Kathrin Bussmann
@kathrinbussmann.bsky.social
Trilingual Canadian | Toronto based | Linguistics PhD | Fan of bike lanes, renewables & electrification | Pragmatic optimist | Helping to scale climate solutions at elocitytech.com and @verbaccino.bsky.social | Opinions my own.
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Ever wondered what a downtown pedestrian streets looks like on a Monday evening in the middle of January in Montreal?
January 20, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Ever wondered what a downtown pedestrian streets looks like on a Monday evening in the middle of January in Montreal?
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NEW: Carney signs ‘landmark’ trade deal dropping tariffs on Chinese EVs. In break with U.S. policy, Canada opens auto market in exchange for canola, seafood agreement.
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#EVTariffs #ElectricVehiclesCanada #EVPoliciesCanada #China
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#EVTariffs #ElectricVehiclesCanada #EVPoliciesCanada #China
January 16, 2026 at 9:55 PM
NEW: Carney signs ‘landmark’ trade deal dropping tariffs on Chinese EVs. In break with U.S. policy, Canada opens auto market in exchange for canola, seafood agreement.
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#EVTariffs #ElectricVehiclesCanada #EVPoliciesCanada #China
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#EVTariffs #ElectricVehiclesCanada #EVPoliciesCanada #China
“Canada, which imposed 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in 2024, will allow up to 49,000 Chinese EVs into the Canadian market each year, at a 6.1 per cent tariff.”
A game changer for the speed of Canadian EV adoption.
#EVsky #EVs #Canada
A game changer for the speed of Canadian EV adoption.
#EVsky #EVs #Canada
Canada reaches tariff-quota deal with China on EVs, canola | CBC News
The Liberal government has reached a deal with Beijing to allow tens of thousands of Chinese electric vehicles into the domestic market in exchange for dropping duties on canola products, Prime Minist...
www.cbc.ca
January 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Do you like charts? Oh yes you do. I've just published hundreds of them, as I do every year. www.nathanielbullard.com/presentations
January 15, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Do you like charts? Oh yes you do. I've just published hundreds of them, as I do every year. www.nathanielbullard.com/presentations
Some great ideas here, Toronto.
We asked you to vote on the One Great Idea to make Toronto better. And the winner is …
We asked, you delivered. From mental health supports for the homeless to more public bathrooms to simply just ensuring the city is clean, here were the top ideas from Star
www.thestar.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Some great ideas here, Toronto.
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As the year draws to a close, Ember presents some of the biggest clean energy shifts of 2025 and what they mean for the coming year 🗓️
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December 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
As the year draws to a close, Ember presents some of the biggest clean energy shifts of 2025 and what they mean for the coming year 🗓️
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Good on ya, Toronto city council.
Toronto greenlights more bike lanes, despite Ford government's attempted clampdown | CBC News
Toronto council has greenlit a proposal to build more than 20 kilometres of bike lanes outside the city’s downtown core. Very little discussion took place before councillors voted Wednesday to approve...
www.cbc.ca
December 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Good on ya, Toronto city council.
“Two key climate policies were resuscitated in recent days after a surge of support from the public, a turnaround that acknowledges where most Toronto residents experience the climate crisis most acutely: in their homes.” @thestar.com climate change reporter, Kate Allen
Two key Toronto climate policies appeared set to be shelved. Then, the public spoke up
City council’s turnaround on a maximum temperature bylaw and standards for building emissions acknowledges that Toronto residents experience the climate crisis most acutely in their homes.
www.thestar.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
“Two key climate policies were resuscitated in recent days after a surge of support from the public, a turnaround that acknowledges where most Toronto residents experience the climate crisis most acutely: in their homes.” @thestar.com climate change reporter, Kate Allen
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Quite amazing to be reminded how good the CBC can be--and @mattgalloway.bsky.social is a truly gifted interviewer, who knows when to listen and when to press
Could solar energy save the world?
@billmckibben.bsky.social joins @mattgalloway.bsky.social on CBC Radio’s The Current for a conversation about his new book, “Here Comes the Sun”.
@billmckibben.bsky.social joins @mattgalloway.bsky.social on CBC Radio’s The Current for a conversation about his new book, “Here Comes the Sun”.
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Could solar energy save the world?
@billmckibben.bsky.social joins @mattgalloway.bsky.social on CBC Radio’s The Current for a conversation about his new book, “Here Comes the Sun”.
@billmckibben.bsky.social joins @mattgalloway.bsky.social on CBC Radio’s The Current for a conversation about his new book, “Here Comes the Sun”.
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Could solar energy save the world?
@billmckibben.bsky.social joins @mattgalloway.bsky.social on CBC Radio’s The Current for a conversation about his new book, “Here Comes the Sun”.
@billmckibben.bsky.social joins @mattgalloway.bsky.social on CBC Radio’s The Current for a conversation about his new book, “Here Comes the Sun”.
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In 2024, renewable energy accounted for over 90% of global power capacity expansion. That is because it makes economic sense. IRENA_DAT_RE_Capacity_Highlights_2025-1.pdf
November 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
In 2024, renewable energy accounted for over 90% of global power capacity expansion. That is because it makes economic sense. IRENA_DAT_RE_Capacity_Highlights_2025-1.pdf
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#Breaking: Toronto will allow new corner stores in residential neighbourhoods
Toronto will allow new corner stores in residential neighbourhoods
Small-scale retail will be allowed on select 'community streets' downtown.
www.thestar.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
#Breaking: Toronto will allow new corner stores in residential neighbourhoods
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Ontario opens applications for EV ChargeOn program for limited time. Up to $1 million will be awarded per EV charger project, with call for proposals open until Dec. 15.
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#EVCharging #ElectricVehiclesCanada #Ontario #OVIN
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#EVCharging #ElectricVehiclesCanada #Ontario #OVIN
November 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Ontario opens applications for EV ChargeOn program for limited time. Up to $1 million will be awarded per EV charger project, with call for proposals open until Dec. 15.
Read on: shorturl.at/jECPN
#EVCharging #ElectricVehiclesCanada #Ontario #OVIN
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#EVCharging #ElectricVehiclesCanada #Ontario #OVIN
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NEW: Budget 2025 quiet on EVs, charging infrastructure, rebates. The federal government has bought itself a few more weeks before having to announce the future of EV rebates, as Budget 2025 shifts focus to clean energy and critical minerals investments.
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#Budget2025
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#Budget2025
November 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
NEW: Budget 2025 quiet on EVs, charging infrastructure, rebates. The federal government has bought itself a few more weeks before having to announce the future of EV rebates, as Budget 2025 shifts focus to clean energy and critical minerals investments.
Read on: shorturl.at/U3ufE
#Budget2025
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#Budget2025
November 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
As it happens, I have tickets for tonight’s TSO concert. In an email this morning, I’m assured that “If you are a Blue Jays fan, good news—we expect the concert to conclude before the last pitch. Either way, your concert tonight will be a home run.” Cheers, TSO. Much appreciated. 😄
#WantItAll
#WantItAll
WORLD SERIES HYPE: Blue Jays and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra WANT IT ALL!
YouTube video by Toronto Blue Jays
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November 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
As it happens, I have tickets for tonight’s TSO concert. In an email this morning, I’m assured that “If you are a Blue Jays fan, good news—we expect the concert to conclude before the last pitch. Either way, your concert tonight will be a home run.” Cheers, TSO. Much appreciated. 😄
#WantItAll
#WantItAll
Awww. The littlest trick-or-treaters are afoot now. 🥹👻🎃
You can tell which parents want to get back home by a certain time. They’re ones wearing Blue Jays ball caps. 😄
You can tell which parents want to get back home by a certain time. They’re ones wearing Blue Jays ball caps. 😄
October 31, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Awww. The littlest trick-or-treaters are afoot now. 🥹👻🎃
You can tell which parents want to get back home by a certain time. They’re ones wearing Blue Jays ball caps. 😄
You can tell which parents want to get back home by a certain time. They’re ones wearing Blue Jays ball caps. 😄
Happy Blue-Jays-Halloween, Canada! 🧢⚾️🎃
October 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Happy Blue-Jays-Halloween, Canada! 🧢⚾️🎃
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🔌🇺🇾 "Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels." #energytransition
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🔌🇺🇾 "Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels." #energytransition
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The clean energy revolution is happening — very, very incrementally.
Hear from @mliebreich.bsky.social and @volts.wtf on how renewables are slowly but surely eating away at fossil fuel power.
Hear from @mliebreich.bsky.social and @volts.wtf on how renewables are slowly but surely eating away at fossil fuel power.
Michael Liebreich and David Roberts of Volts at Climate Night Live
YouTube video by Canary Media
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October 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The clean energy revolution is happening — very, very incrementally.
Hear from @mliebreich.bsky.social and @volts.wtf on how renewables are slowly but surely eating away at fossil fuel power.
Hear from @mliebreich.bsky.social and @volts.wtf on how renewables are slowly but surely eating away at fossil fuel power.
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☀️🔌📈 “According to long-time climate journalist and activist Bill McKibben, humanity has reached the point where it is installing more than a gigawatt-worth of solar panels every day.”
That's enough new solar each day to provide electricity for several hundred thousand homes.
#energytransition
That's enough new solar each day to provide electricity for several hundred thousand homes.
#energytransition
Our friendly neighbourhood fireball
Solar and wind are growing so quickly that they outpaced all the growth in electricity demand this year. Which means they started eating into fossil fuelled power, leading to a modest but significant ...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
☀️🔌📈 “According to long-time climate journalist and activist Bill McKibben, humanity has reached the point where it is installing more than a gigawatt-worth of solar panels every day.”
That's enough new solar each day to provide electricity for several hundred thousand homes.
#energytransition
That's enough new solar each day to provide electricity for several hundred thousand homes.
#energytransition
Just got my Covid shot AND my flu shot at my local drugstore. No charge, no appointment needed. Thank you, Ontario healthcare system!
October 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Just got my Covid shot AND my flu shot at my local drugstore. No charge, no appointment needed. Thank you, Ontario healthcare system!