Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD
@ryankatzrosene.bsky.social
Professor studying contentious CLIMATE POLITICS. Especially interested in aviation/high-speed rail; nuclear; green/de-growth; meat production/consumption; and all things Canada🇨🇦. Co-Host http://EcopoliticsPodcast.ca Views are my own (not my employer's)!
@kevinroose.com @caseynewton.bsky.social Interesting bit on space data centres but y’all barely mentioned one of the main benefits - they are cooled by the vacuum of space, so don’t need to draw on freshwater sources on Earth.
November 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
@kevinroose.com @caseynewton.bsky.social Interesting bit on space data centres but y’all barely mentioned one of the main benefits - they are cooled by the vacuum of space, so don’t need to draw on freshwater sources on Earth.
Oh, Canada...
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Oh, Canada...
I've just spent way too long trying to reconcile this chart from Bloomberg (first image) about Carbon Sinks (in an article by @eroston.bsky.social) with the latest GCP report (2nd image; lead author @pfriedling.bsky.social) and CT's analysis of GCP data (third image). I can't. Something's way off🤷♂️
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I've just spent way too long trying to reconcile this chart from Bloomberg (first image) about Carbon Sinks (in an article by @eroston.bsky.social) with the latest GCP report (2nd image; lead author @pfriedling.bsky.social) and CT's analysis of GCP data (third image). I can't. Something's way off🤷♂️
Climate skeptics who have been awful loud about how Arctic Sea Ice extent levels are 'stabilizing' over the last decade sure are quiet about the Land Sink over this same time period.
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Climate skeptics who have been awful loud about how Arctic Sea Ice extent levels are 'stabilizing' over the last decade sure are quiet about the Land Sink over this same time period.
Is this "green growth"?
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Is this "green growth"?
Seeing so much misinformation out there related to solar geomagnetic storms... Seemed like a good opportunity to write about another common bit of misinformation - the myth that modern global warming is being caused by the sun (TL;DR it's NOT the sun, it's us). Link in next post...
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Seeing so much misinformation out there related to solar geomagnetic storms... Seemed like a good opportunity to write about another common bit of misinformation - the myth that modern global warming is being caused by the sun (TL;DR it's NOT the sun, it's us). Link in next post...
Impossible to pick just one picture from tonight’s northern lights show, but this one stood out as it got so bright that the snow was glowing pink🤩
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Impossible to pick just one picture from tonight’s northern lights show, but this one stood out as it got so bright that the snow was glowing pink🤩
One of my first aurora timelapse videos. On iPhone!
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
One of my first aurora timelapse videos. On iPhone!
So strong, it’s coming through the clouds!
November 12, 2025 at 1:14 AM
So strong, it’s coming through the clouds!
Snow plows on the field
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Snow plows on the field
Ref is stopping the game every 15 mins for clearing the lines 😭
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Ref is stopping the game every 15 mins for clearing the lines 😭
“Game paused for snow removal”
Yeah, good luck with that 😆
Yeah, good luck with that 😆
November 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
“Game paused for snow removal”
Yeah, good luck with that 😆
Yeah, good luck with that 😆
Update after half time…
Nobody can see what the hell is going on. Sliding all over the place, ball doesn’t even roll. 😂
Nobody can see what the hell is going on. Sliding all over the place, ball doesn’t even roll. 😂
November 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Update after half time…
Nobody can see what the hell is going on. Sliding all over the place, ball doesn’t even roll. 😂
Nobody can see what the hell is going on. Sliding all over the place, ball doesn’t even roll. 😂
Omg… the Canadian Premier League is being played in Ottawa, in the middle of a crazy snowstorm!
November 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Omg… the Canadian Premier League is being played in Ottawa, in the middle of a crazy snowstorm!
Which are you on climate change?
(Heuristic by Andrew Weaver, though I added the letter labels)
(Heuristic by Andrew Weaver, though I added the letter labels)
November 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Which are you on climate change?
(Heuristic by Andrew Weaver, though I added the letter labels)
(Heuristic by Andrew Weaver, though I added the letter labels)
Motion to permanently abandon the term "oral exam" and instead say "verbal exam" when it comes to PhD comps, proposals or theses... thanks.😅
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Motion to permanently abandon the term "oral exam" and instead say "verbal exam" when it comes to PhD comps, proposals or theses... thanks.😅
Reposted by Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD
“Why Bill Gates’ climate memo is being celebrated by skeptics while frustrating scientists" | Article by @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social for @us.theconversation.com:
theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
Why Bill Gates’ climate memo is being celebrated by skeptics while frustrating scientists
Gates recently called for a ‘strategic pivot’ in climate strategy. That appears to have hit a nerve.
theconversation.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“Why Bill Gates’ climate memo is being celebrated by skeptics while frustrating scientists" | Article by @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social for @us.theconversation.com:
theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
🧐 Keep an eye on how The Discourse™️ changes on geoengineering in the coming years...
November 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
🧐 Keep an eye on how The Discourse™️ changes on geoengineering in the coming years...
Since everyone has thoughts™️ on the Gates memo… here’s my addition (basically addressing why skeptics are celebrating it and climate scientists are lukewarm about it when it is fully in support of continued efforts at decarbonization. theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Since everyone has thoughts™️ on the Gates memo… here’s my addition (basically addressing why skeptics are celebrating it and climate scientists are lukewarm about it when it is fully in support of continued efforts at decarbonization. theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
Been seeing this fox quite a bit lately
November 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Been seeing this fox quite a bit lately
The Substack version of my recent Twitter post on how Bill Gates' 'Not the End of the World' frame is nothin' new... open.substack.com/pub/thetrade...
November 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The Substack version of my recent Twitter post on how Bill Gates' 'Not the End of the World' frame is nothin' new... open.substack.com/pub/thetrade...
Holy Heat Pumps!
"Almost half of New Brunswick homes relied on heat pumps as their primary heating system in 2023"
"Almost half of New Brunswick homes relied on heat pumps as their primary heating system in 2023"
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Holy Heat Pumps!
"Almost half of New Brunswick homes relied on heat pumps as their primary heating system in 2023"
"Almost half of New Brunswick homes relied on heat pumps as their primary heating system in 2023"
Oh Bill… you should have seen this coming miles away…
October 30, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Oh Bill… you should have seen this coming miles away…
October 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
" “There's still the climate issue,” said Fernando Maximiliano, coffee market intelligence manager at financial-services network StoneX. “These tariffs, they're an additional layer, but we can't ignore the main, structural factor, which is the tighter supply.” "
October 29, 2025 at 2:19 AM
" “There's still the climate issue,” said Fernando Maximiliano, coffee market intelligence manager at financial-services network StoneX. “These tariffs, they're an additional layer, but we can't ignore the main, structural factor, which is the tighter supply.” "