Am I missing something here?
Alberta leads Canada in renewables growth.
The idea of pausing renewables development to "cover cleanup" while the province is littered in orphaned oil and gas wells absolutely boggles the mind.
Great to bump into
@s_guilbeault
. We need all the government’s help in supporting the planet - literally and figuratively!
Looking forward to strong policies on methane and oil/gas emissions at
#Cop28
.
@jvipondmd
@CAPE_ACME
On this smoky Ottawa day, with so much of Canada on fire, it’s great to hear an urgent call for
#climate
action from
@SehjalB
.
@CAPE_ACME
has joined
@DavidSuzukiFDN
and others to deliver 40,000 petition signatures calling for strong Clean Electricity Regulations to
@s_guilbeault
"Instead of committing Alberta to a future of heat waves, thick smoke and economic uncertainty, the premier should figure out how to profit from the federal government’s clean electricity policies."
@CAPE_ACME
@ClimateHubYYC
@jvipondmd
@YourAlberta
Methane gas is a
#climate
killer.
This gas isn't "natural" and it isn't a "bridge fuel."
In Canada, we have a major opportunity to curb methane gas but we need to understand the scope and scale of the problem first.
@CAPE_ACME
@TheEnergyMix
Happening now at
#COP28
:
@s_guilbeault
announces updated methane regulations for 🇨🇦’s oil and gas sector.
First round (5 yes ago) - reduce emissions by 40-45%
This round - reduce by at least 75% by 2030.
@CAPE_ACME
Happening now at
#COP28_UAE
“Stop watching, act now!”
Action on climate = action on health. There’s never been a more urgent time.
@CAPE_ACME
@jvipondmd
Please stay safe, Calgary friends.
"The air quality is so poor that even those without pre-existing health conditions could experience symptoms such as difficulty breathing, especially if you're doing strenuous activity outside."
Big news out of Montreal - a ban on new gas hookups for most new buildings.
Cities can be leaders in the fight against
#climatechange
, and they're right to target
#fossil
gas for its impacts on our health and our climate.
@aqme_qc
@CAPE_ACME
Friends, we have a major greenwashing problem at
#cop28
, brought to you by the Gov’t of Saskatchewan.
Industry spin brought to you on the Dubai metro 😮
Nice hat,
@cathmckenna
!
With
@ABDanielleSmith
in town today, there’s never been a better time to talk about the need for a strong cap on oil and gas emissions.
@CAPE_ACME
Sadly, the tragedy in Alberta is part of a larger pattern - one that affects all of us.
"Whether it’s wildfires, floods, hail, or tornadoes, some part of the country is hit by something new and stronger than ever before."
@CAPE_ACME
@ClimateProofCA
🇨🇦 is on track to miss our 2030 climate targets.
The gov't needs to hear from you. We need ambition on clean electricity and oil + gas emissions.
Sign
@CAPE_ACME
's petitions:
Oil + gas:
Electricity:
Friends, you have been warned.
This year’s
#cop28
is a contested space filled with misleading greenwashing claims.
@ABDanielleSmith
has brought a huge AB delegation pushing oil and gas.
There are over 2,400 oil and gas lobbyists at the conference.
@CAPE_ACME
Happening now:
@CAPE_ACME
and
@GCHAlliance
’s
@courtghoward
at the
#COP28UAE
media scrum on the new Emissions Cap on oil and gas.
Congrats to 🇨🇦 for this important step forward. Now, let’s tighten the cap and ramp up ambition!
Thanks to
@TrottierFdn
and
@CAPE_ACME
, I came prepared for
#Cop28
with some excellent swag.
Both topics (Emissions Cap and fossil fuel greenwashing) could not be more relevant.
This is why 🇨🇦 urgently needs:
- a higher carbon price with no carve-outs
- a strong Emissions Cap
- ambitious regulations on methane and clean electricity
- a funded National Adaptation Strategy
The status quo is no longer viable.
@CAPE_ACME
Good to hear
@s_guilbeault
identifying the oil and gas emissions cap as critical to Canadian
#climate
policy - at
@ClimateInstit
’s net-zero conference this AM.
We need to ensure this policy is implemented without delays and without any weakening of targets.
@CAPE_ACME
Great op-ed by
@S_HastingsSimon
and
@dion_jason
.
When the Gov't of Alberta crafted their extremely over-the-top ad campaign, I think they had this maxim in mind:
"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."
‘With plans for oil and gas emissions cap, Ottawa calls industry’s bluff’
The emissions cap is overdue and needs improvement, but it’s a very important step in Canadian
#climate
action.
@CAPE_ACME
#COP28
Rocking an emissions cap (get it?) at the Canada Pavilion 🇨🇦 at
#cop28
as
@s_guilbeault
takes the stage for a CAN-Rac fireside chat on climate.
Looking forward to the announcement of a game-changing cap on oil and gas pollution at COP.
@CAPE_ACME
On this year's Clean Air Day, I'm thinking about all of the parents who are, in turn, thinking about their kids.
The solutions to climate change are at hand.
On yesterday's
@TheCurrentCBC
,
@courtghoward
provided a powerful prescription for climate action.
@CAPE_ACME
So wonderful to see
@ElizabethMay
and
@morricemike
on Parliament Hill to rally for clean electricity.
E. May: “100% renewable electricity is entirely possible … Yes to a smart grid that reaches north, south, east and west.”
@CAPE_ACME
Canada's oil and gas industry is not owned by Canadians, and won't avoid climate collapse unless forced.
That's why we need a strong emissions cap - for
#climate
and
#health
.
Sign
@CAPE_ACME
's petition today:
@TheEnergyMix
The
#climate
math on new oil and gas plays makes no sense in a rapidly warming world.
As it turns out, the economic math doesn't seem to add up either.
Congrats to
@SierraClubCan
@GreenMission
for their hard work on this file.
Canada is about to debate and adopt measures to cut
#oilandgas
pollution.
This could be a game changer, but make no mistake -
#fossil
lobbyists know it + want to weaken the measures.
@CAPE_ACME
is joining others to push for a strong cap. Join us!
@s_guilbeault
on the Emissions Cap: ‘my gov’t is committed to getting this done as fast as possible.’
Expect a Framework at COP.
Then draft regs in the new year.
The clock is ticking. We need a strong emissions cap ASAP!
@CAPE_ACME
@jvipondmd
asking a question on carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) at a Canadian oil and gas industry talk at
#COP28
“I don’t even know if this works.”
CCUS continues to underdeliver on emissions reductions despite massive hype and public subsidies.
@CAPE_ACME
This story is heartbreaking - as a parent, as a Canadian, as a human on a heating planet.
This is our world at over 1 degree of warming.
Canada is on track for 3 degrees.
Climate action saves lives. Let's get to work.
@CAPE_ACME
@Melissa_Lem
🇨🇦 had a national coal phase-out w/ huge benefits to
#health
. It established us as a global leader.
Clean energy is key to our industrial policy. The potential for a clean grid is massive.
So why are we still talking about coal?
@CAPE_ACME
@cape_sk
In an effort to avoid providing free publicity for a giant, polluting industry, I’ve digitally modified this ad.
But the picture is emblematic: a giant billboard for climate-polluting
#oil
and
#gas
set against a backdrop of a smoke-choked Parliament Hill.
Feeling so fortunate to be working alongside awesome people at
#COP28UAE
.
Thanks to
@wgagnon
@courtghoward
@jvipondmd
+
@CAPE_ACME
team in 🇨🇦 for doing what you do.
We’re making a dent on some of our planet’s hardest challenges. It’s an honour and a privilege to do this work.
@SehjalB
:
#methane
contributes to air quality issues that have major impacts on
#health
.
Methane is the main component of so-called ‘natural’ gas. We can’t afford to ramp up this polluting and climate-disrupting gas.
@CAPE_ACME
Selfie with the Fossil of the Day mascot for Alberta’s *international* award as
#COP28_UAE
’s worst offender on day 7.
Award granted for the fossil fuel lobbying, for the misinformation and for routinely fighting Canadian
#climate
policy.
@CAPE_ACME
Looking across the Rideau Canal, which failed to freeze this winter, at an ominous, sepia-toned sky.
These are
#climate
impacts made real in our daily lives. We can’t escape them, but we have all the means to tackle the root problem of burning fossil fuels.
You can't reduce emissions if you're not measuring them correctly.
A new study finds Alberta methane emissions are underestimated by 50%.
It's time for 🇨🇦 to fund a Centre of Excellence on methane measurement so we can tackle emissions.
@CAPE_ACME
‘Alberta premier’s methane outrage mystifies oilsands group’
When the province of AB is less ambitious than the oil and gas industry on
#climate
, you know there’s a big problem.
@CAPE_ACME
#Cop28Dubai
Methane gas isn't 'natural.'
It's not a benign ‘bridge’ fuel to transition from polluting fossil fuels to clean renewables.
We need to set the record straight and push for strong
#methane
regulations.
@CAPE_ACME
@CAPE_Ontario
@ocecampaign
Great piece by
@molszyns
.
Here's what we should really be telling the feds:
- climate solutions make life less expensive
- we need bold moves on carbon pricing, clean electricity and oil and gas emissions for 🇨🇦 to do its fair share on climate change
In Canada,
#climate
action requires leadership from all levels of government.
This analysis from
@ClimateInstit
shows there's still lots of work to be done, especially in a handful of provinces and territories.
@CAPE_ACME
My fellow Ottawans, we have a big problem with our key winter attraction.
A heating climate threatens the future of the canal.
It's way past time to kick fossil-fuel companies out of Winterlude.
@CAPE_ACME
@EcologyOttawa
@ForourkidsO
@SehjalB
Wow!
At least 2,456 people at
#COP28
are affiliated with oil and gas industries.
I have a sinking feeling that 🇨🇦 has a large share of the total.
@CAPE_ACME
is urging policymakers to look past the spin and enact real
#climate
and
#health
solutions.
Very cool visual from
@ClimateInstit
@440Megatonnes
You say the sun doesn't always shine and the wind doesn't always blow?
Sure, but
#solar
and
#wind
make a pretty awesome tag-team.
Also, batteries, smart grids, etc. But I digress!
A new study shows that oil and gas has huge health impact costs.
Beyond major
#climate
impacts, we need to consider the air pollution and
#health
effects of
#oilandgas
.
This is why a strong oil and gas pollution cap is urgently needed.
@CAPE_ACME
50,000+ petition signatures will be delivered from across 🇨🇦!
We're urging the feds to move to 100% clean electricity by 2035. ⚡️
@CAPE_ACME
@SehjalB
are part of this amazing initiative led by
@DavidSuzukiFDN
and so many others.
Join us at noon on Parliament Hill!
**Final reminder** Be part of the
#RenewablePowerForAll
rally, June 5, Parliament Hill:
⚡ sign the petition: ,
⚡ attend the rally: ,
⚡ amplify using
#RenewablePowerForAll
or
⚡ tune in live on Instagram:
About to broadcast *live* from the Saskatchewan Pavilion for another exciting edition of
@jvipondmd
@CAPE_ACME
’s Debunktion Junction!
There was no room for public questions at the recent
@PremierScottMoe
/ industry event, so we’re asking them now.
#COP28
Ottawa, what's happening here?
I've seen these ads at the Parliamentary precinct but not on OC Transpo bus shelters.
If you see any OC Transpo ads, please send them my way.
It's time to end fossil fuel advertising in Ottawa.
Why tf is
@OC_Transpo
running ads for the oil lobby... This is straight up climate denial propaganda.
They do know cheap abundant gas makes people drive, not take the bus right? And that "energy security" doesn't mean hurtling towards climate disaster?
BREAKING: Climate-Aligned Finance Act Goes to Senate Committee Wednesday
Congrats to
@SenRosaGalvez
for leading the charge on this vitally important legislation!
“We’re out ahead here, and it’s really shocking to see that ... a province that is at the forefront of all of these issues is putting a pause on some really significant environmental, but also economic and energy sector growth." -
@solaralberta
#ableg
Hats off to
@CharlieAngusNDP
for calling Suncor's CEO to account.
After a summer of devastating wildfires and extreme heat, Canadians can't afford to see companies double down on the source of the problem: the burning of coal, oil and gas.
Across Ontario, gas plant expansions are being sold on the promise that 'peaker plants' will run infrequently.
As it turns out, that's not true. As a result, Ontario's supposed 'clean electricity' is getting dirtier.
@CAPE_ACME
@envirodefence
So glad the
@CAPE_ACME
team has
@jvipondmd
at
#COP28
.
We need to hold our gov’ts to account. The AB gov’t is not only moving the wrong way on
#climate
, they’re using COP as an opportunity for baseless self-promotion.
Tough questions must be asked.
Did you know Parliament Hill has an All-Party Climate Caucus? Ultimately,
#health
and
#climate
action are of concern to every Canadian, and every party.
Great to be there with the
@CAPE_ACME
team, and so good to see so many MPs present. Thanks to
@m_pauze
for the invitation!
Here’s today’s
#debunktionjunktion
, looking generally at why the Premiers are here, and the
@ABDanielleSmith
’s reaction to the federal methane announcement from two days ago.
Show notes follow.
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You're going to be hearing a ton about the Oil and Gas Emissions Cap throughout 2024.
Yes, it's a climate policy - if strengthened, it could make a huge positive impact.
But it will also save lives in the near term. Check out this
@CAPE_ACME
analysis:
The space for coal, oil and gas is quickly vanishing in a world that's serious about climate action.
If Canada is serious, we need a strong cap on oil and gas emissions.
Sign the
@CAPE_ACME
petition here:
At
@GLOBE_Series
, listening to
@SeanFraserMP
@rjcsmith
@celyeste
talking about the importance of integrating climate resiliency into housing and community infrastructure.
There’s no shortage of opportunities to tackle affordability and adaptation at the same time.
@CAPE_ACME
The time for action on clean electricity is now.
Proud to see
@CAPE_ACME
past-president
@jvipondmd
along with
@DavidSuzukiFDN
and 58 other orgs call for urgent action.
Join us! Sign the CAPE petition for clean electricity here:
Canada must - and can - cap oil and gas emissions.
The feds have jurisdiction. The ball is in their court.
The strength of the cap will be the most important
#climate
test of this gov't, with huge implications for our
#health
.
@WCELaw
@CAPE_ACME
The vast majority of Canadians are correct: wildfires are directly linked to the climate crisis.
The smoke in our lungs stems from our addiction to coal, oil and gas.
There is a better way, and it involves a cap on oil and gas emissions.
@CAPE_ACME
Premier Danielle Smith has warned she will not let Ottawa "inflict" effective
#climate
policy on Albertans.
If anyone is serious about making their province better off, they should be placing huge bets on clean energy instead of polluting
#oilandgas
.
Important article w/ key quote from
@cathmckenna
:
Oil + gas companies are “making historic profits... at the same time, they continue to lobby behind closed doors against policies that are needed… for Canada to meet its international commitments."
Canada has to pick a lane on
#climate
policy.
The federal gov't says it's a leader while ramping up oil and gas production and betting on tech to clean up the mess.
We can do better. Thanks to Quebec for pressing the feds to look beyond oil and gas.
Underreporting of toxic emissions is all too common. We need stronger policies
➡️ for volatile organic compounds
➡️ for methane
➡️ for oil and gas emissions.
Sign the
@CAPE_ACME
petition for a strong Emissions Cap:
The case for a ban on
#gas
stoves is growing by the day.
In the words of
@CAPE_ACME
's
@Melissa_Lem
: "1 in 8 cases of pediatric asthma in the US is linked to indoor air pollution from gas stoves. If that isn’t motivation ... I don’t know what is.”
So great to meet with others from 🇨🇦 focusing on
#health
and
#climate
at
#cop27
.
@CAPE_ACME
is part of a global effort to fast track solutions to some major interrelated problems.
It's too expensive *not* to tackle the
#ClimateCrisis
We're at 1 degree of warming now. Are we ready for the impacts and costs at 1.5 degrees, 2 degrees, or (much) more?
Ambitious, immediate action saves lives and dollars.
Good to hear from
@JustinTrudeau
about the importance of
#carbon
pricing to achieving
#NetZero
. Pricing pollution has been advocated for by
@CAPE_ACME
and medical professionals, along with economists, activists and so many others.
Friends! Did you know that the feds are on the verge of new regulations for clean electricity?
This could be a game-changer for a Canada-wide,
#clean
and
#healthy
grid ⚡️
Check out
@CAPE_ACME
's petition here 👇
Powerful words from
@JohnVaillant
at
@redcrosscanada
’s ‘Ready 2024’ conference:
There’s no such thing as a ‘new normal.’
2023 may have been the hottest year on record, but it’s also one of the coolest years we’ll see in our lifetimes.
@CAPE_ACME
With wildfires and extreme heat on everyone's mind, it's not surprising to see Environment as Canadians'
#1
issue of concern, and Healthcare as
#3
, according to a new
@NanosResearch
poll.
@CAPE_ACME
The Emissions Cap could be one of 🇨🇦's key
#climate
policies.
Government can't afford to cave to industry pressure and offer carve-outs for fossil gas.
Sign the
@CAPE_ACME
petition for a strong Emissions Cap:
It's good to see Ontario trying to get a better handle on the implications of the climate crisis. Analyses like these can save lives and underscore the urgency of climate action.
It's beyond sad that the province sat on this report for 8 months (!)