Carol Liao
@carolmliao.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Law | UBC Sauder Distinguished Fellow, Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics | Chair, Canada Climate Law Initiative | Co-Director, UBC Centre for Climate Justice #corpgov #climate #sustainability
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"We hope this national platform will deepen conversations and accelerate the climate-aligned opportunities already emerging across Canada," says Allard Law Prof. Dr. Carol Liao (@carolmliao.bsky.social), Chair & Principal Co-Investigator of the Canada Climate Law Initiative.
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"We hope this national platform will deepen conversations and accelerate the climate-aligned opportunities already emerging across Canada," says Allard Law Prof. Dr. Carol Liao (@carolmliao.bsky.social), Chair & Principal Co-Investigator of the Canada Climate Law Initiative.
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Canada Climate Week Xchange opens on Nov. 24, bringing together leaders across disciplines to accelerate Canada’s climate response. Nearly 100 in-person, hybrid & virtual events will be held across the country. Most events are free & open to the public. allard.ubc.ca/about-us/new...
Launch of Canada Climate Week Xchange, a new national platform for climate leadership
From November 24-30, Canada Climate Week Xchange invites Canadians to come together to explore home-grown solutions to the climate crisis.
allard.ubc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Canada Climate Week Xchange opens on Nov. 24, bringing together leaders across disciplines to accelerate Canada’s climate response. Nearly 100 in-person, hybrid & virtual events will be held across the country. Most events are free & open to the public. allard.ubc.ca/about-us/new...
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What a treat to have this panel happen today at UBC. So many topics, so little time. Chapeau @carolmliao.bsky.social @mysdick.bsky.social @profwhw.bsky.social @profhvdv.bsky.social @naomiaklein.bsky.social and the Centre for Climate Justice for making these conversations happen.
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
What a treat to have this panel happen today at UBC. So many topics, so little time. Chapeau @carolmliao.bsky.social @mysdick.bsky.social @profwhw.bsky.social @profhvdv.bsky.social @naomiaklein.bsky.social and the Centre for Climate Justice for making these conversations happen.
Happening tomorrow!
November 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Happening tomorrow!
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November 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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"theft tech" is a term my pal @astra.bsky.social thought of just today when we were working on our book about these End Times Fascists.
We were thinking about what should happen when this this bubble busts, as we all know it will.
Remember: they have bunkers. We don't. 2/3
We were thinking about what should happen when this this bubble busts, as we all know it will.
Remember: they have bunkers. We don't. 2/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
"theft tech" is a term my pal @astra.bsky.social thought of just today when we were working on our book about these End Times Fascists.
We were thinking about what should happen when this this bubble busts, as we all know it will.
Remember: they have bunkers. We don't. 2/3
We were thinking about what should happen when this this bubble busts, as we all know it will.
Remember: they have bunkers. We don't. 2/3
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
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Vancouver's sustainbility department is the city's "institutional nerve centre" for climate action said Naomi Klein and Carol Liao in the wake of revelations Mayor Ken Sim might eliminate it. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/n...
Citizens rally against Vancouver mayor’s budget
An unprecedented 630 people registered to speak Wednesday against Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s controversial proposed budget that could allegedly spell the end of the city's sustainability department.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Vancouver's sustainbility department is the city's "institutional nerve centre" for climate action said Naomi Klein and Carol Liao in the wake of revelations Mayor Ken Sim might eliminate it. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/n...
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💬 Reminder to save your spot for "AI and the Politics of Extraction" at UBC's Centre for Climate Justice. I'm on a panel moderated by Carol Liao, and we will be discussing the complex political and legal issues raised by AI-enabled resource extraction.
🗓️Nov. 20
🕰️2-3:30pm
📍In-Person & Zoom
🗓️Nov. 20
🕰️2-3:30pm
📍In-Person & Zoom
UBC
climatejustice.ubc.ca
November 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM
💬 Reminder to save your spot for "AI and the Politics of Extraction" at UBC's Centre for Climate Justice. I'm on a panel moderated by Carol Liao, and we will be discussing the complex political and legal issues raised by AI-enabled resource extraction.
🗓️Nov. 20
🕰️2-3:30pm
📍In-Person & Zoom
🗓️Nov. 20
🕰️2-3:30pm
📍In-Person & Zoom
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Vancouver's sustainbility department is the city's "institutional nerve centre" for climate action said Naomi Klein and Carol Liao in the wake of revelations Mayor Ken Sim might eliminate it. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/n...
Citizens rally against Vancouver mayor’s budget
An unprecedented 630 people registered to speak Wednesday against Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s controversial proposed budget that could allegedly spell the end of the city's sustainability department.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Vancouver's sustainbility department is the city's "institutional nerve centre" for climate action said Naomi Klein and Carol Liao in the wake of revelations Mayor Ken Sim might eliminate it. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/n...
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Vancouver's sustainability department is the institutional nerve centre for climate action said Naomi Klein and Carol Liao, following reports it may be eliminated. 630 people registered to speak about the city's proposed budget at the last council meeting. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/n...
Citizens rally against Vancouver mayor’s budget
An unprecedented 630 people registered to speak Wednesday against Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s controversial proposed budget that could allegedly spell the end of the city's sustainability department.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Vancouver's sustainability department is the institutional nerve centre for climate action said Naomi Klein and Carol Liao, following reports it may be eliminated. 630 people registered to speak about the city's proposed budget at the last council meeting. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/n...
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The 'People's Filibuster' Comes to Vancouver City Hall via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
The ‘People’s Filibuster’ Comes to Vancouver City Hall | The Tyee
Over 600 people signed up to speak to Mayor Ken Sim’s tax-freeze budget. Most were opposed.
thetyee.ca
November 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The 'People's Filibuster' Comes to Vancouver City Hall via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
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We are not living in an era of optional climate policy. We are living in an era of planetary limits where the choices we make in city halls will determine the world our children inherit, @carolmliao.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social write. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/o...
Vancouver’s climate leadership is a promise we can’t break
Eliminating the city’s climate and sustainability department is a betrayal of our collective future, write Carol Liao and Naomi Klein
www.nationalobserver.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We are not living in an era of optional climate policy. We are living in an era of planetary limits where the choices we make in city halls will determine the world our children inherit, @carolmliao.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social write. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/o...
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Statement: Facing climate litigation, CPPIB made at least $7.1 billion in new fossil fuel investments in the last year @shiftaction.bsky.social www.shiftaction.ca/news/2025/11... #climaterisk #COP30 #climatecrisis
Statement: Facing climate litigation, CPPIB made at least $7.1 billion in new fossil fuel investments in the last year — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet
Facing landmark climate litigation, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments, or CPPIB) has committed at least $7.1 billion to new oil, gas, coal and pipeline assets in the last year....
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November 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Statement: Facing climate litigation, CPPIB made at least $7.1 billion in new fossil fuel investments in the last year @shiftaction.bsky.social www.shiftaction.ca/news/2025/11... #climaterisk #COP30 #climatecrisis
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On November 20, hear from leading scholars about the implications of AI for climate justice. Moderated by Allard Law Professor Dr. Carol Liao.
The rapid spread of AI raises growing climate justice concerns. Join professors @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @mysdick.bsky.social, @profwhw.bsky.social, and @profhvdv.bsky.social for a hybrid panel discussion, moderated by @carolmliao.bsky.social.
Register Now: climatejustice.ubc.ca/events/event...
Register Now: climatejustice.ubc.ca/events/event...
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
On November 20, hear from leading scholars about the implications of AI for climate justice. Moderated by Allard Law Professor Dr. Carol Liao.
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Op-ed: Centre for Climate Justice Co-Directors Naomi Klein and Allard Law Prof. Dr. Carol Liao explain why a reported proposal to eliminate or weaken Vancouver’s climate & sustainability department is dangerously short-sighted.
via @nationalobserver.com
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via @nationalobserver.com
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Vancouver’s climate leadership is a promise we can’t break
Eliminating the city’s climate and sustainability department is a betrayal of our collective future, write Carol Liao and Naomi Klein
www.nationalobserver.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Op-ed: Centre for Climate Justice Co-Directors Naomi Klein and Allard Law Prof. Dr. Carol Liao explain why a reported proposal to eliminate or weaken Vancouver’s climate & sustainability department is dangerously short-sighted.
via @nationalobserver.com
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/o...
via @nationalobserver.com
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/o...
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A new lawsuit alleges Canada’s largest pension fund manager is exposing CPP contributions to undue risk of loss due to climate change. Allard Law Prof. Carol Liao says the case shows that climate change isn’t a distant ethical issue. @nationalobserver.com
www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...
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Young claimants take CPP to court over climate risks
Case marks the first time a Canadian investor has been sued for underestimating and failing to disclose dangerous climate impacts
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October 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A new lawsuit alleges Canada’s largest pension fund manager is exposing CPP contributions to undue risk of loss due to climate change. Allard Law Prof. Carol Liao says the case shows that climate change isn’t a distant ethical issue. @nationalobserver.com
www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...
www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...
Vancouver's sustainbility department is the city's "institutional nerve centre" for climate action said Naomi Klein and Carol Liao in the wake of revelations Mayor Ken Sim might eliminate it. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/n...
Citizens rally against Vancouver mayor’s budget
An unprecedented 630 people registered to speak Wednesday against Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s controversial proposed budget that could allegedly spell the end of the city's sustainability department.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Vancouver's sustainbility department is the city's "institutional nerve centre" for climate action said Naomi Klein and Carol Liao in the wake of revelations Mayor Ken Sim might eliminate it. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/n...
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The City of Vancouver’s new budget proposed major cuts to its Climate & Sustainability department. The CCJ co-directors, @carolmliao.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social, wrote an op-ed in Canada's National Observer expressing their criticism of the budget proposal.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The City of Vancouver’s new budget proposed major cuts to its Climate & Sustainability department. The CCJ co-directors, @carolmliao.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social, wrote an op-ed in Canada's National Observer expressing their criticism of the budget proposal.
Read more: shorturl.at/9uSLl
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If we gut climate leadership now, what future are we choosing? My op-ed with @naomiaklein.bsky.social on Mayor Ken Sim's proposal to cut the city's climate and sustainability department @seanorr.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social @lisadominato.bsky.social @petermeiszner.bsky.social
We are not living in an era of optional climate policy. We are living in an era of planetary limits where the choices we make in city halls will determine the world our children inherit, @carolmliao.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social write. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/o...
Vancouver’s climate leadership is a promise we can’t break
Eliminating the city’s climate and sustainability department is a betrayal of our collective future, write Carol Liao and Naomi Klein
www.nationalobserver.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
If we gut climate leadership now, what future are we choosing? My op-ed with @naomiaklein.bsky.social on Mayor Ken Sim's proposal to cut the city's climate and sustainability department @seanorr.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social @lisadominato.bsky.social @petermeiszner.bsky.social
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We are not living in an era of optional climate policy. We are living in an era of planetary limits where the choices we make in city halls will determine the world our children inherit, @carolmliao.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social write. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/o...
Vancouver’s climate leadership is a promise we can’t break
Eliminating the city’s climate and sustainability department is a betrayal of our collective future, write Carol Liao and Naomi Klein
www.nationalobserver.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We are not living in an era of optional climate policy. We are living in an era of planetary limits where the choices we make in city halls will determine the world our children inherit, @carolmliao.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social write. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/o...
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Save you spot for our free hybrid panel on the rapid spread of AI and its growing climate justice implications. Join professors @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @mysdick.bsky.social,
@profwhw.bsky.social, @profhvdv.bsky.social and
@carolmliao.bsky.social for this conversation.
REGISTER: shorturl.at/AUt2S
@profwhw.bsky.social, @profhvdv.bsky.social and
@carolmliao.bsky.social for this conversation.
REGISTER: shorturl.at/AUt2S
November 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Save you spot for our free hybrid panel on the rapid spread of AI and its growing climate justice implications. Join professors @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @mysdick.bsky.social,
@profwhw.bsky.social, @profhvdv.bsky.social and
@carolmliao.bsky.social for this conversation.
REGISTER: shorturl.at/AUt2S
@profwhw.bsky.social, @profhvdv.bsky.social and
@carolmliao.bsky.social for this conversation.
REGISTER: shorturl.at/AUt2S
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“If this move is being justified as fiscal prudence, then Mayor Sim is misunderstanding the economics of climate change. Every dollar invested in climate mitigation and adaptation today saves multiple dollars in avoided disaster costs tomorrow.”
We are not living in an era of optional climate policy. We are living in an era of planetary limits where the choices we make in city halls will determine the world our children inherit, @carolmliao.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social write. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/o...
Vancouver’s climate leadership is a promise we can’t break
Eliminating the city’s climate and sustainability department is a betrayal of our collective future, write Carol Liao and Naomi Klein
www.nationalobserver.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
“If this move is being justified as fiscal prudence, then Mayor Sim is misunderstanding the economics of climate change. Every dollar invested in climate mitigation and adaptation today saves multiple dollars in avoided disaster costs tomorrow.”
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We are not living in an era of optional climate policy. We are living in an era of planetary limits where the choices we make in city halls will determine the world our children inherit, @carolmliao.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social write. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/o...
Vancouver’s climate leadership is a promise we can’t break
Eliminating the city’s climate and sustainability department is a betrayal of our collective future, write Carol Liao and Naomi Klein
www.nationalobserver.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We are not living in an era of optional climate policy. We are living in an era of planetary limits where the choices we make in city halls will determine the world our children inherit, @carolmliao.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social write. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/13/o...