Asta: It doesn’t matter where in the western world you life, it’s every where the same bullshit you hear from the climate change deniers.

“Canada is such a northern country, don’t we want a little global warming?” I often hear. In a nutshell, NO. We’re warming 2x faster than the rest of the world, driving extreme heat, flood, and sea level rise we are not prepared for. The wildfire season started in Feb this year. Feb! #canadaday

Canada’s Changing Climate Reportchangingclimate.ca

“But our population is so small, we’re not contributing much anyways. Go talk to China!” they then say. Again, NO. We Canadians have some of the highest per capita emissions in the world, and our national cumulative emissions add up to 2% of the total. That’s enough to make us #9 globally.

Who has contributed most to global CO2 emissions?ourworldindata.org There's not only significant variability in how much CO2 countries emit across the world today. There are also large differences in how much each has emitted in the past. Who has contributed most to g...

“But that carbon tax is useless,” they counter; getting to the real objections, driven by solution aversion. Again, NO. This meta-analysis of 21 policies finds that "introducing a carbon price yields immediate + substantial emission reductions despite the low level of prices." We just need more!

Systematic review and meta-analysis of ex-post evaluations on the effectiveness of carbon pricing - Nature Communicationswww.nature.com Carbon pricing policies are adopted in many countries around the world to mitigate climate change. This systematic review shows that significant emission reductions of between 5 and 21% are achieved b...

No matter where we live or who we are, climate change affects us all. And, as I often say, that means ….

It doesn’t matter where in the western world you life, it’s every where the same bullshit you hear from the climate change deniers.

Unsurprising, since they're fed the same disinformation carefully crafted in the same thinktanks.

Plus you have the locally grown Frenemies of Science! There’s a great book on fossil fuel funded disinformation in Canada I highly recommend.

The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change (Washington Post Best Book of the Year)www.longfellowbooks.com A WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "An essential read."--The Washington Post "Essential... This book belongs on the shelf next to Merchants of Doubt, Dark Money, and Kochland." --Roy Scranton, au...

Omigod those freaks ☹️

“Climate ‘scientists’ claim an invisible gas is somehow making the world hotter, but have they ever considered… THE SUN?!?” Fucking embarrassing that they’re from the same province I am

Add it to the column of embarrassing things about Alberta.

It's why I'm not just in favour of secession, but secession followed by nuking us from orbit. It's the only way to be sure. Yes, I live here, but I'm willing to take one for the team. ...especially since the alternative is remaining trapped in Alberta with these people for the rest of my life.

Gravity is invisible too, but only a fool would argue that means gravity isn't real. CO2 is invisible to us, but not to infrared. Livable temps on this planet is actually dependent on that fact. (If you think scientists simply _forgot_ about the Sun, you're dumber than you think the scientists are.)

True story: they blocked me on Twitter for asking who funds them. They really don't like that question!