Lina Brand Correa
@librand.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University. Ecological economist passionate about energy and wellbeing.
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Lina Brand Correa
@librand.bsky.social
· Nov 20
I had heard about this place where real people engage constructively. It took me a while, but happy to have made it!
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📢Global Carbon Budget 2025📢
Fossil CO2 emissions continue to rise in 2025 while the terrestrial carbon sink recovers to pre-El Niño strength.
The key findings are covered in two reports this year:
* ESSDD (preprint): essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
* Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Fossil CO2 emissions continue to rise in 2025 while the terrestrial carbon sink recovers to pre-El Niño strength.
The key findings are covered in two reports this year:
* ESSDD (preprint): essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
* Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM
📢Global Carbon Budget 2025📢
Fossil CO2 emissions continue to rise in 2025 while the terrestrial carbon sink recovers to pre-El Niño strength.
The key findings are covered in two reports this year:
* ESSDD (preprint): essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
* Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Fossil CO2 emissions continue to rise in 2025 while the terrestrial carbon sink recovers to pre-El Niño strength.
The key findings are covered in two reports this year:
* ESSDD (preprint): essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
* Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Vote for No One is an Island (9:36). It's awesome! A short film based on super important degrowth research. @jksteinberger.bsky.social @librand.bsky.social
myhero.com/2025-peoples...
myhero.com/2025-peoples...
2025 People's Choice Award - FINALISTS
Finalists for the MY HERO International Film Festival's People's Choice Award
myhero.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Vote for No One is an Island (9:36). It's awesome! A short film based on super important degrowth research. @jksteinberger.bsky.social @librand.bsky.social
myhero.com/2025-peoples...
myhero.com/2025-peoples...
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COUNTRY ANALYSIS: We have downgraded #Canada’s rating to "Highly insufficient". It has weakened policy ambition, implementation is slow; there's a widening gap between current emissions levels and its 2030 target. This despite 2025 seeing second worst wildfire season in history.
bit.ly/CAT_CAN
bit.ly/CAT_CAN
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
COUNTRY ANALYSIS: We have downgraded #Canada’s rating to "Highly insufficient". It has weakened policy ambition, implementation is slow; there's a widening gap between current emissions levels and its 2030 target. This despite 2025 seeing second worst wildfire season in history.
bit.ly/CAT_CAN
bit.ly/CAT_CAN
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“My friends, the world is changing. It's not a question of whether that change will come. It's a question of who will change it.” @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
People are choosing real alternatives instead of continuity. Mamdani stands for an antifascist economics in the name of the many. 🧵
People are choosing real alternatives instead of continuity. Mamdani stands for an antifascist economics in the name of the many. 🧵
November 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“My friends, the world is changing. It's not a question of whether that change will come. It's a question of who will change it.” @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
People are choosing real alternatives instead of continuity. Mamdani stands for an antifascist economics in the name of the many. 🧵
People are choosing real alternatives instead of continuity. Mamdani stands for an antifascist economics in the name of the many. 🧵
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Finally - the extraordinary animated film "No One is an Island," based on our "Living Well Within Limits" project can be seen! labour of love and care by animator David Bunting & futurist-artist James McKay . You can see it (and vote for it!!!) here. 😍
myhero.com/2025-peoples...
myhero.com/2025-peoples...
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Finally - the extraordinary animated film "No One is an Island," based on our "Living Well Within Limits" project can be seen! labour of love and care by animator David Bunting & futurist-artist James McKay . You can see it (and vote for it!!!) here. 😍
myhero.com/2025-peoples...
myhero.com/2025-peoples...
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2. Absurdity is a hallmark of authoritarianism. It's not just that those who believe absurdities commit atrocities. It's also that those who endorse atrocities become absurd.
This is where Keir Starmer's government now finds itself.
This is where Keir Starmer's government now finds itself.
July 13, 2025 at 7:20 AM
2. Absurdity is a hallmark of authoritarianism. It's not just that those who believe absurdities commit atrocities. It's also that those who endorse atrocities become absurd.
This is where Keir Starmer's government now finds itself.
This is where Keir Starmer's government now finds itself.
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Hi everyone, I'm excited to announce this new project: a website dedicated to research and data on imperialism and inequality. You're going to love this...
globalinequality.org
globalinequality.org
Global Inequality - Global Inequality
globalinequality.org
June 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Hi everyone, I'm excited to announce this new project: a website dedicated to research and data on imperialism and inequality. You're going to love this...
globalinequality.org
globalinequality.org
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(This thread is commentary, not criticism!)
The "anti-science" label is tricky, because the attacks on science are being framed in the rhetoric of good science: transparency, rigor, objectivity, open debate
How can promoting these values be *anti* science? 1/
The "anti-science" label is tricky, because the attacks on science are being framed in the rhetoric of good science: transparency, rigor, objectivity, open debate
How can promoting these values be *anti* science? 1/
Just released. My Nature piece:
"Never before has the USA seen such an anti-intellectual, anti-science assault...
History tells us that there are times when the dangers of inaction become sufficiently threatening to individuals or the planet that scientists...
rdcu.be/eo3Hb
"Never before has the USA seen such an anti-intellectual, anti-science assault...
History tells us that there are times when the dangers of inaction become sufficiently threatening to individuals or the planet that scientists...
rdcu.be/eo3Hb
More US scientists must speak out
Nature Human Behaviour - The Trump administration has launched an extraordinary and dangerous attack on US science. Climate and water scientist Peter Gleick calls on scientists who are able and...
rdcu.be
June 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
(This thread is commentary, not criticism!)
The "anti-science" label is tricky, because the attacks on science are being framed in the rhetoric of good science: transparency, rigor, objectivity, open debate
How can promoting these values be *anti* science? 1/
The "anti-science" label is tricky, because the attacks on science are being framed in the rhetoric of good science: transparency, rigor, objectivity, open debate
How can promoting these values be *anti* science? 1/
And I can assure you (because of my time in Leeds) that you'll be learning with some wonderful people!
Want to learn how to help tackle the climate crisis and contribute to a sustainable, just world via impactful climate solutions (which begin by using your voice to call for change)? This 4-week course by @universityofleeds.bsky.social is free! Sign up now ⬇️
www.futurelearn.com/courses/clim...
www.futurelearn.com/courses/clim...
May 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
And I can assure you (because of my time in Leeds) that you'll be learning with some wonderful people!
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Sing it from the rooftops: congestion pricing in NYC is an unambiguous triumph. It is succeeding beyond its backers wildest aspirations & none of the second-order effects people worried about have come to pass.
It's a pure win. Celebrate it! Talk about it! For once, let's own the f'ing narrative.
It's a pure win. Celebrate it! Talk about it! For once, let's own the f'ing narrative.
Here Is Everything That Has Changed Since Congestion Pricing Started in New York
Fewer cars. Faster travel. Less honking. And some questions we still can’t answer.
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Sing it from the rooftops: congestion pricing in NYC is an unambiguous triumph. It is succeeding beyond its backers wildest aspirations & none of the second-order effects people worried about have come to pass.
It's a pure win. Celebrate it! Talk about it! For once, let's own the f'ing narrative.
It's a pure win. Celebrate it! Talk about it! For once, let's own the f'ing narrative.
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Climate may not be getting much attention but #elxn2025 will have huge implications for Canadian climate policy. @simondonner.bsky.social and I compare climate-related commitments of the Conservatives, Liberals and NDP. 🧵 w bonus summary table! #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/21/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/21/o...
This is a climate election
With the frontrunners pitching wildly contrasted policies in some ways and similar ones in another, it's vital for Canadians to keep abreast of their climate ambitions — and to hold them to account wh...
www.nationalobserver.com
April 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Climate may not be getting much attention but #elxn2025 will have huge implications for Canadian climate policy. @simondonner.bsky.social and I compare climate-related commitments of the Conservatives, Liberals and NDP. 🧵 w bonus summary table! #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/21/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/21/o...
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New article from "REAL - A Post-Growth Deal" project colleagues Joel Millward-Hopkins and Vivien Fisch-Romito : "We have to talk about overconsumption (in three different ways)"
3 definitions relevant to individual, social, and planetary scales.
Open access 👇
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
3 definitions relevant to individual, social, and planetary scales.
Open access 👇
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
March 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
New article from "REAL - A Post-Growth Deal" project colleagues Joel Millward-Hopkins and Vivien Fisch-Romito : "We have to talk about overconsumption (in three different ways)"
3 definitions relevant to individual, social, and planetary scales.
Open access 👇
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
3 definitions relevant to individual, social, and planetary scales.
Open access 👇
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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Vital column by Nat Dyer on the deep flaws of financial speculator David Ricardo’s trade theory….a necessary rebuttal to the tired old orthodoxy...
www.ft.com/content/61f2...
www.ft.com/content/61f2...
What economists get wrong about tariff wars
The history of global trade challenges Ricardo’s enduring economic theory
www.ft.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Vital column by Nat Dyer on the deep flaws of financial speculator David Ricardo’s trade theory….a necessary rebuttal to the tired old orthodoxy...
www.ft.com/content/61f2...
www.ft.com/content/61f2...
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Artículo de interés para toda persona interesada en la búsqueda de una buena vida dentro de los límites planetarios. En The Lancet:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Post-growth: the science of wellbeing within planetary boundaries
There are increasing concerns that continued economic growth in high-income countries
might not be environmentally sustainable, socially beneficial, or economically achievable.
In this Review, we expl...
www.thelancet.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Artículo de interés para toda persona interesada en la búsqueda de una buena vida dentro de los límites planetarios. En The Lancet:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Carbon offsets rarely work! This systematic review evaluated 1/5th of global carbon offsets (equivalent to a billion tonnes of CO2eq). They found “less than 16% of the carbon credits…constitute real emission reductions”.
h/t Forrest Fleischman
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
h/t Forrest Fleischman
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Systematic assessment of the achieved emission reductions of carbon crediting projects - Nature Communications
Carbon markets are key in climate strategies, but only 16% of carbon credits represent real emission reductions, based on a study of 2,346 projects. Reforms are needed to improve the effectiveness of ...
www.nature.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Carbon offsets rarely work! This systematic review evaluated 1/5th of global carbon offsets (equivalent to a billion tonnes of CO2eq). They found “less than 16% of the carbon credits…constitute real emission reductions”.
h/t Forrest Fleischman
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
h/t Forrest Fleischman
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Total global pledges to the Loss and Damage Fund, which goes to support those affected by climate change: $720 million dollars.
BREAKING: Juan Soto has signed with the New York Mets on a 15-year, $765 million deal, a source confirms to @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social.
December 9, 2024 at 6:25 AM
Total global pledges to the Loss and Damage Fund, which goes to support those affected by climate change: $720 million dollars.
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One hell of a read on how the US utility Dominion Energy, based in the data centre growth hotspot Virginia, is using high projected growth in data centres to justify new fossil fuel infrastructure -->>
archive.ph/V2Hm3 (archive link so ppl outside the US can access)
archive.ph/V2Hm3 (archive link so ppl outside the US can access)
archive.ph
November 26, 2024 at 5:57 PM
One hell of a read on how the US utility Dominion Energy, based in the data centre growth hotspot Virginia, is using high projected growth in data centres to justify new fossil fuel infrastructure -->>
archive.ph/V2Hm3 (archive link so ppl outside the US can access)
archive.ph/V2Hm3 (archive link so ppl outside the US can access)
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Short answer: Yes
"Using a car for over 50% of out-of-home activities lowers life satisfaction."
doi.org/10.1016/j.tb...
"Using a car for over 50% of out-of-home activities lowers life satisfaction."
doi.org/10.1016/j.tb...
November 22, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Short answer: Yes
"Using a car for over 50% of out-of-home activities lowers life satisfaction."
doi.org/10.1016/j.tb...
"Using a car for over 50% of out-of-home activities lowers life satisfaction."
doi.org/10.1016/j.tb...
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Here's our Call for Papers on Global Degrowth: (Inter)dependencies, power, and justice - for the journal New Global Studies
Please share with interested persons. Edited with Jenny Ufer, Felix Windegger and Brototi Roy
www.eurac.edu/en/institute...
Please share with interested persons. Edited with Jenny Ufer, Felix Windegger and Brototi Roy
www.eurac.edu/en/institute...
Call for Papers: Global Degrowth - Eurac Research
We invite authors from all disciplines, career stages, and backgrounds to contribute to a Special Issue exploring the global dimensions of degrowth!
www.eurac.edu
November 20, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Here's our Call for Papers on Global Degrowth: (Inter)dependencies, power, and justice - for the journal New Global Studies
Please share with interested persons. Edited with Jenny Ufer, Felix Windegger and Brototi Roy
www.eurac.edu/en/institute...
Please share with interested persons. Edited with Jenny Ufer, Felix Windegger and Brototi Roy
www.eurac.edu/en/institute...
I had heard about this place where real people engage constructively. It took me a while, but happy to have made it!
November 20, 2024 at 9:34 PM
I had heard about this place where real people engage constructively. It took me a while, but happy to have made it!
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#SanctuaryCities like #Toronto can and must step up via social #planning where national policies fail—defending those caught in between violence, border conflicts and political games for a sanctuary that truly protects. Out this month in @antipodeonline.bsky.social
November 13, 2024 at 6:10 PM
#SanctuaryCities like #Toronto can and must step up via social #planning where national policies fail—defending those caught in between violence, border conflicts and political games for a sanctuary that truly protects. Out this month in @antipodeonline.bsky.social
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These days Toronto feels like the anti-model of contemporary urban planning: removing bike lanes, spending billions to rehabilitate a downtown highway, decommissioning an entire subway line, no opening date for a light rail project 13 years in the making.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Bikes v cars: backlash after Ontario premier threatens to tear up cycling lanes in Toronto
Doug Ford plans to rip out bike lanes on busy streets, citing ‘insanity’ of gridlock he says they contribute to
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:36 PM
These days Toronto feels like the anti-model of contemporary urban planning: removing bike lanes, spending billions to rehabilitate a downtown highway, decommissioning an entire subway line, no opening date for a light rail project 13 years in the making.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
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Amidst Trump’s election and Canada’s surge in anti-immigrant, alt-right politics, Liette Gilbert and I call for a radical rethink: municipalities should protect non-status residents with a generous form of “non-status” citizenship. 1/2 #OpenAccess onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
November 13, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Amidst Trump’s election and Canada’s surge in anti-immigrant, alt-right politics, Liette Gilbert and I call for a radical rethink: municipalities should protect non-status residents with a generous form of “non-status” citizenship. 1/2 #OpenAccess onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....