Julia Levin

Ottawa agrees to cover UN fees for Bay du Nord oil project that could reach $1-billion Project would be built outside Canada’s exclusive economic zone, making it subject to international treaty

The feds quietly agreed to give Norwegian company Equinor $1 **billion** subsidy for Bay du Nord

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Over 40% of global shipping by volume exists to move fossil fuels from one place to another.

A huge share of the world's maritime infrastructure has been built around a system that is going to change dramatically as renewable energy and electrification displace fossil fuels.

What was true about Bay du Nord in 2022 is still true today
-a carbon bomb = 100 coal-fired power plants
-a deep-water disaster waiting to happen & a threat to fisheries and ocean biodiversity
-it won't lead to long-term prosperity or jobs

environmentaldefence.ca/2022/02/25/m...

Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres - OFIFC We urge policymakers, partners, and the public to stand with Ontario’s Friendship Centres and call for restored core funding. #OFIFC #UrbanIndigenous #SupportFriendshipCentres #PublicPolicy

Carney's budget cuts will result in Ontario’s Indigenous Friendship Centres losing over half their funding

www.facebook.com/TheOFIFC/pos...

Canadian oil profits for the Big 4 are set to soar as the US/Israel strikes on Iran rattle global markets. 📈

While prices spike, Cdn producers could reap a "risk premium." We should tax these windfall profits to invest in future-proof, climate-resilient energy.

We need a windfall tax on O&G now.

World Energy was at the forefront of a push to develop #hydrogen in NL - a foolish project that would waste huge amounts of electricity to ship hydrogen to Europe

Now the consortium is struggling - and has no money to repay taxpayers the $50 million that was lent by Export Development Canada

Just the Globe and Mail helping the fossil fuel industry conduct its war profiteering...

Who’s rushing to buy Canadian oil and gas? Not Europe, says high-level EU diplomat

“Our policy is to give priority to clean energy sources, because we are on target to comply with our 2050 targets"

From @meyer.bsky.social

Public Service Announcement: When the price of gasoline jumps this week, remember it was refined from oil (mostly Canadian) produced weeks ago, only 2% of which comes from the Middle East. It's a policy choice, not 'market forces', that explains why you'll pay more (and oil profits will soar). /2

"To put it bluntly, the LNG industry is not a growth engine, but a mechanism for redistribution of B.C. ratepayers’ dollars to foreign shareholders, and of B.C.’s industrial economy towards LNG."

My latest, for the @vancouversun.bsky.social with Andy Hira at @sfu.ca

CCS expectations in Sweden scaled back sharply after hype phase, analyst says Analyst Robert Höglund sees the carbon capture market cooling after big promises of billions of tons of removals by 2050.

CCS expectations in Sweden scaled back sharply after hype phase, analyst says

energywatch.com/EnergyNews/c...

CT lawmakers pitch 'superfund' bill targeting fossil fuel industry CT's climate 'superfund' bill is modeled after a successful federal program to force polluters to pay for the cleanup of toxic waste sites.

Connecticut lawmakers are weighing legislation that would pin the bill on fossil fuel companies that released harmful greenhouse gases into the atmosphere for decades, despite having knowledge of the damage being done to the planet

ctmirror.org/2026/02/27/c...

Most telling? Hodgson admitted that Investment Tax Credits are essentially “grants” for the oil sands… the quiet part usually left unsaid. 🇨🇦⛽️ #EnergyTransition #IEA2026 #CdnPoli

Today, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments or CPPIB) released its Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 results.

The quarterly results show that CPPIB made nearly $2 billion in fossil fuel investments between October 1 and December 31, 2025.

From ghosting on accountability to crowding climate talks, the fossil fuel industry keeps showing the red flags🚩🚩

@fossilfreeeu.bsky.social 🧵 👇

Solar and wind are set to make up over 50% of China’s installed power capacity under current plans – raising the need to scale up #cleanflexibility to ensure system stability.

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NEW ANALYSIS: China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months

* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor

If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…

www.carbonbrief.org/...

Hey @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social is Canada also going to provide oil & aid to support Cubans as Trump tries to starve a nation?

Or was Carney's talk at Davos about supporting countries against the US complete bluster?

The US cutting off oil to Cuba is truly one of the most depraved acts it is possible to imagine. Hospitals will close, food production will collapse, people will starve. It is urgent for US citizens, and every sane person, to oppose this barbarism with all their might.

The health case for a fossil fuel advertising ban Key points An estimated 8.7 million premature deaths occur globally each year from air pollution attributable to fossil fuel combustion alone.[1][1] Climate change, which is primarily caused by the bu...

The health case for a fossil fuel advertising ban

From @samanthagreen.bsky.social & @latemper.bsky.social

www.cmaj.ca/content/198/...

Carney’s government is cutting hundreds of environment and science jobs. Here’s what that means for Canadians | CBC Radio Scientists and labour leaders are warning that cuts to Environment and Climate Change Canada could significantly impact the health and safety of Canadians as well as Canada's wildlife and environment.

Strong environmental laws depend on strong public scientific capacity. Cutting ECCC science & policy capacity weakens enforcement, accountability, & the protections Canadians rely on for clean air, water, and a stable climate.

Statement: Federal Government’s Decision to Scrap EV Standard Is a Huge Setback - Environmental Defence Statement from Sam Hersh, Clean Transportation Program Manager  Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People –  The

Carney's decision to scrap EV standard is a huge setback, no matter what his cheerleaders say

While the rest of the world advances on EVs, Canada continues to lag behind at the very short-sightes behest of auto lobbyists

bit.ly/3ZTxrsk

Statement: $5 Billion in Transit Cuts a Huge Step Backwards - Environmental Defence Statement from Sam Hersh, Clean Transportation Program Manager Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – Cutting $5

Last week, the govt finally admitted they cut public $5 billion from the Canada Public Transit Fund.

Without predictable federal funding, cities will be forced to cut service or raise fares outcomes that disproportionately hurt low-income riders.

From me on behalf of @environmentaldefence.ca:

Governments have been fighting over definitions for nearly two decades...as a distraction from actually phasing them out. The WTO has had a clear definition for years

iisd_presentation_fossil_fuel_subsidies.pdf

Major cities around the world are banning fossil fuel advertising

Canadian cities should follow this smart trend

UPDATE:

In an unsettling twist, the Alberta Ethics Commissioner Shawn McLeod has refused to investigate the potential conflicts of interest of Mr. David Yager.

China’s solar capacity set to overtake coal in ‘historic’ shift Wind and solar combined are projected to account for about half of China’s total installed power capacity

China is set to have more solar power capacity than coal for the first time this year, marking a “historic” milestone in the country’s energy transition.

@stuti.bsky.social

Analysis: Coal power drops in China and India for first time in 52 years after clean-energy records - Carbon Brief Coal power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, after each nation added record amounts of clean energy

Coal power drops in China and India for first time in 52 years after clean-energy records

www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-coa...

New Frontiers: Alberta's Path to Economic Renewal - Environmental Defence Alberta stands at a crossroads. For over fifty years, oil and gas have powered our economy, but global markets are shifting decisively toward renewable energy. This is both a potential crisis and an o...

I'm very pleased to present New Frontiers, an energy transition guide for Alberta. This first-of-its-kind document maps out how Canada's most oil-dependent province can end its reliance on crude oil royalties. environmentaldefence.ca/report/new-f... #energytransition

What about this oped are you praising? A call for more oil exports or more defence spending? Either way, It's disappointing from someone who claims climate credentials.