Keith McNeill

Keith McNeill

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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.

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What is global carbon fee-and-dividend? Here's an opinion piece I wrote in 2017 while I was editor of the Clearwater Times newspaper in Clearwater, BC, Canada: www.clearwatertimes.com/our-town/the...

clearwatertimes.comThe case for global carbon fee-and-dividendIn order to have a hope of being adequately effective, any climate change initiative will need to be global in scope.

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In 2006, Nicholas Stern said that applying a discount rate where the climate is concerned is a gross distortion – effectively, it means future lives are assigned less value #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.comThe climate crisis will destroy our economies – we learned this 20 years ago. When will we act? | Fiona HarveyThe radical Stern report showed that a low-carbon future is also good economics. But it seems that capitalism needs a reminder, says Fiona Harvey, an environment editor at the Guardian

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“When the bulletin was first published in 2004, the annual level of carbon dioxide was 377.5 parts per million. In 2025, it was 426.8 parts per million." – Ko Barrett, World Meteorological Organization #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.commondreams.org/news/atmosph...

commondreams.org'Another Year, Another New Record': UN Highlights Rising Greenhouse Gas Levels Ahead of COP31 | Common Dreams"We are supercharging the ocean and the atmosphere," a WMO leader said of record greenhouse gas levels before COP31. "That means that heatwaves, tropical cyclones, and rainstorms are intensifying fast...

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Oxfam finds that the world's richest are not just profiting from the causes of climate breakdown; they are also heavily invested in disaster preparedness, recovery and reconstruction #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comSuper-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis, report findsOxfam says investing by rich in disaster recovery widens inequality and gives incentive to delay climate action

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“Now we face massive uncertainty about the future of nature and climate in BC.” – Shelley Luce, Sierra Club BC #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition victoriabuzz.com/2026/10/envi...

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Canada’s grasslands saw the greatest area of conversion: Between 2019 and 2023, 4.7 million acres were plowed under, mostly for wheat in the Prairie Provinces #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition insideclimatenews.org/news/2610202...

insideclimatenews.orgProduction Agriculture Is Driving Grasslands Loss Across North America - Inside Climate NewsCommodity crops are continuing to eat up the vast, near-mythical sweep of North American grasslands, with nearly 2 million acres being plowed under every year, mostly for corn, soybeans and wheat, acc...

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SF6 is 24,300 times more effective at warming Earth’s atmosphere than CO2. While SF6 emissions are declining in other parts of the world, they are rapidly rising in China #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition insideclimatenews.org/news/2410202...

insideclimatenews.orgA Potent Climate Super-Pollutant Is Surging in Beijing - Inside Climate NewsThe region’s expanding electric grid and semiconductor industry are driving increased emissions of the world’s most potent greenhouse gas, new research reveals.

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China’s lithium-ion battery exports to the EU surged in the first three quarters of this year, as Chinese carmakers rush to build factories in Europe #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.scmp.com/economy/chin...

scmp.comEuropean production drive sees China’s lithium-ion battery exports to EU surgeCustoms data also shows Chinese inverter exports to bloc rose despite exclusion from publicly funded projects.

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"At the risk of sounding alarmist, I would say Lula's re-election is the only thing standing between us and the end of the Amazon." – Claudio Angelo, Climate Observatory #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.dw.com/en/brazils-e...

dw.comBrazil's election results could shape the Amazon rainforest and climate around the worldBrazil is heading back to the polls, but the impact could be felt worldwide. With the Amazon vital to the health of the planet, the election could help shape its future.

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“It ... demonstrates that world-class, high-quality steel and genuine decarbonisation are not just compatible — they’re the future of the industry.” – Rajan Aggarwal, Generation Steel #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition reneweconomy.com.au/first-new-st...

reneweconomy.com.auFirst new steel mill in Australia in 35 years to be the first to be powered by 100 per cent renewablesThe first new steel mill to be be built in Australia in more than 35 years will also be the first to contract its electricity supply entirely from renewables, after striking a deal with mining giant B...

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Extreme weather driven by the climate crisis is reshaping the flow of the UK’s seasons #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.com‘False autumn’: stressed trees drop leaves early after scorching English summerSeason will be less vibrant with trees such as birches, which usually offer a striking burst of yellow leaves, already bare

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"We can’t be a responsible, law-abiding nation and at the same time always be passing the buck to somebody else.” – Andrew Gage, West Coast Environmental Law #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition insideclimatenews.org/news/2310202...

insideclimatenews.orgA Landmark Youth Climate Trial Against the Canadian Government Is About to Begin - Inside Climate NewsIn June 2013, torrential rain spurred one of the worst flooding events in Canada’s history. Sadie Vipond, who grew up in Calgary along the Bow River, was just a young child at the time when she and he...

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At the midpoint of the last century, more than 1,450 glaciers in the American west. About 300 of them have functionally disappeared #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comThe US west has lost nearly 300 glaciers since the 1960s. Climate crisis is drastically shrinking what’s leftAt the midpoint of the last century the region had 1,450 glaciers and a new study reveals the extent of losses

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A video clip of Christy Clark criticizing Canada's west coast tanker ban surpassed 1.6 million views. This was not necessarily West Coast residents suddenly wanting to overturn the ban #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.desmog.com/2026/10/22/s...

desmog.com‘Snipped And Posted’: How Pro-Oil Groups Generate Viral Content OnlineInternal slidedecks from Canada Action explain strategy to get millions of views for industry talking points.

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Heat killed a record 50,000 people in European cities this summer, new research suggests, with scientists blaming climate breakdown for two in every three of the deaths #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comHeat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warnPeople succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll

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“You’ll never see me swimming in that water again." – Fina, an 84-year-old from Spain #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.desmog.com/2026/10/21/i...

desmog.comIn Pictures: ‘Armageddon’ at Europe’s Swim Spots Linked to Climate Change and Factory Farm PollutionAcross Brittany, tractors can be seen trundling onto beaches to remove truckloads of foul-smelling algae ahead of the tourist rush. Situated below steep cliffs and ancient forests, these once pristin...

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With 145 new datacentres at various stages of planning, Finland has found itself at the forefront of the tech companies’ latest push #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.com‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentreCompany ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms’ latest push

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During Lula's first term as president in the early 2000s, Brazilian Amazon deforestation fell by 3/4. Under Lula’s current term, it has fallen by roughly 3.4 again #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition hannahritchie.substack.com/p/deforestat...

hannahritchie.substack.comDeforestation in the Brazilian Amazon falls to its lowest year on recordRates have fallen by three-quarters in Lula’s second term.

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To boost the impact, the project delivered a voluntary “cash plus” complementary programme of community-led education on finance, conservation and climate change #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comGiving £2 a day to people in the Amazon helps protect rainforest, pilot project findsResearchers say almost 90% of participants in unconditional basic income scheme in Peru adopted environmentally beneficial practices

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Reuters defines the largest heat waves – those that at their peak cover at least 1% of the globe, roughly half the size of Canada – as heat storms. They are a growing force #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.reuters.com/investigates...

reuters.comGiant ‘heat storms’ are scorching Earth. The story of the biggest one.Supersized heat waves used to be rare. No longer. Reuters reveals the rise of ‘heat storms.’ They now swarm the globe, upending life and the climate everywhere.

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“We can make the overshoot as brief and as short as possible. It’s not time to throw in the towel and give up." – Inger Andersen, UNEP #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comWorld must cut emissions by 18% in four years ‘to find our way back’, UN saysAction needed to avoid disastrous overshoot of climate targets, according to organisation’s environment body

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“It is important for the public to understand just how disastrous this oil spill was. The Gulf has not recovered and it’s been over 15 years.” – Bruce Robison, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition insideclimatenews.org/news/1910202...

insideclimatenews.orgDeep-Sea Species Struggle to Recover After Deepwater Horizon Spill - Inside Climate NewsScientists monitoring the deep ocean near the disaster site found that animal populations declined by as much as 80 percent, with little evidence of recovery.

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The Nordic market ⁠remained Europe's most electrified, led by Norway at 98.8% and followed by Denmark (88.8%), Finland (62.7%) and Sweden (49.0%) #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.reuters.com/business/eur...

reuters.comEurope EV sales rose 70% in September, around 30% of market shareBattery-electric vehicle (BEV) registrations in Europe rose 70.3% in ‌September, as high oil prices, subsidies and the availability of more affordable models continued to lead the growth.

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If adopted, the controls could reinforce China’s position in advanced PV manufacturing by limiting overseas access to some of its most sophisticated production technologies #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.pv-magazine.com/2026/10/16/c...

pv-magazine.comChina proposes ban on exports of perovskite, tandem solar manufacturing technology - pv magazine GlobalChina has proposed banning exports of selected high-efficiency perovskite and tandem solar manufacturing technologies, alongside new restrictions on advanced polysilicon, wafer and crystalline-silicon...

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“The combination of the thawing permafrost and the shale bedrock, which contains a mineral called pyrite, or fool’s gold, is causing contamination of its water supply." – Marjolaine Verret, permafrost expert #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comTap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metalsWarning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the fastest-warming places in the world

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"If we lived on a planet that ran mostly on wind and solar power, war would be less likely." – Bill McKibben #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition billmckibben.substack.com/p/are-the-pe...

billmckibben.substack.comAre the peace movement and the climate movement the same thing?The solar panel is the new peace symbol

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Wildfire researchers are alarmed by the increasing number of fires around the world hitting and moving through urban areas, including the 2025 Los Angeles Eaton fire that killed 19 #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

theguardian.comMost NSW homes destroyed in black summer bushfires were within 100 metres of vegetationExclusive: Research confirms official advice about high-risk properties and warns worsening conditions will make more homes unsafe

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"Progress was blocked down to the end — a shameful play for time ⁠when there is no time to waste." – Tina Stege, Marshall Islands #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

reuters.comTop global climate science body suspends meeting without deal on major review timelineA meeting of the members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was suspended without an agreement on a timeline to publish its next review of the latest science on the warming plane...

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“We can see our future and our rights taken from us in front of our very eyes. What do they expect? Of course people are going to fight back.” – Greta Thunberg #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition insideclimatenews.org/news/1710202...

insideclimatenews.orgHow the Climate Crisis Fueled the Youth Protests Roiling France - Inside Climate NewsYouth protests for better school conditions have prompted a national political crisis. Lack of adaptation to a hotter world is part of the story.

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“I urge governments everywhere to end these handouts once and for all, and to use the savings for people and planet instead.” – António Guterres, UN secretary-general #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.commondreams.org/news/climate...

commondreams.orgAhead of Biodiversity Summit, UN Chief Warns Countries Are 'Subsidizing Suicide' by Backing Fossil Fuels | Common DreamsUN Secretary-General António Guterres urges governments to end fossil fuel subsidies as leaders gather in Armenia for the Convention on Biological Diversity's COP17.

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Urgent measures are being taken to secure public supplies of water after the UK experienced its hottest summer on record #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comSevere drought declared in six areas of England as reservoirs run lowSome reservoirs in south at critical levels as water companies call for extended restrictions that would affect golf clubs, private schools and car washes

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Global warming has increased from roughly 0.05ºC/decade between 1880 and 1970, to 0.19ºC/decade between 1970 and 2010, and 0.36ºC/decade between 2010 and 2024 #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.cbsnews.com/news/climate...

cbsnews.comClimate change pushed Earth to its limits in 2026 as certain "vital signs" reach record extremes, report saysClimate change has pushed the planet's environmental systems "deeper into uncharted territory," researchers said in a new report centered on the state of Earth's climate in 2026.

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Canada, Japan, the US, and Italy accounted for around 75% of fossil fuel financing from G20 countries during 2023-25 #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.commondreams.org/news/clean-e...

commondreams.orgClean Power Funding Surpasses Fossil Fuels, But Rich Nations Keep Bankrolling Dirty Energy: Report | Common Dreams"Laggards, including the United States and Japan, are continuing to prop up the fossil fuel industry."

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"People are not budgeting for a major increase in their insurance premiums or planning for their homes becoming uninsurable, but many of them absolutely should be." – Unnamed insurance modeller #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.comI work for a major insurer. Much of my industry is fudging the numbers in the face of the climate crisis | AnonymousInsurers are taking on more risk than they should. If – or when – a major disaster hits, the catastrophe will have far-reaching consequences, says an anonymous modeller and whistleblower

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"Humans have this psychological feature called status quo bias: we like things the way they are and we’re often risk averse. We found chatbots have the same tendency in their advice" – Seth Wynes, University of Waterloo #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/10/how-...

anthropocenemagazine.orgHow AI chatbots may be talking people out of climate actionAcross 28,800 prompts, models were 7.5 times more likely to advise “stay the course” than “change,” even when the status quo is anti-climate.

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“The International Court of Justice giving its advisory opinion is in a way saying to all the judges all over the world: you need to pressure governments and companies to act." – Justine Ripoll, Notre Affaire à Tous #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.independent.co.uk/commercial/c...

independent.co.ukHow climate and health science is turning international law into actionFollowing the historic ICJ ruling, climate science and international law are converging to turn state duty into binding policy. Here is how communities worldwide are holding power to account.

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"For the investors and policymakers evaluating Canada’s next generation of large-scale, fossil fuel projects, caution is warranted when using headline cost estimates to assess project economics and benefits." #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition ieefa.org/resources/do...

ieefa.orgDo headline cost estimates for projects like Ksi Lisims understate stakeholder risksRecent public announcements are quoting a CAD$30 billion budget for the Ksi Lisims facility —more than triple its initial CAD$8.3billion to $9 billion estimate.

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The report, known as AR7, was scheduled for publication in 2028, ahead of the UN climate summit, Cop33, later that year. Many poor and vulnerable countries strongly oppose any delay #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comIPCC is under pressure to delay publication of key global climate reportAR7 report was scheduled for 2028 in time for Cop33 summit but some petro-states and major developing countries want to postpone it

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Analysts said the agreement was unlikely to lead ‌to sustained lower ⁠fuel prices. "I cannot overstate how much of a nothing burger this is," said one #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.reuters.com/business/ene...

reuters.comTrump says Russia to supply diesel to US and global marketsHis administration temporarily lifted US sanctions on Russian fuel that were designed to deprive Moscow of revenues for its ‌war on Ukraine.

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While EVs and hybrids have been gaining traction in Australia for years, the US-Israel war on Iran and the subsequent spike in oil prices have accelerated demand #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.com‘BYD effect’: electric vehicle boom becomes unexpected tool to combat inflationMore and more Australian consumers are expected to ‘unplug themselves from the oil shock’ with at least five EVs priced around or below $30,000

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Should the world move away from fossil fuels sharply, or manage a slower, more careful retreat? That question underpinned many of the speeches from global leaders at the UN #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition news.un.org/en/story/202...

news.un.orgSecurity, sacrifice or opportunity: Visions differ over effective climate actionShould the world move away sharply from fossil fuels, or manage a slower, more careful retreat?

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“You have this feedback loop. If the forest is suffering, it will cause less rain to fall in other parts, and those forests will also start suffering.” – Johanna Van Passel, Ghent University #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition insideclimatenews.org/news/0710202...

insideclimatenews.orgCompounding Climate Impacts Drive Tropical Forest Decline - Inside Climate NewsExtreme heat, drought and ozone from fire emissions are devastating the Amazon and other rainforests, new research shows.

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“It is somewhat ironic that Cuba could become an important export market for renewable energy for US companies." – John Kavulich, US-Cuba Trade and Economic Council #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition oilprice.com/Alternative-...

oilprice.comCuba’s Fuel Crisis Turns the Island Into a Solar Test Case | OilPrice.comU.S. sanctions continue to restrict fuel and battery imports, leaving Cuba increasingly dependent on solar energy despite its inability to provide reliable round-the-clock electricity.

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In Tuvalu, a country of about 10,000 people that sits mostly within 2 metres of sea level, Melelusi Sokotia, 13, told delegates her friends’ dreams were being subsumed by the climate crisis #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comCop31 host urges wealthy countries to spend ‘much more’ on climate than defence‘The climate issue is the security issue,’ says Turkish minister at Pacific pre-Cop summit in Fiji

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Documents on a pro-fossil-fuel website say Canada’s policies to fight the climate crisis, protect nature and defend Indigenous Rights are a “problem” #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition thenarwhal.ca/fossil-fuel-...

thenarwhal.ca‘Knowing our opponents’: how a pro-oil-and-gas group tracks journalists, First Nations and environmentalistsNew research by Greenpeace Canada lays out a web of pro-oil and gas groups working together to influence public opinion on climate change

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The Trump administration will not twiddle its thumbs and let the globe’s fourth-largest oil reserve become an independent nation #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

thetyee.caAmerica Licks Its Chops at a ‘Free’ Alberta | The TyeeThe aptly named DARC papers lay out Trumpists’ anti-Canada aims. Is Premier Smith a student?

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Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh, who led the research, said that while most were aware of some of the climate crisis's risks, the “second-order risks” were less obvious #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comBritons kept in dark about scale of climate crisis, say viewers of ‘first-of-its-kind’ emergency briefingNine out of 10 people felt motivated to act after watching film outlining threats to food security, economy and public health

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Since 2020, Alberta has paid $163.7 million to landowners to cover missed oil and gas lease payments. Between 2010 and 2024, Crown collections recouped less than 1% of these funds #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

thetyee.caAlberta Companies Owe Millions in Unpaid Land Rent | The TyeeTaxpayers covered lease payments for hundreds of oil and gas companies in 2025.

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Solar panel arrays increase terrain roughness, slowing wind speed near the ground so the wind picks up less dust. They also stabilize the soil itself, in part by increasing vegetation cover #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/10/sola...

anthropocenemagazine.orgSolar panels have (another) surprising side effect: Stopping dust storms in their tracksIn a first, researchers realistically calculated how solar farms in the Gobi Desert improve air quality in northern Chinese cities

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Cooking with gas creates such a combination of dry and wet heat that “no matter where you turn, you’re being assaulted by that.” – Christopher Galarza, longtime chef and study co-author #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.canarymedia.com/articles/emi...

canarymedia.comGas stoves put restaurant cooks’ health at risk, new study findsDangerous amounts of heat and air pollution swirl in most commercial kitchens — even when the stoves are off. Switching to electric appliances helps…

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The report found that techno-optimism was most prevalent among scientists with right-leaning political views and those working in applied and natural sciences #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comScientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes needed