Rumour had it that David Eby would be releasing his climate platform this week. So does this mean we won't see it? Hope we do. David Eby please show us your plan.

“All of this calls into question the effectiveness of voluntary measures... Environmental activists warned from the start that only government regulation will ensure compliance. The recent cracks in the GFANZ membership do nothing to dispel that notion.” theglobeandmail.com/business/comme…

Federal conservatives and provincial liberals have claimed that local elections were a rejection of the left not just in Vancouver, but across the entire province.

Here's my TV story where I politely say that wasn't the case.

Wow! 👇

This in particular stood out to me. So much of the CEO's basis for DQ hinges on a complete inability to understand the complexity of social movements.

When people and orgs have been effectively pulling in the same direction for years, it can look a lot like collusion.

As we wait for the decision, let's tell Anjali Appadurai what we think of her campaign so far. I'll start:

Anj, you have been a model of leading with purpose, not ego

Calm, brilliant + brave

You clear the smoke + relentlessly redirect to the peril and promise

Thank you for running

In other news… today was a historic day in the city known as Vancouver. Congratulations to co-chairs Khelsilem & Christine Boyle on the unveiling of this groundbreaking strategy seeing to implement UNDRIP at municipal level. Check out this plan folks 👇

Vancouver set to put U.N. Indigenous declaration into action theglobeandmail.com/canada/british…

Powerful figures in the BC NDP, desperate to avoid debate over their government’s support for new #fracking and #pipeline projects, are trying to blow up their own leadership race – and smear Dogwood for encouraging people to join the party.

Read our full statement:

Today the Ontario Climate Emergency Campaign alongside member groups,RNAO EnvironmentalDefence ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɪʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ ClimateFast called on all Ontarians to recognize the Oct. 24 Municipal Election as a massive opportunity for public climate action by voting for pro-environmental candidates.

Hey Calgary! Come see author & journalist Geoff Dembicki speak about his new book The Petroleum Papers at the Memorial Park Library from 3pm - 4:30pm on October 29th.
Event page and info here: facebook.com/events/1148213…
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Nigeria is suffering its worst flooding in a decade, with vast areas of farmland, infrastructure and 200,000 homes partly or wholly destroyed. nyti.ms/3eChva5

'Analysts are getting more and more confident that Putin has catalyzed permanent, structural shifts toward clean energy. They’re starting to say the quiet part out loud...' in this week's Zero Carbon via Canada's National Observer nationalobserver.com/newsletters/ze…

Despite important new climate policies, investments&legislation, Canadian emissions have increased more than any G7 country since the Paris Agreement.

Akshat Rathi presses Justin Trudeau on what’s missing Canadian Climate Institute & Net-Zero Advisory Body’s annual event.

Any guesses at the answer?

Ok. I would like to contest this dangerous idea that Canada can make lower climate investments because it has carbon pricing

See 🧵below

The countries at the top want you to think the countries at the bottom are to blame for climate change.

Canada’s historic emissions per person are almost *30 times* those of India.

Time for #ClimateJustice . #ActOnClimate

#ClimateEmergency #ClimateAction #climate

I often wonder if fossil fuel defenders realize that there is no economy without a stable climate. They act like we'll just keep on exporting LNG long past 2050. Fracking companies are already being forced to halt operations in NE BC because of drought. #bcpoli #EndFracking