Happy #EarthDay ! Here are five things that give us hope about climate policy in 🇨🇦 and around the 🌎👇🧵 #cdnpoli

For those of us that study the Earth and its climate, every day is #EarthDay .

There are so many things we can do to make life better for people we’ll never meet and creatures we’ll never see.

Top 5: wind, solar, energy efficiency, stop deforestation, cut CH₄ emissions.

Countering coral reef bleaching misinformation: factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.34… Dr. Sarah W. Davies Dr. Sara Cannon Terry Hughes #ClimateChange #4thGlobalCoralBleachingEvent

Just another day UniversityOfVictoria campus

(a headline I would have never imagined 😮)

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Earlier this week NOAA declared the 4th global #coralbleaching event. Driven by #climatechange , corals around the world have been bleaching and dying over the past year, adding to the devastating losses of the 3rd such event less than a decade ago. We need #ClimateActionNow

Here are the details on yesterday’s very welcome news from the Canadian federal government re. sig investments in 🇨🇦’s research ecosystem, including 🎉 🎉 huge ⬆️ in grad scholarships & post-doc fellowships🎉🎉 👇 Thank you Minister of Science François-Philippe Champagne (FPC) 🇨🇦 Chrystia Freeland Support Our Science

Today, the Government of Canada tabled #Budget2024 , with a focus on housing, affordability, young people, and encouraging investments in Canada’s talent pipeline, marking a milestone for the next generation of researchers. Read our full analysis here: bit.ly/2024budgetanal…

Reminder to submit your nominations for CSEE Council this April 30! More information on csee-scee.ca/council-gouver… 🍃 Please RT!

This is a pretty great table!!! I'm close to speechless. Thank you to all who sacrificed valuable time to help make the case, and thank you to decision makers and allies across the political spectrum for hearing the voices of scholars working for a better future for all.

'The great ocean whiteout'.

Climate change driven.

Unprecedented.

Catastrophic.

Devastating.

We need CLIMATE ACTION NOW.

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Delighted that PhD student Brian Timmer is getting this amazing opportunity with National Geographic!!

Check out our new article in the The Conversation Canada summarizing the findings of our recent study and what it means for BC #kelp forest ecosystems

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Brian Timmer Chris Neufeld Dr. Julia K. Baum UniversityOfVictoria UWA Research Forrest Foundation

Ocean scientists, come join me, Amanda Bates, Natalie Ban, Loren McClenachan and more @UVic!! Research Chair position now open in Marine Ecosystems and Global Change 🌊 🇨🇦 🌊 uvic.ca/faculty-staff/… Pls RT.

“impossible to be a top-line manager & administrator & mentor & researcher & writer & outreach officer & IT expert & online instructor & pedagogical innovator & recruiter & teacher & marker & external examiner & press pundit & grant bidder & editor &look after your own wellbeing”

This woman is my hero. Kirsty you are incredible.

Why secret?! The ocean is one of the most important allies for addressing climate change, and we should be loud and proud about this.

The Ocean Panel found that ready-to-implement ocean solutions could close the emissions gap in 2050 by up to 35 percent on a 1.5°C pathway, a…

Proving (once again) that every job is a climate job. ♥️ this:

The Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution CSEE_SCEE CSEE_SCEEmtgs is in Vancouver this year, May 26-29. Still 100 spots available for attendance at the meeting.