David Tindall
@dbtindall.bsky.social
UBC sociology professor. Environment, social networks, social movements. Tweets on environment, climate change, social and political issues, & some satire.
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Cop30 draft text omits mention of fossil fuel phase-out roadmap www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30 draft text omits mention of fossil fuel phase-out roadmap
Exclusive: Summit leadership releases new text despite 29 nations threatening to block progress without commitment
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Cop30 draft text omits mention of fossil fuel phase-out roadmap www.theguardian.com/environment/...
For those of you who might be interested, I have a new article in the Tyee with some of my on the ground observations at COP 30 in Belém, Brazil:
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Letter from COP 30 in Belem, Brazil | The Tyee
What’s the buzz at the UN climate summit as it nears the finish line? A UBC sociologist sends this dispatch.
thetyee.ca
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
For those of you who might be interested, I have a new article in the Tyee with some of my on the ground observations at COP 30 in Belém, Brazil:
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Reposted by David Tindall
Carney is blowing up his own coalition with this pipeline stuff. You can tell from the Liberal MPs comments they're not happy, their constituents aren't happy, and if Carney pursues this path he'll ignite way more opposition than he's bargaining for.
Liberal MPs express surprise and opposition to reports of pipeline deal
Even if the Carney government and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith come to an agreement, opposition from First Nations and the BC government — as well as existing legislation — create substantial legal ...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Carney is blowing up his own coalition with this pipeline stuff. You can tell from the Liberal MPs comments they're not happy, their constituents aren't happy, and if Carney pursues this path he'll ignite way more opposition than he's bargaining for.
Reposted by David Tindall
"AI can be considered a triple-edged sword."
#AI has been formally integrated as a central theme in the #COP30 agenda for the first time. Here, @dbtindall.bsky.social discusses its potential role in addressing climate change via @ca.theconversation.com
#AI has been formally integrated as a central theme in the #COP30 agenda for the first time. Here, @dbtindall.bsky.social discusses its potential role in addressing climate change via @ca.theconversation.com
Artificial intelligence is front and centre at COP30
COP30 is the first conference where AI has been formally integrated as a central theme in the conference agenda.
theconversation.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"AI can be considered a triple-edged sword."
#AI has been formally integrated as a central theme in the #COP30 agenda for the first time. Here, @dbtindall.bsky.social discusses its potential role in addressing climate change via @ca.theconversation.com
#AI has been formally integrated as a central theme in the #COP30 agenda for the first time. Here, @dbtindall.bsky.social discusses its potential role in addressing climate change via @ca.theconversation.com
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaking at COP 30.
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaking at COP 30.
For those who might be interested, I have a piece in the Conversation today on AI and climate change at COP 30: theconversation.com/artificial-i...
Artificial intelligence is front and centre at COP30
COP30 is the first conference where AI has been formally integrated as a central theme in the conference agenda.
theconversation.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
For those who might be interested, I have a piece in the Conversation today on AI and climate change at COP 30: theconversation.com/artificial-i...
Canada wins the Fossil of the Day at the UN COP 30 meetings!
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Canada wins the Fossil of the Day at the UN COP 30 meetings!
A big protest by Amazonian Indigenous peoples this morning closed down the COP 30 venue for a while.
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A big protest by Amazonian Indigenous peoples this morning closed down the COP 30 venue for a while.
Julie Dabrusin, Canada's Minster of Environment and Climate Change giving a speech at an event on the Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change, at COP 30, Belem, Brazil.
November 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Julie Dabrusin, Canada's Minster of Environment and Climate Change giving a speech at an event on the Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change, at COP 30, Belem, Brazil.
Reposted by David Tindall
You thought the pictures from last night were incredible? Look at this!
We have upgraded our geomagnetic forecast today (12 November 2025) to the highest intensity level amid an ongoing solar storm.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
You thought the pictures from last night were incredible? Look at this!
Reposted by David Tindall
This was written after COP29 and it holds true for COP30, where the UNFCCC's outdated technocratic procedures clearly are not a match for this moment in Earth's history.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0312202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0312202...
COP Climate Talks Could Benefit From More Feminist Values, Less Focus on Tech Solutions, Experts Say - Inside Climate News
Addressing gender equity under existing United Nations initiatives could be one of the best ways to improve outcomes of the annual global climate talks.
insideclimatenews.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This was written after COP29 and it holds true for COP30, where the UNFCCC's outdated technocratic procedures clearly are not a match for this moment in Earth's history.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0312202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0312202...
Al Gore presenting at COP 23.
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Al Gore presenting at COP 23.
Protest against carbon markets outside the COP 30 venue this morning.
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Protest against carbon markets outside the COP 30 venue this morning.
Participants marching in to COP 30 in Belém, Brazil.
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Participants marching in to COP 30 in Belém, Brazil.