I had missed this extremely pragmatic and compelling economic case against a new pipeline in Canada by Werner Antweiler *without* needing to invoke external costs or climate damages. Bravo. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

Opinion: No, despite Iran oil shock, Canada still doesn’t need more pipelines

Energy security is important, yes. Here’s what Canada really needs to do to secure its future

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Thank you Paul Beaudry and David Green.

Azim Essaji (he/him)@aessaji.bsky.social · 2w ago

In a Globe and Mail editorial this week, they showed that real wages for the bottom 90% of workers in Canada grew at about 0.75% per year over the last twenty years. The comparable figure for the US? 0.5% per year. This, despite substantially higher GDP growth in the US over the same period. 3/

MARK CARNEY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...

Carney government cut nearly half the jobs at nerve centre for managing wildfires: union

The Carney government cut about 50 positions from the federal nerve centre responsible for managing forest fires, the union says.

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New NBER WP provides an interesting warning as we transition away from fossil fuels: "The green transition reduces strategic dependence on hydrocarbon exporters but reconstitutes it around mineral supply chains." www.nber.org/papers/w3549...

Exorbitant Privilege of the Periodic Table? Geoeconomics, Endogenous Centrality and Strategic Minerals for the Green Transition

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

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Hmm. Europe, Canada and Australia can once again win from this if we avoid being just absolutely bottom of the barrel stupid.

Ben Allen@evodynamics.bsky.social · 3w ago

Congrats we just made it impossible to come here for a PhD www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/16/m...

Carney confirms he was delayed by the (climate linked) "biblical weather" in Ottawa on his way to announce a new oil pipeline

It is great that the federal government is proposing to add a price floor to it's large emitter carbon price. However, it should be a credible floor price.

Les Perreaux@perreaux.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Nicholas Rivers & Andrew Leach: A weak carbon-price floor will not fix Alberta’s emissions market policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/06/albe...

Check out this table from the paper @vthivierge.bsky.social shared. Canada's oil fares worst not just under a Paris-compliant scenario of net zero in 2050, but also under current pledges, which are a path of ~2.3-2.5C. We are banking on disaster.

"Had carbon been priced properly and production been optimal, *78% of the oil that Canada extracted between 1992 and 2018 should have stayed underground.*" academic.oup.com/restud/artic...

“Bad” Oil, “Worse” Oil, and Carbon Misallocation

Abstract. Not all barrels of oil are created equal: their extraction varies in both private cost and carbon intensity. Leveraging a comprehensive micro-dat

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I invite everyone to imagine the federal government behaving this way towards other provinces. "Today, Mark Carney and Doug Ford signed an MOU concerning a vital new energy project in Quebec. The Quebec premier was not in attendance."

Stewart Prest@stewartprest.ca · 3mo ago

Seems very vague. If only there were a way to spell out such benefits through some sort of memorandum, one that spells out both governments' understanding about them.

Do you live in Ottawa? Do you like graphs? Is your blood pressure too low? Then this article is for you!

Stephen Wild@stephenjwild.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Okay this is pretty neat: bronson.ai/resources/al...

Québec remboursera aux fermes leurs coûts carbone. SVP remboursez un montant fixe par unité de production ou par travailleur, et non selon les émissions. On peut maintenir l’incitatif de réduction d’émissions à la marge et diminuer les pressions concurrentielles ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/225...

The Québec gov just announced they will reimburse farms their cap-and-trade carbon costs. PLEASE reimburse it fixed per output or per worker and not on their emissions. We can maintain the marginal incentive to reduce emissions & reduce competitive pressures. ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/225...

Very cool version of this monthly global average surface temperature anomaly chart showing both El Niño and La Niña years

Keep US GHG reporting alive!

@natehultman.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Robust GHG data are central for making good policy at national, subnational, and international levels. @ctrglobsust.bsky.social's new annual GHG inventory and analysis for the United States provides needed clarity on emissions tracking. Learn more at: ghgi.cgs.umd.edu

Robust GHG data are central for making good policy at national, subnational, and international levels. @ctrglobsust.bsky.social's new annual GHG inventory and analysis for the United States provides needed clarity on emissions tracking. Learn more at: ghgi.cgs.umd.edu

While it’s standard in software dev, #codereview is noticeably lacking in academia (which can lead to ⬆️ errors & ⬇️ reproducibility/reliability of our work). At @emlab.ucsb.edu, we’re addressing this by building code review into our lab's Standard Operating Procedures. Here’s a look at our plan 👇️

I hope artisanal research becomes a thing.

As Canada accelerates nation-building projects, ensuring Indigenous Nations are leading — not just being consulted — will be paramount to their success. Proud to support the launch of the Indigenous Power Coalition today. www.indigenouspowercoalition.ca/updates/cana...

Hill Times: Canada’s electricity buildout needs Indigenous leadership — Indigenous Power Coalition

Modernizing Canada’s electricity system to meet the demands of our collective future must become a turning point for economic reconciliation.

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Amidst real tragedies, I'm so glad to have been able to send some folks good news this week -- announcing $450k in funding for 6 projects researching transition in fossil fuel host communities through the Resilient Energy Economies Initiative. I'm so excited about this work to make transition better

The Resilient Energy Economies Initiative Announces Six Research Grants to Support Fossil Fuel–Dependent Communities

The projects will use a variety of methods to explore timely issues in fossil-dependent regions across the country.

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My awesome colleague Abel Brodeur and his Replication Games (@i4replication.bsky.social) made it on NPR's Planet Money (@planetmoney.bsky.social): www.npr.org/2026/02/27/n... Check whether a game is coming up near you: i4replication.org/games/

Don't hate the replicator, hate the game : Planet Money

The world of science has been stuck in an existential crisis over whether we actually know the things we thought we knew. Re-running an old study today doesn't always yield the same result. Same with ...

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Yeah. Americans didn’t pay all of Trump’s 2018 tariffs. Foreigners paid half. You got to look at the transactions data and remember classic supply and demand to see why. www.nber.org/papers/w34901

Did Foreigners Pay America's Tariffs? Quantity Discounts, Scale Economies and Incomplete Pass-Through

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

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À noter @gatineau.ca !

Marco Chitti@chittimarco.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Bologna seems on track to built some 20-ish km of tram infrastructure in a little more than 3 years. One of the key factors that contributed to fast works was the willingness of the city to accept more disruption during construction, including frequent mid-day closures of streets and night works.

"The debate is evolving... and that's OK." Insightful conceptualization of climate skepticism @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social !

Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD@ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The schematic...

a speech that invokes Thucydides *and* Vaclav Havel? You have my attention sir

From our hydro dams to your homes! If New England were to tightens climate policy on its power producers, this new line could lead to "negative" carbon leakage. One social benefit of trading with a decarbonized partner.

Miriam Wasser@miriamwasser.bsky.social · 7mo ago

After 10 years of controversy, lawsuits, and even a ballot referendum, the New England Clean Energy Connect is up and running 🔌 With a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, the new line can satisfy 20% of Massachusetts' electricity needs. www.wbur.org/news/2026/01... @wbur.org #energysky

“We represent communities living next to refineries and the workers who operate them. Together, we are sounding the alarm - California must not allow oil billionaires and their lobbyists to rewrite refinery safety rules.”-@apen4ej.bsky.social & #USWLocal5 Read more: calmatters.org/commentary/2...

Opinion | California shouldn't let oil companies rewrite refinery safety rules

Regulators will hold a hearing Jan. 15 at the OSHA Standards Board in Sacramento on changes that will weaken safety standards for refineries.

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Awesome workshop, great papers and people, beautiful city.

Sefi Roth@sjroth.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📢 Call for Papers! The 9th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Econ. will be held in London June 8-9 ✅ Submissions by Feb 1 📄 Full papers only (no abstracts) 🎤 Keynote: Prof. @rmetcalfe.bsky.social 🔗 more details here: www.lse.ac.uk/geography-an...

📢 Call for Papers! The 9th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Econ. will be held in London June 8-9 ✅ Submissions by Feb 1 📄 Full papers only (no abstracts) 🎤 Keynote: Prof. @rmetcalfe.bsky.social 🔗 more details here: www.lse.ac.uk/geography-an...

9th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Economics

Information about the LSE Department of Geography and Environment's Environmental Economics Workshop.

lse.ac.uk