Kathryn Harrison
@profkharrison.bsky.social
Climate policy researcher, UBC Professor, chemical engineer, political scientist, feminist, cyclist. Persistently hopeful, but losing patience!
BC needs to expand electricity to meet its climate targets and prosper in the economy of the future. BC Hydro's not planning on that. BCUC is authorized but not required to plan for that. The BC govt must close that loop!
Great piece by @zoeyunker.bsky.social @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Great piece by @zoeyunker.bsky.social @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Will BC Electrify Its Economy? BC Hydro Doubts It | The Tyee
The Crown corporation’s new long-term plan for BC’s energy future is a missed opportunity to commit to electrification, experts say.
thetyee.ca
November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
BC needs to expand electricity to meet its climate targets and prosper in the economy of the future. BC Hydro's not planning on that. BCUC is authorized but not required to plan for that. The BC govt must close that loop!
Great piece by @zoeyunker.bsky.social @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Great piece by @zoeyunker.bsky.social @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
As delegates depart COP30 the path is lined with police standing beside fire extinguishers. I don’t think there’s another fire! Seems unlikely it’s performance art. ??
November 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
As delegates depart COP30 the path is lined with police standing beside fire extinguishers. I don’t think there’s another fire! Seems unlikely it’s performance art. ??
Extraordinary development in COP30 plenary. President gavelled all decisions quickly, without looking up. Now many countries complaining that they had raised flags but were ignored. President keeps repeating "concerns will be noted in report."
November 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Extraordinary development in COP30 plenary. President gavelled all decisions quickly, without looking up. Now many countries complaining that they had raised flags but were ignored. President keeps repeating "concerns will be noted in report."
The gang's all here awaiting COP leadership for final(?) plenary. Still no text for Mutirão/cover decision. Will there be consensus on a Roadmap to "transition away from fossil fuels"? While an adaptation finance for Roadmap compromise is plausible for dev'g countries, petrostates could block.
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The gang's all here awaiting COP leadership for final(?) plenary. Still no text for Mutirão/cover decision. Will there be consensus on a Roadmap to "transition away from fossil fuels"? While an adaptation finance for Roadmap compromise is plausible for dev'g countries, petrostates could block.
10:30 pm on the (nominal) last night of #cop30. No new texts since 3 am, no plenary since 1 pm, no announcements. A crowd is gathered outside the COP Presidency office waiting for … something.
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
10:30 pm on the (nominal) last night of #cop30. No new texts since 3 am, no plenary since 1 pm, no announcements. A crowd is gathered outside the COP Presidency office waiting for … something.
Reposted by Kathryn Harrison
UN secretary-general António Guterres has identified Saudi Arabia as leading moves to block key outcomes at the #Cop30 climate summit, the Financial Times has reported
- he also identified some developed countries’ opposition to adaptation funding pledges
#climatecrisis
www.ft.com/content/edf7...
- he also identified some developed countries’ opposition to adaptation funding pledges
#climatecrisis
www.ft.com/content/edf7...
Saudi Arabia leads attempts to block climate deal, UN chief warns in closed-door talks
António Guterres notes talks could fail as a result of negotiating tactics
www.ft.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
UN secretary-general António Guterres has identified Saudi Arabia as leading moves to block key outcomes at the #Cop30 climate summit, the Financial Times has reported
- he also identified some developed countries’ opposition to adaptation funding pledges
#climatecrisis
www.ft.com/content/edf7...
- he also identified some developed countries’ opposition to adaptation funding pledges
#climatecrisis
www.ft.com/content/edf7...
My latest with @simondonner.bsky.social: "As Canada scrambles to diversify its exports, fossil fuels are an increasingly risky bet, not least with taxpayers’ money. And we should not kid ourselves: it is also a bet on global failure to address climate change"
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/21/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/21/o...
Canada’s proposed oil and gas expansion is a risky bet – for the planet and our economy
Updated pledges before this year’s COP30 meeting in Brazil fell well short of what’s needed to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
My latest with @simondonner.bsky.social: "As Canada scrambles to diversify its exports, fossil fuels are an increasingly risky bet, not least with taxpayers’ money. And we should not kid ourselves: it is also a bet on global failure to address climate change"
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/21/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/21/o...
Reposted by Kathryn Harrison
Coal or biomass to olefins - I.e., plastic from coal instead of naphtha or ethane, another nail in the coffin of long run crude oil demand @markhamhislop.bsky.social
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China’s ‘coal plastic’ breakthrough can greatly reduce its demand for oil: study
Plastics, detergents, adhesives, solvents and synthetic rubbers could be produced without need for petroleum, study finds.
amp.scmp.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Coal or biomass to olefins - I.e., plastic from coal instead of naphtha or ethane, another nail in the coffin of long run crude oil demand @markhamhislop.bsky.social
amp.scmp.com/news/china/s...
amp.scmp.com/news/china/s...
Tomorrow should be exciting at #COP30.
Cop30: dozens of countries threaten to block resolution unless it contains roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out
Cop30: dozens of countries threaten to block resolution unless it contains roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Tomorrow should be exciting at #COP30.
Cop30: dozens of countries threaten to block resolution unless it contains roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out
Cop30: dozens of countries threaten to block resolution unless it contains roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out
Took an uber to the waterfront while waiting for the #COP30 venue to re-open post-fire. This was hanging on the back of the driver’s seat. Hope next passenger is a fossil fuel lobbyist.
November 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Took an uber to the waterfront while waiting for the #COP30 venue to re-open post-fire. This was hanging on the back of the driver’s seat. Hope next passenger is a fossil fuel lobbyist.
Has there ever been a better-timed academic book? The incredible @amyjanzwood.bsky.social's book on the politics of pipelines in Canada is published today. And there's even a free e-book!
www.ubcpress.ca/mega-pipelin...
www.ubcpress.ca/mega-pipelin...
Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance
Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance - Tar Sands, Social Movements, and the Politics of Energy Infrastructure; Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance reveals how and why social movements have frustrated major pip...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Has there ever been a better-timed academic book? The incredible @amyjanzwood.bsky.social's book on the politics of pipelines in Canada is published today. And there's even a free e-book!
www.ubcpress.ca/mega-pipelin...
www.ubcpress.ca/mega-pipelin...
BC is not just ceding its leadership on EVs, but arguing against provincial leadership. Passing the buck on incentives (up to the feds) and wrt regulations "there should be one clear, harmonized sales target for the country to provide clarity..."
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/n...
BC redrawing EV sales mandate, scraps adoption goal and leaves rebates to Feds
Adrian Dix told reporters on Tuesday that the 100-per-cent mandate in 2035 and a 90-per-cent goal for 2030 were no longer "realistic," and the NDP government would introduce legislation next year to r...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
BC is not just ceding its leadership on EVs, but arguing against provincial leadership. Passing the buck on incentives (up to the feds) and wrt regulations "there should be one clear, harmonized sales target for the country to provide clarity..."
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/n...
"BC redrawing EV sales mandate, scraps adoption goal and leaves rebates to Feds," in so doing, rejecting advise of the provincial government's Climate Solutions Council July 2025 advice (www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...)
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/n...
BC redrawing EV sales mandate, scraps adoption goal and leaves rebates to Feds
Adrian Dix told reporters on Tuesday that the 100-per-cent mandate in 2035 and a 90-per-cent goal for 2030 were no longer "realistic," and the NDP government would introduce legislation next year to r...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
"BC redrawing EV sales mandate, scraps adoption goal and leaves rebates to Feds," in so doing, rejecting advise of the provincial government's Climate Solutions Council July 2025 advice (www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...)
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/n...
Ouch! Last time Canada received the fossil of the day award from CAN-international at COP was 2014, when Stephen Harper was PM.
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Ouch! Last time Canada received the fossil of the day award from CAN-international at COP was 2014, when Stephen Harper was PM.
A coalition of countries from global north and global south are calling for a commitment to a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels (following on COP28) in the #COP30 final text. Powerful speeches at a press conference this afternoon in Belém. #fossilfuels
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A coalition of countries from global north and global south are calling for a commitment to a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels (following on COP28) in the #COP30 final text. Powerful speeches at a press conference this afternoon in Belém. #fossilfuels
COP30 Pavilion of pacific Island states. It did rain really hard here in Belém…
November 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
COP30 Pavilion of pacific Island states. It did rain really hard here in Belém…
Lots of petrostate pavillions at #COP30. Saudi Arabia, Russia, UAE, Kuwait, Canada are top 10 oil producers. All have net zero pledges, yet none have joined >60 countries calling for a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels. Net zero for me but not for the countries that import my oil and gas!
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Lots of petrostate pavillions at #COP30. Saudi Arabia, Russia, UAE, Kuwait, Canada are top 10 oil producers. All have net zero pledges, yet none have joined >60 countries calling for a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels. Net zero for me but not for the countries that import my oil and gas!
Reposted by Kathryn Harrison
Can #Cop30 begin the process of phasing out fossil fuels?
- Ending use of coal, oil and gas is essential in tackling #climatecrisis – but even talking about it is controversial
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Ending use of coal, oil and gas is essential in tackling #climatecrisis – but even talking about it is controversial
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Can Cop30 begin the process of phasing out fossil fuels?
Ending use of coal, oil and gas is essential in tackling climate crisis – but even talking about it is controversial
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Can #Cop30 begin the process of phasing out fossil fuels?
- Ending use of coal, oil and gas is essential in tackling #climatecrisis – but even talking about it is controversial
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Ending use of coal, oil and gas is essential in tackling #climatecrisis – but even talking about it is controversial
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Great piece on Saudi Arabia's obstruction of international climate negotiations including ongoing debate at #COP30 on "transition away from fossil fuels." The Saudi strategy to export as much oil as possible to fund transition of their economy is familiar to Cdns.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
$170,000 a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
Desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on?
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Great piece on Saudi Arabia's obstruction of international climate negotiations including ongoing debate at #COP30 on "transition away from fossil fuels." The Saudi strategy to export as much oil as possible to fund transition of their economy is familiar to Cdns.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Vancouver RISEs!!
November 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Vancouver RISEs!!
In its latest podcast episode, to be broadcast tomorrow, CBC’s What on Earth show interviews Canada’s Environment and Climate Minister Julie Dabrusin and me. Why I am stubbornly optimistic going into #cop30….
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November 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
In its latest podcast episode, to be broadcast tomorrow, CBC’s What on Earth show interviews Canada’s Environment and Climate Minister Julie Dabrusin and me. Why I am stubbornly optimistic going into #cop30….
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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I did CBC radio interviews on the implications of this week's Government of Canada budget for climate. Link below to the Vancouver On the Coast program segment (November 5).
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko | Live Radio | CBC Listen
On the Coast catches you up on the news of the day, brings you in depth analysis, showcases the arts, and offers you ideas about what you can do in Metro Vancouver.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I did CBC radio interviews on the implications of this week's Government of Canada budget for climate. Link below to the Vancouver On the Coast program segment (November 5).
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...