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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦
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an emergency doctor desperately trying to save the future (and the present) for his children
Oh, Canada.
How embarrassing.
We won due to our substantial rollbacks of climate policies such as the consumer carbon price, the EV mandate, and threats to our oil and gas emissions cap and our greenwashing legislation.

On top of recent fastracking of two LNG plants.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Dr Joe’s COP30 diary day 8.

Fossil of the Day. The daily “award” given to the country who is seen to have done substantial harm to the climate multilateral negotiations.

Who could possibly have won it today?
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November 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Hey! Look! Canada made it on to the front page of Climate Action Network - International's ECO newsletter.

So cool!
Oh, wait.
November 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
some images from today's events!
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November 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Dr. Joe’s #COP30 diary Day 8.

What are actions? Why do they exist? Why are they important?

Find out here.

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November 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Our Org @cape-acme.bsky.social is hosting an ACTION at #COP30 linking climate action to health.
Starting in 90 min in Action Zone 1.
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Some pics of the city
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November 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Some pics of the forest
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November 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Some pics of the river
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November 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Dr. Joe’s COP30 diary Day 7.

A day of rest means a day of adventure.

Playing on the River in the Amazon

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November 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Im trapped in a spectacular Brazilian 80s dance party ina monastery/prison/gem museum
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
And a short video to share.
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November 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The indigenous peoples far surpassed us in style, joy, and photogenicity.

Just amazing.
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November 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Our Organization @cape-acme.bsky.social invested some money in a new prop! Inflatable lungs!

They looked great for about 45 min the the battery died and they looked a little less great.

Sigh

Live and learn.
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November 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Dr Joe’s COP30 diary day 6
the March!
November 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
November 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Action today!
(I'm behind the first K with @drmelissalem.bsky.social)

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November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Minumum of 12 lobbyists from Canada (including Tourmaline Oil and CRIN personnel mentioned in post 2)
www.desmog.com/2025/11/13/i...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Tourmaline Oil and the Government of Alberta presenting at the Canadian Pavilion (remember GoA is actively advocating to remove 9 climate-friendly federal laws like EV mandate and northwest coast tanker ban)
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Dr Joe’s COP30 Day 5

Today’s theme: Keep Big Polluters Out

Especially Canadian Lobbyists
November 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
November 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
President of COP30 meeting with the protesters
November 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM
November 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM