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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 1h

I suspect we’ll disagree on this, but it’s an important debate to be having, and I really do appreciate all the work you put out there!

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 1h

There are several other supply chains like this, for ammonia, methanol, etc. We do it for aluminum already. In sum these represent ~20%+ of global GHGs, & need to be decarbonized as cheaply as possible. And it will take decades to build out these supply chains - this is about the long haul 3/4

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 1h

We can build wind or solar in Québec, BR, SA, or AUS, apply it to high quality iron ore using HDRI & eventually direct electrolysis, & then move that “embodied power” flexibly, by boat or rail, anywhere it is needed. This helps support clean electrification in places like Germany, not hinder it 2/4

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 1h

While I agree with your 1st premise that clean power should always be used directly where possible, our means to build wind & esp solar (2 vs 1 TW?) are larger than what is being installed, & we don’t build HVDCs across the Atlantic/Pacific or less than completely stable & friendly jurisdictions 1/4

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 16h

Dear Germany - Import “hydrogen” as low GHG briquetted iron, ammonia, methanol, ethane/ethylene, & maybe LNG where you can dispose of the CO2, and give up this imported hydrogen nonsense. Love, a Canadian www.hydrogeninsight.com/production/g...

German government looks to overhaul hydrogen subsidy schemes and increase focus on importing H2: senior official

The roughly €20bn spent annually on renewables-related support has ‘traumatised’ some policymakers, energy ministry’s hydrogen head tells conference

www.hydrogeninsight.com

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 1d

How did we arrive here? www.euronews.com/business/202...

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 1d

It would actually an excellent assignment for NRCan to do Liftoff reports for Canada, with our quirks. The @climateinstitute.bsky.social did great starts on electricity and heat with reports they did in recent years, after their net-zero series.

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 1d

To enable clean heat you need clean electricity, and specifically a clean electricity strategy embraced by each of the provinces. The key short erm thing is “devillifying” renewables in AB & SK, and letting them build again along with everything else.

Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 1d

Clean residential, commercial and industrial heat in the various Canadian heating zones is critical strategy. From the Rockies to the Great Lakes the air so dry you need an emphasis on ground source & hybrid/boosted air source heat pumps and thermal batteries.

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 1d

The CNN version www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/c...

Scientists discovered something alarming seeping out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica | CNN

Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed, with new seeps being discovered at an “astonishing rate,” raising fears that future global warming predictions may have been und...

www.cnn.com

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 1d

Yay, another resource of increasing methane, seeps from the Antarctic seabed @robbieandrew.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Antarctic seep emergence and discovery in the shallow coastal environment - Nature Communications

Researchers reveal widespread, newly formed seafloor seeps along Antarctica’s Ross Sea coast. Methane-rich flows alter local ecosystems and may influence warming. The drivers remain unknown, warranting coordinated study.

www.nature.com

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 1d

Other folks' trials and tribulations put your own in perspective 🤣😂😅😜

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 1d

the double-event is upon us already

A meme showing a man at a chalkboard from "Pacific Rim". He says "in the beginning the [new French PMs] were spaced apart 24 weeks. Then 12. Then 6. Then every 2 weeks. In four days we could be seeing a PM every 8 hours until they are coming every 4 minutes. We should witness a double event within seven days

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 1d

No idea

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 1d

This is hilarious - the image is from an article about breast cancer, with the women doing a self exam through a brassiere (which is not how it works).

Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 1d

A vaccine is in early trials for *breast cancer*. If it works out, women could take this particular option once they know they are done breast feeding (after kids). www.popsugar.com/health/breas...

There's a Breast Cancer Vaccine in the Works — Here's What to Know

One in eight women will get breast cancer in their lifetime. A new breast cancer vaccine in the works offers up hope. Here's what to know.

www.popsugar.com

Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 1d

A vaccine is in early trials for *breast cancer*. If it works out, women could take this particular option once they know they are done breast feeding (after kids). www.popsugar.com/health/breas...

There's a Breast Cancer Vaccine in the Works — Here's What to Know

One in eight women will get breast cancer in their lifetime. A new breast cancer vaccine in the works offers up hope. Here's what to know.

www.popsugar.com

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 2d

A good news thread worth travelling down - CRA will be automatically filing for a portion of low income Canadians, likely numbering in the millions, so they get the benefits meant for them👇

Tammy Schirle 🇨🇦 @tammyschirle.bsky.social · 2d

One such paper to find:
What Proportion of Tax Returns Could the Canada Revenue Agency Complete?
(open access)
utppublishing.com/doi/full/10....

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 2d

The land sunk has typically absorbed 25-33% of our emissions, it didn’t in 2023/24. What happens if it globally systematically shrinks, as it has for Canada? www.newscientist.com/article/2497...

One of Earth’s most vital carbon sinks is faltering. Can we save it?

For decades, forest, grasslands and other land ecosystems have collectively absorbed up to a third of the carbon dioxide we emit each year - but this climate buffer may be collapsing far sooner than a...

www.newscientist.com

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 2d

We're spending $20B to bail out Argentina, but they cut USAID down to the bone, causing deaths around the world. The entire budget of USAID, the whole agency, was $21B last year. Shameful.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

The Trump administration confirmed that the U.S. bailed out Argentina.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, Treasury Secretary confirms

The US Treasury has finalized a $20 billion financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country's central bank.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 2d

A fast ChatGPT review of the estimated deaths from the USAID cuts. These are WWI, WWII scale casualty levels if the programs are not replaced.

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 2d

Fossil fuel combustion is by far the leading reason people living in developed countries experience local air pollution, although wildfires are growing www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

She Found a Link Between Air Pollution and Infertility

www.nytimes.com

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 3d

How over- and underrepresented are different causes of death in the media?

Another way to visualize this data is to measure how over- or underrepresented each cause is.

To do this, we calculate the ratio between a cause’s share of deaths and its share of news articles.

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 2d

What happens when you’re not careful with people’s air www.squamishchief.com/local-news/s...

Sea to Sky MLA calls for halt to LNG expansion over flaring health concerns

West Vancouver–Sea to Sky MLA is calling on the provincial government to halt further expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure after a new report linked unregulated methane flaring at LNG plants with p...

www.squamishchief.com

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 2d

A thing I'd add to @maxfawcett.bsky.social's article is BC, while antagonistic to a north coast crude pipeline, is quietly going along with actual, real efforts to maximize the existing TMX pipeline, via preparations for dredging to allow full loading of existing tankers. AB could mess that up.

Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 3d

Danielle Smith keeps saying she wants a new pipeline. But her actions suggest what she's really after is a renewed fight with Canada -- even if it ends up costing her the pipeline she claims to care so much about.

#cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/09/o...

Danielle Smith wants a fight with Canada, not a new pipeline

Alberta's premier has opened the door in her party and province to separatists. Now, she's claiming that other people are the ones threatening Canada's future.

www.nationalobserver.com

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 3d

… an average … (usual grumbles about weird spell check and my post-editing skills)

Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 3d

To put this in context, German ratepayers pay and average 0.28-0.40 euros/kWh through the year.

Christian Breyer @christianonre.bsky.social · 3d

Germany wraps up solar-plus-storage tender with average price of €0.0531/kWh www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/08/g...

Germany wraps up solar-plus-storage tender with average price of €0.0531/kWh

Germany has concluded a new renewables tender for innovative projects, securing 485 MW of capacity at final prices ranging from €0.0479 ($0.0557)/kWh to €0.0559/kWh

www.pv-magazine.com

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