Jaela Bernstien
@jaelabernstien.bsky.social
🌳 Nature lover ☕️ Morning person 🌎 I work on climate policy communications @climateinstitute.bsky.social 🎤 Formerly with CBC news www.jaelabernstien.com 📍Les laurentides, Quebec
David Suzuki doesn't mince words (as per usual) while speaking at the #AFNClimateGathering "S-H-I-T is going to happen...and you've got to be ready ... We've got to move now and focus at the local level, and be as resilient as possible when emergencies happen."
Happy election day Québec! When I vote, I like to think about those before me who fought for my right to vote, and the many people around the world who are still fighting for just democracy—something we should never take it for granted. 🗳
Join us in welcoming one of Canada's great climate leaders to the Institute, as our newest board member! Welcome to the team Valérie Plante.
Joignez-vous à nous pour accueillir l'une des grandes figures du climat au Canada, qui rejoint l'Institut à titre de nouveau membre de notre conseil d'administration! Bienvenue dans l'équipe, Valérie Plante.
Canada is on track to warm by 5°C within a generation — but it’s not inevitable. To avoid the worst, Canada must play offence and defence: lowering emissions while adapting to climate change. 👇
The latest climate science should ring alarm bells and underpin every decision Canadian governments make moving forward. Canada must act urgently to prevent future warming while preparing for the impacts we can no longer avoid, writes Ryan Ness ⬇️ https://ow.ly/T7Eb50ZOnTp
Looking for a freelance photojournalist in western New Brunswick for an assignment. Anyone know anyone?
NEW: Canada’s emissions are now more than 20 years behind on the country’s 2030 target. Our latest analysis shows the policy choices that have Canada lagging and explains how to get back on track. 👇 https://440megatonnes.ca/insight/net-zero-canada-more-than-20-years-behind-2030-target/
"Alberta regulators routinely exempt major industrial projects ... the province exempted Kevin O'Leary's $70 billion proposed Wonder Valley AI data centre project near Grande Prairie, Alta., from an environmental impact assessment." www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments
The change comes as part of a suite of amendments to Canada's impact assessment laws passed by the Carney government early Wednesday morning.
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REMINDER: The latest Canada’s Changing Climate Report shows Canada is on track for a future that is up to 5°C hotter and must prepare now to avoid the worst impacts. Ask experts from ECCC and @climateinstitute.bsky.social your questions TOMORROW (Sept 10). RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Amendments to the federal Impact Assessment Act published in the latest Canada Gazette: gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/202... #cdnpoli
One of the greats. Rest in peace Dolly 💔https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-country-singer-dead
Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80
Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 also invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causes
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We're hiring a Lead, Government and External Relations (Ottawa area) to manage federal and Ontario outreach and lead engagement for our Clean Growth and 440 Megatonnes research streams. Learn more and apply by Aug 30 🔽 https://canadianclimateinstitute.bamboohr.com/careers/51?source=aWQ9MzE%3D
corrected post This is our climate change reality. BC is at the sharp end of the climate change spear in terms of fire in Canada. Graph below shows annual area burned in BC 1950-2026. Top 6 years have been since 2017 and BC has experienced more area burned during 2017-2026(red) than 1950-2016(green)
Due to climate change, these types of wildfire events are now expected to occur once every six to 15 years in Ontario and once every two to six years in the Northwest Territories. www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Climate change made Canadian wildfires in N.W.T. and Ontario roughly twice as likely, analysis finds | CBC News
A new rapid analysis has found that human-induced climate change has made wildfire in the Northwest Territories and Ontario about twice as likely to occur, and it warns that the world must step away f...
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75 of these whales remain. A n... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
75 of these whales remain. A new West Coast pipeline would be 'devastating' for them, experts say | CBC News
Multiple environmental groups are concerned the Alberta government's proposed oil pipeline route poses a risk to southern resident killer whales. They are protected under the Species At Risk Act, but ...
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A tornado warning was issued in southern QC today for a storm near Harrington, NW of Montreal, with rotation on radar. Significant tree damage has been reported in that area. An NTP survey team will depart London, ON tomorrow to investigate. Please send reports of significant damage to ntp@uwo.ca.
Let's do some Canadian pipeline-wildfire math. The Canadian Energy Center says growing oil exports by 1.5M barrels/day **could** boost GDP by ~31B annually. Meanwhile, wildfire smoke health costs alone - just the health costs, nothing else - averaged 23B/year, past tense. And they're growing fast.
Ontario hardest hit as wildfires cost Canada billions | NOW Toronto
A new report estimates wildfire smoke has cost Canada $231 billion since 2014. See how much each province has spent.
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The U.S. produces the 2nd highest share of climate-warming emissions in the world. Those emissions are why Canadian wildfires & smoke are getting worse. 👇 www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
If you read one thing today, read this by @tanyatalaga.bsky.social. Namaygoosisagagun Chief Helen Paavola called the Ministry of Natural Resources as a fire raged towards her community and was told not to worry–that it was just smoke from another fire. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Why did members of a northwest Ontario First Nation have to be ‘their own heroes’ amid wildfire?
In the face of ‘pure devastation,’ Northern Ontario reserves were largely left to fend for themselves, with the provincial and federal governments failing to even respond to calls
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When we weigh the costs of cutting emissions and adapting to climate change, we can't forget to include the costs of NOT acting. Climate-driven damages are costing Canadians billions of dollars every year, and that part of the equation is often forgotten.
Canadian Climate Institute@climateinstitute.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe June storms that swept through Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montreal cost a whopping $1.1B in insured damage. And that’s only a piece of the pie—total costs including uninsured losses and public infrastructure damages are typically at least 3x higher.👇 www.ibc.ca/news-insight...
A resounding yes! Don`t you dare take them away! www.cbc.ca/radio/costof...
Giant dinosaurs, oversized sausages: Are Canada's roadside attractions worth keeping around? | CBC Radio
From a towering dinosaur in Drumheller, Alta., to a giant nickel coin in Sudbury, Ont., quirky landmarks have drawn visitors for decades. But as tourism changes and maintenance costs rise, some commun...
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If you’ve ever taken the VIA Canadian train across Northern Ontario, you’ve passed through Collins, even if you didn’t know it. The train is the main way in and out of that community. When they escape by motorboat, it’s because it’s the only way left to go.
Luke LeBrun@lukelebrun.ca · 4mo agoThese images of First Nations community members evacuating Collins, Ontario on motorboats are absolutely surreal www.facebook.com/reel/1548244...
We can't just flip a switch.
Canadian Climate Institute@climateinstitute.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe Carney government wants Canada to be a "clean and conventional energy superpower." But while support for conventional energy has ramped up, the same can't yet be said for clean energy. Read Rick Smith's latest: https://ow.ly/nN4v50ZmXeU
This is now two consecutive auctions where battery storage has outcompeted and outclassed gas-fired electricity -- in Ontario, of all places. It might be time for some folks to update their priors on the cost of battery storage.
Canadian Climate Institute@climateinstitute.bsky.social · 5mo agoGreat news in Ontario!⚡️ 🔋Battery storage projects won all 640 MW of IESO’s latest capacity contracts, beating out gas at some of the lowest prices in recent procurements. Every project is 50%+ Indigenous-owned. news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...
Ex-member of top climate body ... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
'Be honest with Canadians': Ex-member of top climate body criticizes Alberta pipeline deal | CBC News
A former member of Canada's top climate body said the pipeline deal Canada signed with Alberta is incompatible with Carney government's net-zero target.
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Will the Alberta-Canada carbon... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Will the Alberta-Canada carbon pricing deal work? A new analysis is skeptical | CBC News
A new analysis shows the Carney government's pipeline deal could lead Canada further from its climate targets, even with an agreement on carbon pricing.
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We dug into the emissions impacts of the sweeping policy changes under the Canada-Alberta MOU deal—here’s what we found out. (Hint: It barely moves the needle) 👇 https://440megatonnes.ca/insight/canada-alberta-mou-leaves-emissions-largely-unchanged/
New analysis finds Canada-Alberta MOU leaves emissions largely unchanged
The Canada-Alberta MOU substantially changes how climate policy works in Canada, but does little to improve Canada's long-term emissions ...
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