Rick Smith
@rjcsmith.bsky.social
President, Canadian Climate Institute/ président de l'Institut climatique du Canada
@climateinstitute.bsky.social
@climateinstitute.bsky.social
Looking forward to the kickoff of Toronto Climate Week. If you’re around, say hi! @climateinstitute.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Looking forward to the kickoff of Toronto Climate Week. If you’re around, say hi! @climateinstitute.bsky.social
Back to school: YTZ
September 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Back to school: YTZ
Arriving in Ottawa for meetings on climate change with smoke from wildfires hanging in the air caused by climate change @climateinstitute.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Arriving in Ottawa for meetings on climate change with smoke from wildfires hanging in the air caused by climate change @climateinstitute.bsky.social
My coffee mug this AM
July 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
My coffee mug this AM
Fun start to a Monday AM: bumped into old friend @jasonthorne.bsky.social. Delighted to see Toronto’s Chief Planner taking a crowded streetcar to work!
July 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Fun start to a Monday AM: bumped into old friend @jasonthorne.bsky.social. Delighted to see Toronto’s Chief Planner taking a crowded streetcar to work!
Great chat with @ipcc.bsky.social chair Jim Skea at London Climate Action Week on what the climate science is telling us and the critical role of climate councils in the years ahead @climatecouncils.bsky.social @climateinstitute.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Great chat with @ipcc.bsky.social chair Jim Skea at London Climate Action Week on what the climate science is telling us and the critical role of climate councils in the years ahead @climatecouncils.bsky.social @climateinstitute.bsky.social
Big crowds to kick off London Climate Action Week @e3g.bsky.social @climatecouncils.bsky.social @climateinstitute.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Big crowds to kick off London Climate Action Week @e3g.bsky.social @climatecouncils.bsky.social @climateinstitute.bsky.social
Got the new flag up just in time for Canada Day!
June 24, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Got the new flag up just in time for Canada Day!
Great discussion with Min of Environment & Climate Change @juliedabrusin.bsky.social. This week's extreme heat is a reminder of our urgent need for climate change solutions. Looking forward to working together to protect Canadians and our country's prosperity @climateinstitute.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Great discussion with Min of Environment & Climate Change @juliedabrusin.bsky.social. This week's extreme heat is a reminder of our urgent need for climate change solutions. Looking forward to working together to protect Canadians and our country's prosperity @climateinstitute.bsky.social
Two headlines posted, unironically, right next to each other on @theglobeandmail.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Two headlines posted, unironically, right next to each other on @theglobeandmail.com
Very proud that our documentary "Plastic People: the Hidden Crisis of Microplastics" was nominated for 3 Canadian Screen Awards and, at the ceremony last night, won for Best Direction! Huge congrats to co-directors @ziyatong.bsky.social and Ben Addelman! @sholehaf.bsky.social
May 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Very proud that our documentary "Plastic People: the Hidden Crisis of Microplastics" was nominated for 3 Canadian Screen Awards and, at the ceremony last night, won for Best Direction! Huge congrats to co-directors @ziyatong.bsky.social and Ben Addelman! @sholehaf.bsky.social
Looking forward to this @thewalrus.ca event tonight focused on the opportunities of electrification @climateinstitute.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Looking forward to this @thewalrus.ca event tonight focused on the opportunities of electrification @climateinstitute.bsky.social
Honoured to attend today's Speech from the Throne. The Speech's theme of building a stronger & more prosperous Canada is important & climate change was prominently mentioned. As King Charles III said: "The True North is indeed strong and free." @climateinstitute.bsky.social @dalebeugin.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Honoured to attend today's Speech from the Throne. The Speech's theme of building a stronger & more prosperous Canada is important & climate change was prominently mentioned. As King Charles III said: "The True North is indeed strong and free." @climateinstitute.bsky.social @dalebeugin.bsky.social
Happy to be in Ottawa for tomorrow's Speech from the Throne. Centre Block is a bit like our country at the moment: truly fantastic and in need of some updating and renovations @climateinstitute.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Happy to be in Ottawa for tomorrow's Speech from the Throne. Centre Block is a bit like our country at the moment: truly fantastic and in need of some updating and renovations @climateinstitute.bsky.social
Proud family moment: all four of us voted together for the first time. Elbows up!
April 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Proud family moment: all four of us voted together for the first time. Elbows up!
Really pleased to spend EarthDay2025 on two great screenings of "Plastic People". Thanks to the engaged audience at @tcsbears.bsky.social and to Disney for beaming me into their NYC HQ!
April 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Really pleased to spend EarthDay2025 on two great screenings of "Plastic People". Thanks to the engaged audience at @tcsbears.bsky.social and to Disney for beaming me into their NYC HQ!
April 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Welcome to a snowy springtime in Ottawa, @toddntucker.bsky.social! @rooseveltinstitute.org @broadbent.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Welcome to a snowy springtime in Ottawa, @toddntucker.bsky.social! @rooseveltinstitute.org @broadbent.bsky.social
Honoured to speak at the screening of "Plastic People" at the beautiful National Academy of Sciences in Washington as part of @dceff.bsky.social. Great crowd, great discussion! The evidence is clear: plastic pollution threatens our health @plasticpollutes.bsky.social @breakfreefromplastic.org
March 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Honoured to speak at the screening of "Plastic People" at the beautiful National Academy of Sciences in Washington as part of @dceff.bsky.social. Great crowd, great discussion! The evidence is clear: plastic pollution threatens our health @plasticpollutes.bsky.social @breakfreefromplastic.org
On the road again (cue Willie Nelson)
March 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
On the road again (cue Willie Nelson)
Appropriately attired for today’s screening of our documentary “Plastic People” at @dceff.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Appropriately attired for today’s screening of our documentary “Plastic People” at @dceff.bsky.social
Excited to announce that #PlasticPeopleDoc has been nominated for 3 Canadian Screen Awards:
Rob Stewart Award for Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series
Best Direction, Documentary Program
Best Picture Editing, Documentary
Winners will be announced on May 30! www.academy.ca/nominees/
Rob Stewart Award for Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series
Best Direction, Documentary Program
Best Picture Editing, Documentary
Winners will be announced on May 30! www.academy.ca/nominees/
March 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Excited to announce that #PlasticPeopleDoc has been nominated for 3 Canadian Screen Awards:
Rob Stewart Award for Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series
Best Direction, Documentary Program
Best Picture Editing, Documentary
Winners will be announced on May 30! www.academy.ca/nominees/
Rob Stewart Award for Best Science or Nature Documentary Program or Series
Best Direction, Documentary Program
Best Picture Editing, Documentary
Winners will be announced on May 30! www.academy.ca/nominees/
March 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Appreciated the discussions with Lords Sharma and Wood today on the critical importance of continued climate change progress for investment and economic prosperity @climateinstitute.bsky.social #cdnpoli @houseoflords.parliament.uk
February 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Appreciated the discussions with Lords Sharma and Wood today on the critical importance of continued climate change progress for investment and economic prosperity @climateinstitute.bsky.social #cdnpoli @houseoflords.parliament.uk