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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 7 days
“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
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 7 days
“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...
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Kari G Elliott @kbyrd.bsky.social · 7 days
And I don't want to keep beating this drum, but encouraging more work-from-home instead of forcing public servants to commute unnecessarily is a simple, popular step towards reducing emissions.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 7 days
Did you see my newsletter from the other week? Last section!
Holding fossil fuels accountablewww.talkingclimate.ca New climate laws, why we need more trees in cities, and how a four-day workweek helps fight climate change
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Kari G Elliott @kbyrd.bsky.social · 7 days
This is an awesome newsletter. Thanks! I'm a public servant in Ottawa and I do not know a single person who is happy about the govt forcing us back into the office. Seems like parties think making PS miserable is a winning strategy for upcoming election. 😠