous of Switzerland and their recent fancy hires.
@alexandreshields.bsky.social je crois que ce nouveau cahier de recherche (de @eyalfrank.bsky.social et al) sur la réduction des risques d'accidents de la route grâce à la présence des loups sur la rive nord versus sud du Saint-Laurent saura certainement vous intéresser: www.nber.org/papers/w34377
Option Value of Apex Predators: Evidence from a River Discontinuity
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
October 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
@alexandreshields.bsky.social je crois que ce nouveau cahier de recherche (de @eyalfrank.bsky.social et al) sur la réduction des risques d'accidents de la route grâce à la présence des loups sur la rive nord versus sud du Saint-Laurent saura certainement vous intéresser: www.nber.org/papers/w34377
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So for-profit AI companies have trained on the world's largest collaborative volunteer project and a precious free resource, to make money for their for-profit enterprises. They have crushed traffic to the volunteer project, starving it of donors and volunteers
www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”
www.404media.co
October 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
So for-profit AI companies have trained on the world's largest collaborative volunteer project and a precious free resource, to make money for their for-profit enterprises. They have crushed traffic to the volunteer project, starving it of donors and volunteers
www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
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OK, here we go...
I'm excited to launch Climate-Colored Goggles, a newsletter about climate and culture. I'll be writing about climate solutions in pop culture, media & sports. America's most influential storytellers need to get in the game.
Sign up here: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
I'm excited to launch Climate-Colored Goggles, a newsletter about climate and culture. I'll be writing about climate solutions in pop culture, media & sports. America's most influential storytellers need to get in the game.
Sign up here: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
OK, here we go...
I'm excited to launch Climate-Colored Goggles, a newsletter about climate and culture. I'll be writing about climate solutions in pop culture, media & sports. America's most influential storytellers need to get in the game.
Sign up here: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
I'm excited to launch Climate-Colored Goggles, a newsletter about climate and culture. I'll be writing about climate solutions in pop culture, media & sports. America's most influential storytellers need to get in the game.
Sign up here: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
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The only questions you ever need to ask of people who want to peddle this issue are:
"What do you mean by merit? How do you measure it? Is there only one definition of merit?"
They will not be able to answer The Qs because they haven't thought about it. Because, in turn, IT'S NOT ABOUT MERIT.
"What do you mean by merit? How do you measure it? Is there only one definition of merit?"
They will not be able to answer The Qs because they haven't thought about it. Because, in turn, IT'S NOT ABOUT MERIT.
Diversity, equity and inclusion are coming under scrutiny — and Pierre Poilievre is ready to push the conversation
Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are in the crosshairs south of the border and now the mantle has been taken up by the federal Conservative party, which has released a
www.thestar.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The only questions you ever need to ask of people who want to peddle this issue are:
"What do you mean by merit? How do you measure it? Is there only one definition of merit?"
They will not be able to answer The Qs because they haven't thought about it. Because, in turn, IT'S NOT ABOUT MERIT.
"What do you mean by merit? How do you measure it? Is there only one definition of merit?"
They will not be able to answer The Qs because they haven't thought about it. Because, in turn, IT'S NOT ABOUT MERIT.
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We have had this precise discussion many times before, with the invention of the book, radio, TV, the internet, etc. Knowledge of these discssions are freely available, but apparently the WSJ can't find it or doesn't understand its relevance.
Might this kind of thing be what professors are for?
Might this kind of thing be what professors are for?
When Knowledge is Free, What are Professors For?
Higher Education Must Stop Competing with AI on Information and Start Teaching What Machines Can’t Do
www.forbes.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
We have had this precise discussion many times before, with the invention of the book, radio, TV, the internet, etc. Knowledge of these discssions are freely available, but apparently the WSJ can't find it or doesn't understand its relevance.
Might this kind of thing be what professors are for?
Might this kind of thing be what professors are for?
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You might think that the mayor of Yellowknife, the capital of Canada's vast Northwest Territories, would be a fan of giant pickups.
Nope. He's disgusted by car bloat.
www.linkedin.com/posts/benjam...
Nope. He's disgusted by car bloat.
www.linkedin.com/posts/benjam...
October 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
You might think that the mayor of Yellowknife, the capital of Canada's vast Northwest Territories, would be a fan of giant pickups.
Nope. He's disgusted by car bloat.
www.linkedin.com/posts/benjam...
Nope. He's disgusted by car bloat.
www.linkedin.com/posts/benjam...
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On Sunday, #Zürich residents voted 52.8% in favor of increasing parking fees for cars according to weight.
The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.)
Direct democracy!
The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.)
Direct democracy!
September 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
On Sunday, #Zürich residents voted 52.8% in favor of increasing parking fees for cars according to weight.
The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.)
Direct democracy!
The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.)
Direct democracy!
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Noise reduction benefits from EV adoption in the US estimated at $77.3 billion, concentrated among low-income families in urban areas
www.nber.org/papers/w34298
www.nber.org/papers/w34298
The Traffic Noise Externality: Costs, Incidence and Policy Implications
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
September 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Noise reduction benefits from EV adoption in the US estimated at $77.3 billion, concentrated among low-income families in urban areas
www.nber.org/papers/w34298
www.nber.org/papers/w34298
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Under the UNFCC Canada is not responsible for the downstream combustion emissions of the fossil fuels we export. So we conveniently ignore them (as in Ksi Lisims Assessment and BC and fed announcements today), though those GHGs are more than Canada's territorial emissions to the global atmosphere.
There it is
BC Environment Minister Tamara Davidson and Energy Minister Adrian Dix have given the green light for the Ksi Lisims LNG Facility
Once operational, the plant will be the second largest LNG production facility in BC and may use natural gas to power the liquefaction process #bcpoli
BC Environment Minister Tamara Davidson and Energy Minister Adrian Dix have given the green light for the Ksi Lisims LNG Facility
Once operational, the plant will be the second largest LNG production facility in BC and may use natural gas to power the liquefaction process #bcpoli
Environmental assessment certificate granted for Ksi Lisims LNG project
A B.C. environmental assessment certificate has been issued for the Ksi Lisims LNG project, following a joint decision by provincial ministers.
news.gov.bc.ca
September 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Under the UNFCC Canada is not responsible for the downstream combustion emissions of the fossil fuels we export. So we conveniently ignore them (as in Ksi Lisims Assessment and BC and fed announcements today), though those GHGs are more than Canada's territorial emissions to the global atmosphere.
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Today marks a major development in U.S. climate policy.
Gov. Newsom, the CA Assembly & Senate just released the final cap-and-trade—now called cap-and-invest—reauthorization bill: AB 1207. 1/
#climatesky #energysky
Gov. Newsom, the CA Assembly & Senate just released the final cap-and-trade—now called cap-and-invest—reauthorization bill: AB 1207. 1/
#climatesky #energysky
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
September 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Today marks a major development in U.S. climate policy.
Gov. Newsom, the CA Assembly & Senate just released the final cap-and-trade—now called cap-and-invest—reauthorization bill: AB 1207. 1/
#climatesky #energysky
Gov. Newsom, the CA Assembly & Senate just released the final cap-and-trade—now called cap-and-invest—reauthorization bill: AB 1207. 1/
#climatesky #energysky
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I've been getting requests from reporters about the disbanding of the DOE Climate Working Group. Here are some comments. More to come on my Substack (www.theclimatebrink.com).
September 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I've been getting requests from reporters about the disbanding of the DOE Climate Working Group. Here are some comments. More to come on my Substack (www.theclimatebrink.com).
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Part of me is sad I will never see DOE's attempt to respond to the excellent comments from the scientific and economic community on its awful climate science report
A larger part is relieved this document will be expunged from the administrative record A small but real victory for accuracy and fact
A larger part is relieved this document will be expunged from the administrative record A small but real victory for accuracy and fact
September 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Part of me is sad I will never see DOE's attempt to respond to the excellent comments from the scientific and economic community on its awful climate science report
A larger part is relieved this document will be expunged from the administrative record A small but real victory for accuracy and fact
A larger part is relieved this document will be expunged from the administrative record A small but real victory for accuracy and fact
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DOE's embarrassment of a "climate science" report is 150 pages where as this response from the scientific community is 500.
My take: It takes much more effort to refute nonsense than it does to generate it, a tax on the time of all who care about fact and accuracy
sites.google.com/tamu.edu/doe...
My take: It takes much more effort to refute nonsense than it does to generate it, a tax on the time of all who care about fact and accuracy
sites.google.com/tamu.edu/doe...
DOEresponseSite
On July 29, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a report from its Climate Working Group (CWG). This report features prominently in the EPA's reconsideration of its 2009 Endangerment Finding...
sites.google.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
DOE's embarrassment of a "climate science" report is 150 pages where as this response from the scientific community is 500.
My take: It takes much more effort to refute nonsense than it does to generate it, a tax on the time of all who care about fact and accuracy
sites.google.com/tamu.edu/doe...
My take: It takes much more effort to refute nonsense than it does to generate it, a tax on the time of all who care about fact and accuracy
sites.google.com/tamu.edu/doe...
The Department of Energy hired five academics to raise doubts about climate change. 85+ climate experts (organized by @andrewdessler.com) reviewed their report. Our conclusion, detailed in 450 pages of analysis: it is biased, full of errors, and not fit to inform policy making.
DOEresponseSite
On July 29, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a report from its Climate Working Group (CWG). This report features prominently in the EPA's reconsideration of its 2009 Endangerment Finding...
sites.google.com
September 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM