Ottawa Bureau Chief with @nationalobserver.com. Covering the money and politics fuelling the climate crisis. On leave.https://bsky.app/profile/woodsideful.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/woodsideful.bsky.social/post/3mvancj5vks22Carney obliterated the country's climate plan, and unsurprisingly, new analysis finds Canada would be lucky to hit its 2030 targets in 2050 (let alone net-zero the way it continues to claim with no evidence.) https://440megatonnes.ca/insight/net-zero-canada-more-than-20-years-behind-2030-target/11 Sep 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:bbpd555stvdmqp3eaizyk5pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvancj5vks22https://bsky.app/profile/woodsideful.bsky.social/post/3muksf62gas2wSame story, but CBC chooses a headline that actually misrepresents the study and frames climate change as a now irreversible problem. The actual study, as AP notes, describes going over 1.5C and how to get back under that threshold.02 Sep 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:bbpd555stvdmqp3eaizyk5pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muksf62gas2whttps://bsky.app/profile/woodsideful.bsky.social/post/3mp7eekd4kk2dNothing against power grid interties, in fact they're needed, but with the Alberta west coast pipeline deal coming soon it's fair to say we're seeing a pattern of the Carney gov timing electricity updates with pipeline updates - presumably flooding the zone to mitigate blow back. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/power-lines-interties-tim-hodgson-9.724956726 Jun 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:bbpd555stvdmqp3eaizyk5pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7eekd4kk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/woodsideful.bsky.social/post/3moo3ucdfpc2zJust to be clear, eliminating the CORE instead of improving it is Carney abdicating responsibility for human rights abuses committed by Canadian companies. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-eliminating-canadian-ombudperson-for-responsible-enterprise-9.723253919 Jun 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:bbpd555stvdmqp3eaizyk5pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3moo3ucdfpc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/woodsideful.bsky.social/post/3mog32mksgs2rFeds are being taken to court over climate rollbacks. Issue here is actually pretty simple. The Net-Zero Accountability Act requires the gov's Emissions Reduction Plan actually aligns with Canada's target to cut emissions, and it no longer does thanks to the wholesale shredding of climate policies. https://ecojustice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026-06-15-Issued-Notice-of-Application-T-2843-26.pdf16 Jun 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:bbpd555stvdmqp3eaizyk5pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mog32mksgs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/woodsideful.bsky.social/post/3mmh63lmtq22gReading between the lines: a fraction of the environmental caucus was willing to speak up (majority unwilling says a lot), but still to keep names private underscores the grip Carney has on the party and the fear most Liberal MPs have of being offside his agenda. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 May 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:bbpd555stvdmqp3eaizyk5pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmh63lmtq22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/woodsideful.bsky.social/post/3mma54b57hk2tWorth paying attention to the evolution of climate denial Carney is innovating here. First wave: deny climate change is real Second wave: admit it’s real, but downplay its significance or ability to address it Third wave: reframe fossil fuels as a climate solution https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.720162219 May 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:bbpd555stvdmqp3eaizyk5pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mma54b57hk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/woodsideful.bsky.social/post/3mm7s3jdjis2tThe Feds are being put on legal notice that Charter challenges are around the corner if they follow through on their plans to subsidize new fossil fuel infrastructure like LNG plants and pipelines. https://ecojustice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-05-04-Notice-Letter-Public-Finance-Legal-Challenge-1.pdf19 May 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:bbpd555stvdmqp3eaizyk5pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7s3jdjis2thttps://bsky.app/profile/woodsideful.bsky.social/post/3mlw6ztdkkc24In just one year, Carney has wrecked a decade's worth of progress. The old climate strategy wasn't enough, but rather than strengthen it he dismantled every meaningful policy, stomped on the gas to deliver more fossil fuels, and concentrated power to run roughshod over opposition to his agenda. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:bbpd555stvdmqp3eaizyk5pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw6ztdkkc24https://bsky.app/profile/woodsideful.bsky.social/post/3mkjc75zjtk2bCarney's new fund is fuelling fear of 'back door' oil and gas subsidies. https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/27/news/canada-strong-fund-carney-announcement-oil-and-gas28 Apr 2026 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:bbpd555stvdmqp3eaizyk5pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjc75zjtk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/woodsideful.bsky.social/post/3mijzh2i25c2nCanada in a nutshell: the Weston’s new media venture Be Giant has an editorial mission to be optimistic and solutions oriented… and today published a story about Big Oil’s Pathways Alliance project that treats the “decarbonized oil” lie as a genuine opportunity. https://www.begiant.ca/stories/places/carbon-capture-storage-science-oil-sands-alliance02 Apr 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:bbpd555stvdmqp3eaizyk5pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijzh2i25c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/woodsideful.bsky.social/post/3mih3fkeuok2fCanada is attending this month’s fossil fuel phaseout summit in Colombia. Normally this would be a good sign, but given Carney is a fossil fuel expansionist, skeptics would be right to be concerned this might be a maneuver to derail the necessary energy transition other countries are planning for. https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/31/major-oil-producers-among-46-nations-joining-fossil-fuel-phase-out-summit/01 Apr 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:bbpd555stvdmqp3eaizyk5pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mih3fkeuok2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/woodsideful.bsky.social/post/3mhbrpxhko22vThe government’s latest energy futures report drops modelling for a 1.5C scenario and assumes Canada remains a major oil and gas supplier for decades to come. More climate denial dressed up as serious analysis to invent a rationale for Carney’s fossil fuel expansionist plans. https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/canada-energy-future/2026/17 Mar 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:bbpd555stvdmqp3eaizyk5pc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbrpxhko22v