💡 Need a refresher on the ins and outs of Border Carbon Adjustments #BCAs? Learn from our lead expert, @aaroncosbey.bsky.social why effective design and international cooperation are essential to their success. 📽️ Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnqK... [2/2]

My latest: What if many countries adopt border carbon adjustment? How to prevent the nightmare scenario of many different requirements for measurement, reporting and verification of GHG emissions - a burden that would fall most heavily on SME exporters and those from developing countries?

IISD Economies@economies.iisd.org · 12mo ago

🌍 As more countries explore #BCAs, how can we prevent #Trade frictions, especially for #SMEs & developing nations? @aaroncosbey.bsky.social explains that success hinges on the interoperability of these systems. 🔗: www.iisd.org/articles/pol... #CBAM #CarbonPricing #ClimatePolicy #NetZero

(1/8) 🌍 An industrial policy renaissance Governments are using #subsidies and other measures to help domestic industries play a role in the green transition—while strengthening economic competitiveness. A new IISD report explores how this is reshaping trade and investment .👇

Nameless German firms to Hodgson: We'd be "interested" in Canadian LNG. I'm sure. Every importer wants a surplus of exporters. That doesn't mean they'd commit to any long-term deals. And it doesn't mean that they've thought through the business case from a Canadian perspective. bit.ly/3Kvro96

Natural resources minister presses case for Canadian LNG exports to Europe | CBC News

At a news conference wrapping up a trip to Berlin, Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said German companies have told him they are interested in Canadian liquefied natural gas, and that his govern...

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At this point you expect more outrageous stuff every day. But this is a whole new level of outrageous.

Brian Tyler Cohen@briantylercohen.bsky.social · last yr.

The Trump administration is now seeking to replace PBS with “Prager University,” a far-right propaganda organization that isn’t actually a university. One of their “kids videos” has Christopher Columbus telling them that slavery was “no big deal” and “better than being killed.”

Republican lawmakers' smokescreen: "The smoke you're choking on definitely has nothing to do with climate change. The real culprit is criminally negligent foreign forest managers." bit.ly/45tXeKj

More Republican lawmakers demand legal action over Canadian wildfire smoke

The Republican lawmakers called for an investigation of Canada's wildfire management practices and for potential remedies under international law, saying Canada must face "real consequences."

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Hey fellow Canadians. Cost of living more important to you than addressing climate change? Here's a 10-year graph of my home insurance costs, following on recent years of monstrously costly floods, wildfires, storms. Just 1 of so many ways in which we're paying for *not* addressing climate change.

On her dream of doubling Alberta's oil production, as on most things, Danielle Smith is in complete alignment with Alberta's separatists. Here's why they're both going to be proven badly wrong. #abpoli #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/10/o...

Alberta will never double its oil production

Both Danielle Smith and the separatists she keeps enabling want to see Alberta double its oil production. Spoiler: It won't be Mark Carney or the Liberal government that ends up stopping them.

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Six US Congressmen complain to Canada’s Ambassador that Canadian wildfires are wrecking their constituents’ summer holidays, ask us to do better at forest management and preventing arson. How about this for a deal? (1/2) bit.ly/3TArY6K

Trump allies fume Canadian smoke is ruining summer – and offer misinfo as the solution

Smoke from Canadian wildfires that have forced about a quarter of a million Canadians to evacuate since 2023 are preventing Americans in Trump-voting districts from "spend[ing] time outdoors recreatin...

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Your years of waiting and yearning are over! 😁 Deep-detailed guidance on best practice in border carbon adjustment -- the product of dialogues that brought together over 20 global experts from a wide range of backgrounds.

International Institute for Sustainable Development@iisd.org · last yr.

📢 New report! If done right, Border Carbon Adjustments #BCAs, like the EU & UK #CBAMs, can support just transitions, but getting their design right is key. ✅ After2️⃣ years of expert insight, @economies.iisd.org presents this landmark set of recommendations. 🔗: www.iisd.org/publications...

Breaking: European Commission has proposed that CBAM-covered producers of steel, aluminum, cement & fertilizers will be relieved of the EU ETS carbon price for exports. Some thoughts. (1/4) bit.ly/4knZmZl

The economics version of "It doesn't count if it's not on Strava"

Jenny Chase@solarchase.bsky.social · last yr.

One interesting angle on the rise of solar (and batteries) is that fossil fuel burn contributes directly and trackably to GDP measures of economic activity, while power generation used directly does not. Presumably the purchase of equipment counts in GDP, but after that it's an avoided cost.

This isn't surprising, in that the emissions cap has for a while seemed an obvious sacrificial lamb. But if Ottawa sees it as potentially a straight-up trade-off for Pathways (oil-sands carbon capture) finally happening, I think it's missing a step. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Insiders say Mark Carney could compromise on emissions cap

Once hailed under prime minister Justin Trudeau's leadership as a marquee plank of Canada's climate action under the Liberal government, the proposed emissions cap is also politically contentious, wit...

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Thoughtful coverage of our new report calling for a new Canadian industrial strategy. We lay out specific recommendations, based on the lessons of successful Canadian and international industrial policies. carboncompetitiveness.ca/wp-content/u...

The Globe and Mail@theglobeandmail.com · last yr.

Chinese HSR does Beijing-Shanghai – which is about the distance as NYC-Atlanta – in just over four hours, and gets six times the ridership of airlines. $1.8 billion in net profit last year. scmp.com/economy/chin...

‘More convenient’: why China’s travellers are ditching planes for bullet trains

More passengers on busy Beijing-Shanghai route are choosing high-speed rail, which offers flexibility, comfort and stable internet access.

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“Climeworks’ [direct air capture] energy needs: … It would take up to 72 terawatts to fully offset Iceland's carbon footprint each year … equivalent to almost four times Iceland's electricity production.” Something very wrong with this equation. bit.ly/4drzWbA

Climeworks’ capture fails to cover its own emissions

The carbon capture company Climeworks only captures a fraction of the CO2 it promises its machines can capture. The company is failing to carbon offset the emissions resulting from its operations – wh...

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Have you ever wondered what things we’re doing today will be shocking to folks 20 years from now? The “kids dancing in DDT fog” test? In my top 10: cooking by burning fossil gas inside our homes. bit.ly/4kmHZbG

Gas stoves increase cancer risk, especially for kids, new study finds

The appliances emit benzene, a potent carcinogen. Exposure varies depending on ventilation and other factors, but there’s no safe level.

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Trump to scrap billions in DoE support for industrial decarbonization. Terrible for climate progress, jobs, investment. But also: condemns US industry to be dirty & uncompetitive in the global green markets of the future. Threatens the manufacturing base that GOP claims to cherish. bit.ly/452NbNv

‘It’s bleak’: Trump prepares to gut investments to clean up heavy…

The Industrial Demonstrations Program would create thousands of jobs while helping modernize U.S. industries like steelmaking. It’s on Trump’s chopping…

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Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) deserves all the shade that gets thrown at it. But it also can be used to protect renewable energy investments like Equinor's. Expect the Trump admin to get slapped with billions in claims for arbitrarily shutting down approved projects. bit.ly/4lRBDCZ

Equinor considers suing Trump administration over halted US windfarm

Norway’s state energy company’s $2.5bn project off coast of New York was almost a third finished

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"On Friday, the WFP said it had distributed the last of its stocks to the approximately 50 kitchens where hundreds of thousands of people line up daily to take food back to their families." US cuts to WFP -> 40% drop in its budget & 60m people at risk worldwide www.ft.com/content/c947...

UN agency runs out of food in Gaza as Israel’s siege takes devastating toll

Extreme hunger intensifies as Israeli politicians rebuff calls to allow supplies into shattered enclave

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Facebook consistently offers up misinformation/scamming content, is unwilling/unable to address the problem. Do we just throw up our hands? Or do we mandate that they (and any others) will be shut down in Canada if they don’t meet reasonable standards? #OnlineHarmsAct bit.ly/3YQWgFh

Scam political ads on Facebook take a dark turn as Canada's election looms - The Logic

The bogus ads show politicians with black eyes and make claims of major scandals for Pierre Poilievre and Doug Ford.

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Why it makes no sense to subsidize oil production. As demand for oil begins secular decline, it will be increasingly difficult for OPEC+ to assert discipline. Low prices, low profits/royalties, declining jobs, amplified cyclical swings. Oil is going into a messy and painful sunset. bit.ly/3RvFckj

Kazakhstan’s OPEC+ defiance could push Saudi into a painful price war

Kazakhstan's public defiance of the OPEC+ oil production alliance could signal its exit from the group and push Saudi Arabia into a painful price war at a precarious moment.

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Conservative election platform now released, contains the zombie climate pledge that refuses to die: Canada should use Paris Agreement Article 6 to get credit for clean LNG exports. I can play the resurrection game too. Here's my 2024 piece debunking that proposal. bit.ly/40By0Zy

Credit Check

Debunking the myth that Canada can get credit under Paris Agreement Article 6 for its clean energy liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports.

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@economist.com: Spanish businesses booming, standing out from rest of EU. Why? First big factor: cheap electricity. Massive build out of renewables in the grid, now @ 65% of generation = a 20% drop in prices. So: Renewables at high levels are feasible, and are an economic enabler. bit.ly/3GiaUPw

Spanish business thrives while bigger European economies stall

Cheap energy and high immigration are the motors of success

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This is such a great group! Stand by for our guidance on border carbon adjustment, coming later this spring/summer.

International Institute for Sustainable Development@iisd.org · 2y ago

Last week, we hosted the final Global Stakeholder Dialogue on Border Carbon Adjustments, bringing together experts to shape fair & effective #BCA guidelines. 🌎 Guidance is 🔑 to avoiding regulatory fragmentation, protecting developing countries & preventing protectionism. [1/5]

Trump considers ignoring ongoing negotiations on deep sea mining code for international waters, greenlighting environmentally destructive US operators. In other news: Trump finalizing plans to commission American privateers on open seas, to improve US trade balance. bit.ly/4iVrZgA

Exclusive: White House weighs executive order to fast-track deep-sea mining, sources say

Trump's deep-sea mining order is likely to stipulate that the U.S. aims to exercise its rights to extract critical minerals on the ocean's floor.

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Even in the worst bad news cycle there are small comforts. bit.ly/3FNPucO

Hooters files for bankruptcy | CNN Business

Hooters — the restaurant chain first known for its orange-clad, all-female wait staff and then its chicken wings — filed for bankruptcy, the company announced Monday. But the decades-old brand said i...

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Canada has axed its carbon tax on fuels. May have been politically necessary, but what does it mean for our climate targets, the incentives for uptake of EVs, heat pumps, renewable energy? The incomparable @bsaxifrage.bsky.social breaks it down as only he can. Spoiler: it's not good. bit.ly/4chsqiP

Canada axed the tax and made pollution cheap again

Chopping $20 billion off the price of climate-polluting fuels means more pollution and fewer reasons to buy climate solutions. Here's a deep, chart-packed, dive into what just happened.

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Canada's consumer carbon tax is dead. Now what? Writing in Canada's @nationalobserver.com, @aaroncosbey.bsky.social unpacks options to replace the levy and help achieve the country's climate targets. But it won't be easy, he warns. Read ▶️ www.nationalobserver.com/2025/03/25/o...