Keith McNeill

“The fix? Dropping taxes on electricity and shifting them over to fossil fuels.” – Paul Kenny, European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/28/heat-pump-sales-soar-across-europe-after-ciuntries-cut-electricity-taxes-data-shows

The EU's Deforestation Regulation kicks in on Dec. 30 and requires companies importing goods such as palm oil, coffee and wood into the EU to prove they were not produced on deforested land #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.politico.eu/article/canada-seeks-deforestation-law-carveouts-as-eu-ties-deepen/

International Maritime Organization has proposed a global carbon tax on shipping. IMHO, this is important because it could lead to global carbon taxes on all fossil fuel use and to global carbon fee-and-dividend #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetitionhttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/nations-work-green-shipping-deal-trump-has-tried-spike-ekkpe

The atmosphere holds more water vapour than it used to because it is warmer. This will contribute to increasingly intense rain events until we stop dumping CO2 into the atmosphere #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-atmosphere-just-set-a-water-vapor

@energisch_@troet.cafe I think Carney is fully aware of the climate crisis but is being forced to make decisions he likely would not otherwise make to contain Alberta separatists, who are funded by fossil-fuel interests. That a gas lobbyist is now the German minister of energy is yet another indication of how powerful those fossil fuel interests have become globally.

Currently, Canada is the only G7 country that does not have a national agency to respond to wildfires #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://thewalrus.ca/canada-wildfires/

“Things are tough right now. And as the saying goes, ‘when the going gets tough, quit doing the hard stuff and just cling to what kind of worked in the past.’” – PM Mark Carney (according to the Beaverton) #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.thebeaverton.com/2026/07/mark-carney-promises-to-take-climate-change-seriously-once-every-other-problem-on-earth-is-solved/

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) reported that about half of their members working at a national centre for disaster response were fired in January #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.desmog.com/2026/08/03/as-climate-fuelled-wildfires-rage-mark-carney-cuts-emergency-response-and-funds-fossil-fuels/

“We are experiencing exactly what the climate models in the 1990s said we should experience now." – Andy Pershing, Climate Central #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/25/scorching-us-heat-wave

“El Niño puts ‘climateflation’ back on the agenda." – research note from the Italian bank UniCredit #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/12/super-el-nino-severe-shock-global-food-prices-lasting-into-2028-economists-warn

Over USD 1 trillion of annual GDP in Europe, China and the US is reliant on rainfall generated by forests. Nature loss is a systemic financial risk. So, why don’t markets price it? #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-analysis/biodiversity-will-determine-a-countrys-creditworthiness-and-thats-why-they-need-to-start-pricing-it-in-now/

Researchers are developing perennial versions of common annual grains like wheat, sorghum, and rice, but progress is slow. And widespread adoption by farmers is challenging #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-grain-wheat-perennial-kernza-8c4cef1aa6c8c682ba7144bc4e4c49bf

A recent report by the US National Academies of Science makes it clear that climate attribution is normal, mainstream science. And the fossil fuel industry views that as a problem #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/national-academies-climate-attribution-is-maturing-but-still-has-limits/

In Canada, the effects will be seen in the winter months, bringing milder temperatures but also drier conditions, which is of great concern for wildfire development in Western Canada in the spring #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/el-nino-july-9.7272908

“What’s interesting about the Iran war is how little impact it’s had on the electricity sector, and that’s partly because we’re now less reliant on gas because of those batteries." – Paul Graham, CSIRO #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-and-wind-remain-backbone-of-least-cost-future-grid-as-batteries-squeeze-gas-to-a-fraction-of-the-mix/

"In 2025, the (south-west Pacific) region experienced warming oceans, rising sea levels, marine heatwaves and ocean acidification, alongside tropical cyclones and the continued loss of tropical glacier ice.” – Celeste Saulo, WMO secretary-general #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://wmo.int/media/news/ocean-warming-marine-heatwaves-and-sea-level-rise-pose-increasing-risk-south-west-pacific-region

“The link between all three recent periods of extreme heat and climate change is indisputable ... When public understanding of this link is so low, it’s vital that the dots are joined....” – Gareth Redmond-King, ECIU #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/14/most-coverage-june-heatwave-did-not-mention-climate-crisis

"Over the long term, China is likely to seek to preserve its dominance of the solar industry, where it already has a strong grip on most manufacturing segments." – Cosimo Ries, policy analyst #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/indias-solar-push-idles-factories-unable-shake-reliance-china-2026-07-23/

"My wife and our other seven friends and neighbours - against me screaming at them not to - decided the only safe way was to walk out in front of the firewall ... They had no chance." – Malcolm Timbrell #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9ld3p324jo

Canada’s area burned has risen roughly 80% for each 1C increase in fire-season temperature. Only about 1/5 of the burned area over the past 40 years was ever actively managed. #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/canadas-boreal-wildfires-arent-just

Traffic is concentrated between June or July and October, but warming conditions and more Arctic-capable vessels are lengthening the manageable season #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Russia-Is-Redrawing-Its-Energy-Map-Through-the-Arctic.html

Myth: Isn’t it too late to do anything about the climate? Response: It’s never too late #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/11/the-13-biggest-myths-about-heatwaves-and-how-to-bust-them

“These projects are not only helping to reduce our carbon emissions, they’re providing good-paying union jobs for thousands.” – Pat Crowley, Rhode Island AFL-CIO #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/06/workers-unions-trump-wind-energy

“Women are on the front line doing farming, planting, harvesting and these things that are all impacted [by climate change].” – Tracy Kajumba, LIFE-AR #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.carbonbrief.org/access-to-finance-strengthens-climate-resilience-among-sub-saharan-women

Traffic is concentrated between June or July and October, but warming conditions and more Arctic-capable vessels are lengthening the manageable season #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Russia-Is-Redrawing-Its-Energy-Map-Through-the-Arctic.html

"The fossil fuel empire is not exempt." – George Monbiot #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/membership/2026/aug/11/dont-despair-about-whats-happening-to-our-planet-thats-what-they-want-you-to-feel

RE: https://mastodon.world/@paninid/117028454708503213 Yes, it will definitely get worse. How much worse depends on us.

“Once you account for what happens when a building actually gets hit by a disaster, designing it to stay functional can prove to be the sustainable choice, not a trade-off against it." – Fernanda Cruz Rios, Drexel University #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/09/why-less-steel-and-concrete-isnt-the-same-as-more-sustainable/

Plenty of evidence indicates that renewables will retain their cost-competitive edge. For one, they’re not subject to rocky fuel prices like oil and gas are #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/lcoe-lazard-clean-energy

“Climate change is accelerating. So our response must evolve just as quickly." – Hadja Lahbib, EU preparedness commissioner #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetitionhttps://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/7/29/eu-crisis-chief-urges-tougher-climate-action-amid-france-spain-wildfires

“Fires are part of a natural cycle, but the extreme temperatures we are experiencing across the county and the growing severity of weather events are indicators of climate change.” – Lise Vaugeois, MPP for Thunder Bay-Superior North #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/15/wildfires-in-ontario-make-toronto-canada-air-quality-worst-in-world

For most of the last 800,000 years, CO₂ rose and fell between roughly 180 and 300 parts per million (ppm). By 2025, the concentration reached 426 ppm #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://ourworldindata.org/how-do-we-track-a-changing-climate

"The natural gas industry is destroying the climate and destroying people’s lungs, and it’s trying to lock us into this expensive practice for decades to come." – Bill McKibben #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/gas-is-a-dirty-word

"Distributed ​energy driven by batteries is a ​great alternative to circumvent delays in ⁠grid transmission buildout, and this can be replicated across the Asia-Pacific." – Tim Buckley, Climate Energy Finance #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/australias-battery-subsidies-spark-rooftop-solar-resurgence-2026-07-05/

Scientists have said the ⁠late-June heat wave would have been "virtually impossible" without ‌human-caused climate change, which is making heat waves more frequent and intense #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/europe-heat-excess-deaths-9.7267829

Research suggests that in designing climate policy and selling it to the public, policymakers should emphasize well-being, not just cost-effectiveness #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/07/the-surprising-upside-of-asking-people-to-use-less-energy/

Across 65 highly climate-vulnerable countries analyzed, debt servicing is expected to consume 65 percent of government revenue in 2026 #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19092026/for-climate-vulnerable-countries-debt-costs-25-times-more-than-climate-action/

A changing climate was wreaking havoc on Byron Kominek's family's 24-acre (10-hectare) farm outside of Longmont, Colorado. He found a solution in agrovoltaics #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/jul/20/colorado-farming-solar-panels-in-pictures

Plastic production accounts for 1/6 of global carbon dioxide emissions. Where in the plastic lifecycle do these emissions come from? #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18072026/why-plastics-have-overtaken-the-planet/

IMHO, if fossil fuel users can avoid a $100/tonne carbon tax by storing the CO2 safely at $50/tonne, they will do that. No need for government subsidies #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-does-the-world-need-carbon-capture-and-storage-to-reach-net-zero

Europe is not refusing to adopt cooling technology; it is simply deploying it through the rapid expansion of heat pumps rather than through dedicated air-conditioning systems alone #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Europe-Isnt-Anti-Air-Conditioning-Its-Just-Calling-It-Heat-Pumps.htm

“We need to teach young people to love this Earth. If we love it with all our hearts, nature will love us in return." – Yin Yuzhen, desert control worker #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://apnews.com/article/china-desert-sandstorm-desertification-straw-checkerboard-2114ca22f87c31cffcf5e3c48c070aa1

“While the cost of living crisis continues to spiral, with food and fuel prices soaring, so do global oil and gas companies' profits.” – Zack Polanski, UK Green Party #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.commondreams.org/news/this-is-obscene-shell-profits-more-than-double-as-iran-war-pushes-up-gas-prices

“They’re clean, they’re safe, there’s no maintenance, and they’re emissions-free. They can really be used by anyone to power the critical devices in the home.” – Brian Essenmacher, EcoFlow #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/batteries/home-battery-on-a-budget

As wildfires rage across Europe and North America, unprecedented rains continue elsewhere #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/28/extreme-rainfall-asia-flash-floods-typhoons-climate-change

"....if you destroy nature, you destroy the core on which our economies depend." – Frank Elderson, European Central Bank #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/01/ecb-climate-wildfires-global-economy-stability

@crispius@mstdn.fname.ca Yes, apparently the government disputes the union's claim. If I were a reporter in Ottawa, I would go into the office and see for myself.

“...consumers are under a lot of financial pressure.” – Mark Zandi, Moody’s #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-war-cost-energy

“Renewed exchanges of fire in the Gulf this week highlight the risks of not reaching a lasting peace agreement, which is a must for the normalization in oil markets.” – International Energy Agency #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/10/iea-world-oil-demand-declines-iran-war.html

JBS has massive expansion plans in Nigeria. This could threaten smallholder farmers, domestic food security and land-use priorities, and lock in huge quantities of methane emissions #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/meat-multinational-faces-legal-challenge-over-green-credentials-of-6bn-global-expansion-plan