Danny Cullenward
@ghgpolicy.org
Forensic climate economist and lawyer. The carbon accounting canary in your climate policy coal mine.
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Thanks! Yeah that came up in our interview several times, guess it didn't make the final story cut.
December 4, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Thanks! Yeah that came up in our interview several times, guess it didn't make the final story cut.
I had a chance to visit a couple of years ago, what a remarkable place! Side note: they had a bunch of fun correspondence about JRR Tolkien. The UK government recruited him for code-breaking work, but apparently realized he wasn't a particularly useful sort of chap.
December 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I had a chance to visit a couple of years ago, what a remarkable place! Side note: they had a bunch of fun correspondence about JRR Tolkien. The UK government recruited him for code-breaking work, but apparently realized he wasn't a particularly useful sort of chap.
As Sara points out, the policy rollbacks are clear and the commitments are still TBD. And as Max points out, who “owns” the outcome has shifted toward Alberta.
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
As Sara points out, the policy rollbacks are clear and the commitments are still TBD. And as Max points out, who “owns” the outcome has shifted toward Alberta.
If you asked me which policy instrument political opponents could agree to in principle and implement well in practice without shenanigans, it’s about the last thing I’d pick.
November 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
If you asked me which policy instrument political opponents could agree to in principle and implement well in practice without shenanigans, it’s about the last thing I’d pick.
Adding, I'm grateful for the clarity that many Canadian journalists, analysts, and academics bring to climate policy discussions. It's refreshing to see the details laid out clearly and debated on their technical and political merits.
November 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Adding, I'm grateful for the clarity that many Canadian journalists, analysts, and academics bring to climate policy discussions. It's refreshing to see the details laid out clearly and debated on their technical and political merits.
On policy details I tend to align more with @shastingssimon.bsky.social, particularly with respect to the MOU item on carbon pricing. The commitment to CAN $130/tCO2e is vague and malleable, which is arguably intrinsic to the MOU's fundamental gambit.
Another night to sleep on this and I'm solidifying this take
There is a reason industry/govt sees a bit win in trading the regulations that would have forced real emissions reductions (oil and gas cap and CER) for vauge future carbon pricing promises that some are claiming will achieve the same 1/
There is a reason industry/govt sees a bit win in trading the regulations that would have forced real emissions reductions (oil and gas cap and CER) for vauge future carbon pricing promises that some are claiming will achieve the same 1/
After some time for reflection I think this is one of the biggest open questions that has a big impact on how much climate action we will see in Canada -
unless I'm reading this wrong (?) it doesn't say the carbon floor will be $130 by April. It says there will be an agreement by April 1/
unless I'm reading this wrong (?) it doesn't say the carbon floor will be $130 by April. It says there will be an agreement by April 1/
November 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
On policy details I tend to align more with @shastingssimon.bsky.social, particularly with respect to the MOU item on carbon pricing. The commitment to CAN $130/tCO2e is vague and malleable, which is arguably intrinsic to the MOU's fundamental gambit.
The interview is based off an interesting and provocative column from @maxfawcett.bsky.social. I don't agree with everything here, but found his argument clarifying and valuable as a political thesis.
Mark Carney managed to trade a pipeline that will never get built for meaningful progress on industrial carbon pricing and electricity interties — both of which will get more wind and solar built.
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
The method to Mark Carney’s madness
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer
www.nationalobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The interview is based off an interesting and provocative column from @maxfawcett.bsky.social. I don't agree with everything here, but found his argument clarifying and valuable as a political thesis.
100%
fun games to play:
what is $130
when is $130
what is effective
what is ramp
does an agreement to continue discussions count
will 2025 actually ever end or are we stuck here forever
fun games to play:
what is $130
when is $130
what is effective
what is ramp
does an agreement to continue discussions count
will 2025 actually ever end or are we stuck here forever
November 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
100%
fun games to play:
what is $130
when is $130
what is effective
what is ramp
does an agreement to continue discussions count
will 2025 actually ever end or are we stuck here forever
fun games to play:
what is $130
when is $130
what is effective
what is ramp
does an agreement to continue discussions count
will 2025 actually ever end or are we stuck here forever
I regret specializing in policies to which this meme applies
November 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I regret specializing in policies to which this meme applies
** dies in appreciation **
November 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
** dies in appreciation **
now that's a good bake
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
now that's a good bake
Hey @shastingssimon.bsky.social I saw the most Canadian sign when I visited you in Calgary back in 2023
November 18, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Hey @shastingssimon.bsky.social I saw the most Canadian sign when I visited you in Calgary back in 2023
Please and thank you
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Please and thank you
Some of us have jabbering on about why, perhaps, a lot of the CA/NY halo is misplaced and that it would be great to see other, more effective policy models emerge that aren’t premised on the theory that delegation statutes fix major political barriers.
November 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Some of us have jabbering on about why, perhaps, a lot of the CA/NY halo is misplaced and that it would be great to see other, more effective policy models emerge that aren’t premised on the theory that delegation statutes fix major political barriers.
hey I saw that weird cloud
what's that guy's deal
also ferries ftw
what's that guy's deal
also ferries ftw
November 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
hey I saw that weird cloud
what's that guy's deal
also ferries ftw
what's that guy's deal
also ferries ftw
goddamn you never miss
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
goddamn you never miss