Keith McNeill
@keith65.bsky.social
Now retired, I was formerly the editor of the Clearwater Times newspaper in Clearwater, BC, Canada. My special interest is global carbon fee-and-dividend - charge a fee on fossil fuels and distribute the revenue to everyone as equal dividends worldwide.
"Various sectors are currently suffering greatly from the freshwater shortage." – Dutch government press release #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition insideclimatenews.org/news/0408202...
European Rivers Dwindle Amid Severe Drought - Inside Climate News
Water shortages threaten a Romanian nuclear plant, commercial traffic in Holland and drinking water in the foothills of the Italian Alps.
insideclimatenews.org
"What needs to be done is clear: leave coal, oil and gas behind faster, scale up renewables, and protect people where the impacts are already hitting hardest.” – Simon Stiell, UN climate chief #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) reported that about half of their members working at a national centre for disaster response were fired in January #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.desmog.com/2026/08/03/a...
As Climate-Fuelled Wildfires Rage, Mark Carney Cuts Emergency Response and Funds Fossil Fuels
The prime minister should consider the potential outcomes of siding with his Bay Street buddies and oil industry bigwigs over climate-beleaguered Canadians.
desmog.com
"The climate movement is a peace movement, a movement to end this war and its casualties." – Rebecca Solnit #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit
Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys
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We can minimize the health impacts of wildfire smoke, which should help us deal with the economic impact of wildfires and other climate disasters #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
‘Smoke-Proofing’: The Need for a National Effort | The Tyee
Fouled air by wildfires has become a fact of life. We must act to lessen the health impacts.
thetyee.ca
Rapid warming in the Arctic has opened the door to intense geopolitical competition in the High North. These issues can no longer be addressed as separate concerns #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition thebulletin.org/2026/07/clim...
Climate change exacerbates nuclear risks in the Arctic. And we are not ready
Climate change is physically altering the operational environment of nuclear deterrence in the Arctic, but the institutions capable of managing these risks are fragmented and frozen in place.
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IMHO, if fossil fuel users can avoid a $100/tonne carbon tax by storing the CO2 safely at $50/tonne, they will do that. No need for government subsidies #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.carbonbrief.org/qa-does-the-...
Q&A: Does the world need ‘carbon capture and storage’ to reach net-zero? - Carbon Brief
In this Q&A, Carbon Brief explores the role CCS is expected to play in achieving net-zero, its record to date and the reasons it has been criticised, using the UK as an example.
carbonbrief.org
"....if you destroy nature, you destroy the core on which our economies depend." – Frank Elderson, European Central Bank #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/business/202...
ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’
Exclusive: As wildfires rage across Europe, Frank Elderson tells the Guardian nature loss poses a growing risk to the global economy
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"Let’s extend the EU’s emissions trading system (ETS) carbon market to all sectors, beef up the “carbon border tax” to protect against retaliation...." #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Europe is burning – and if Trump’s war on the climate is not met with sanctions, things will only get worse | Alexander Hurst
The White House seems committed to ecocide. The EU should harness the power of the single market to force it to change course, says Guardian Europe writer Alexander Hurst
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A chart showing this year's wildfire burn in Europe as well below average has been doing the rounds, but it includes all of Russia. What do charts for just France and Spain show? #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition hannahritchie.substack.com/p/europe-wil...
Is Europe having a bad wildfire year?
Several countries in Europe are having a very large wildfire year; this is offset by lower burn in the Balkans
hannahritchie.substack.com
Over months at anchor in warm water, hulls, water intakes and rudders become dense gardens of barnacles, mussels, algae and tube worms, a process called biofouling #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition insideclimatenews.org/news/0108202...
A Fleet Idled by Conflict Is Now Spinning an ‘Ecological Roulette’ Across the World’s Ports - Inside Climate News
Vessels stalled for months in the Strait of Hormuz are fouled with marine life. Scientists agree some will seed species invasions as the ships disperse. What they can’t say is whether anyone would not...
insideclimatenews.org
Think tank Ember says the state is the globe’s first major economy to cross the 50% threshold. (Hungary, at 47% in June 2025, is knocking at the door, though it has a far smaller GDP) #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
California was mostly solar-powered in May — a global first
No major economy had previously received over half its electricity from solar across an entire month. Thank the mild, sunny spring weather, and batteries.
canarymedia.com
James Hansen has argued since the spring that 2026 will be the warmest year on record. Zeke Hausfather said it would be the second warmest, but the data suggests Hansen might be right #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theclimatebrink.com/p/why-hansen...
Why Hansen may end up being right about 2026
Whether 2026 sets a new record is increasingly likely to be a spit decision between different groups
theclimatebrink.com
“It’s already very difficult to survive economically and now with climate change it’s becoming a struggle that I’m not sure we’re capable of going through.” – Uyen Do, French organic farmer #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It’s too fast, too big’: speed of climate crisis is devastating crops, say farmers
Drought and extreme heat are killing plants, driving up prices while also making some farms economically unviable
theguardian.com
“We need to stop burning fossil fuels. Because as long as we keep burning fossil fuels, temperatures will increase globally." – Friederike Otto, Imperial College of London #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition apnews.com/article/glob...
Human-caused climate change made Spanish, French fires much more likely, scientists calculate
Two new studies reveal climate change's fingerprints over extreme fire weather-triggering infernos in Spain and France.
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“While the cost of living crisis continues to spiral, with food and fuel prices soaring, so do global oil and gas companies' profits.” – Zack Polanski, UK Green Party #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.commondreams.org/news/this-is...
'This Is Obscene': Shell Profits More Than Double as Iran War Pushes Up Gas Prices | Common Dreams
"We're running out of words to describe the obscenity of these numbers."
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China aims to install 3,500 gigawatts (GW) of renewables capacity by 2030. According to Google, power plants in the U.S. can produce up to 1,250 GW combined #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-does...
Q&A: What does China’s 15th ‘five-year plan’ for renewables mean for climate change? - Carbon Brief
China has released its “15th five-year plan for the development of renewable energy”, outlining key targets and policies for the sector in 2026-2030.
carbonbrief.org
“Climate change is accelerating. So our response must evolve just as quickly." – Hadja Lahbib, EU preparedness commissioner #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
Wildfires spread in Greece and Turkiye as EU chief urges climate action
Heatwaves intensify deadly fires across Europe, killing three firefighters in Greece.
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“They’re clean, they’re safe, there’s no maintenance, and they’re emissions-free. They can really be used by anyone to power the critical devices in the home.” – Brian Essenmacher, EcoFlow #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat...
Want a home battery on a budget? Consider a portable, DIY system.
Power stations that recharge from the sun, a car, or a home outlet can keep appliances going in an outage. Some can even help lower electric bills.
canarymedia.com
As wildfires rage across Europe and North America, unprecedented rains continue elsewhere #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We have lost everything’: extreme rainfall across Asia brings flash floods and typhoons
From Afghanistan to Taiwan, unprecedented deluge highlights devastating impact of climate breakdown
theguardian.com
“The design and implementation of transition processes will determine whether there is a transition at all ... Just transition is a test of governance, legitimacy, and the rule of law.” – Patricia Kameri-Mbote, UNEP #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition insideclimatenews.org/news/2807202...
More Countries Are Factoring Fairness Into the Clean Energy Transition - Inside Climate News
Countries with strong environmental governance and trusted institutions are well positioned to pivot away from fossil fuels, a new United Nations report finds.
insideclimatenews.org
"The natural gas industry is destroying the climate and destroying people’s lungs, and it’s trying to lock us into this expensive practice for decades to come." – Bill McKibben #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.commondreams.org/opinion/gas-...
It's Time to Make Gas a Dirty Word | Common Dreams
The natural gas industry is destroying the climate, and destroying people’s lungs, and it’s trying to lock us into this expensive practice for decades to come.
commondreams.org
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for a national pact to fight wildfires, saying climate change is making them worse #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition apnews.com/article/euro...
France orders 4,000 more evacuated as fires displace a third of a million across southwest Europe
Across France and Spain, roughly 330,000 people have been driven from homes and vacation sites by fires of exceptional scale.
apnews.com
Over the last three decades, governments have spent more than $40 billion on carbon capture. Yet the technology captures and stores less than 0.1% of annual global emissions #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Calling Carney’s Carbon Capture Bluff | The Tyee
He pretends the technology is a serious response to the climate crisis. Here’s the reality.
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“Women are on the front line doing farming, planting, harvesting and these things that are all impacted [by climate change].” – Tracy Kajumba, LIFE-AR #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.carbonbrief.org/access-to-fi...
Access to finance ‘strengthens climate resilience’ among sub-Saharan women - Carbon Brief
Empowering women through greater access to finance could strengthen households' ability to withstand “climate shocks”, a new study says.
carbonbrief.org
A recent report by the US National Academies of Science makes it clear that climate attribution is normal, mainstream science. And the fossil fuel industry views that as a problem #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition arstechnica.com/science/2026...
The report oil companies are worried about: Climate attribution science
New report says our ability to tie weather damages to climate change is improving.
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“We are experiencing exactly what the climate models in the 1990s said we should experience now." – Andy Pershing, Climate Central #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Scorching US heatwave to hit 70 million people with third ‘heat dome’ in month
Temperatures of 95-105F (35-40C) are expected, spanning Gulf of Mexico coast to the Great Plains and the midwest
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JBS has massive expansion plans in Nigeria. This could threaten smallholder farmers, domestic food security and land-use priorities, and lock in huge quantities of methane emissions #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s largest meat company faces legal challenge over green credentials of $6bn global expansion
Greenpeace petitions Dutch courts to order JBS to disclose how its aims are compatible with responsibilities to climate and human rights
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"You’re talking about a number that is potentially half a percent of global electricity consumption by itself just for data centres in Alberta.” – Alex de Vries, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.desmog.com/2026/07/23/a...
‘Absurdly High’: Alberta Considering Almost 21 GW of Gas-Powered Data Centres
Expert warns that would require 200 billion litres of water and explode Canada’s emissions.
desmog.com
Renewable electricity generation is forecast to rise by more than 8% this year, lifting its share of the global power mix from 33% in 2025 to 37% in 2027 #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition electrek.co/2026/07/22/i...
IEA: Global power demand is surging – and renewables are passing coal
Global electricity demand is rising, but booming solar will help renewables overtake coal as the top power source this year, says the IEA.
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