Keith Stewart
@climatekeith.bsky.social
Greenpeace Canada climate campaigner capable of boring you about energy transitions, climate solutions and the history of oil industry perfidy. Part-time prof at U of Toronto. Sci-fi aficionada.
Smart take: "Simply put, the federal government is trying to find a policy solution to what is in reality an identity problem. Such attempts to placate will only embolden, because the goal isn’t compromise."
Pulled together some of my thoughts on AB - CAN agreement here. Simply put, this agreement is likely to deepen divides in the country, not heal them.
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MOU Problems
While intended to heal the rift in Canadian unity, the agreement between federal and Alberta provincial governments risks leaving the country even more divided
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Smart take: "Simply put, the federal government is trying to find a policy solution to what is in reality an identity problem. Such attempts to placate will only embolden, because the goal isn’t compromise."
In non- pipeline news: I'm at a diner and the kid at the next table informs me that "This is the best apple juice I've had IN MY LIFE."
Small joys
Small joys
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In non- pipeline news: I'm at a diner and the kid at the next table informs me that "This is the best apple juice I've had IN MY LIFE."
Small joys
Small joys
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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/
Where does it say $130 in April? it says they will by April agree on what the timeline and price increases are.
I would bet a very large sum of money it will not be $130 effective price in April.
I would bet a very large sum of money it will not be $130 effective price in April.
November 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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/
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People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
November 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
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He claims to have the full support of Indigenous Peoples and to stay consistent with Canada's climate goals. Those are LIES.
Instead of MORE FOSSIL FUELS, we desperately need clean energy projects. act.gp/3XnO3HD
@climatekeith.bsky.social
Instead of MORE FOSSIL FUELS, we desperately need clean energy projects. act.gp/3XnO3HD
@climatekeith.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
He claims to have the full support of Indigenous Peoples and to stay consistent with Canada's climate goals. Those are LIES.
Instead of MORE FOSSIL FUELS, we desperately need clean energy projects. act.gp/3XnO3HD
@climatekeith.bsky.social
Instead of MORE FOSSIL FUELS, we desperately need clean energy projects. act.gp/3XnO3HD
@climatekeith.bsky.social
You've been such a warrior. Fight on in a new role, Steven www.lapresse.ca/affaires/202...
Entente entre Ottawa et l’Alberta | Steven Guilbeault quitte le Cabinet
Le gouvernement Carney est secoué par une première crise : le ministre Steven Guilbeault, principal architecte des politiques de lutte contre les changements climatiques claque la porte du Cabinet alo...
www.lapresse.ca
November 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
You've been such a warrior. Fight on in a new role, Steven www.lapresse.ca/affaires/202...
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What we have witnessed tday in this new federal-Alberta agreement is a complete abandonment of core federal climate policy and a complete abdication to the MAGA-aligned govt of Alberta and to oil & gas corporations that send huge chunks their profits to the US.
November 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
What we have witnessed tday in this new federal-Alberta agreement is a complete abandonment of core federal climate policy and a complete abdication to the MAGA-aligned govt of Alberta and to oil & gas corporations that send huge chunks their profits to the US.
It's almost like Sara believes there should be honesty in advertising... better change that anti-greenwashing law ASAP.
MOU reactions hot take:
So about that 2050 net zero claim from the Pathways website (courtesy of the wayback machine)?
So about that 2050 net zero claim from the Pathways website (courtesy of the wayback machine)?
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
It's almost like Sara believes there should be honesty in advertising... better change that anti-greenwashing law ASAP.
1. This federal-Alberta pipeline MOU is even worse than I expected. Even before we get to the pipeline:
- exempts AB from net zero electricity reg (AB produces 44% of all electricity-related GHGs in Canada).
- delays methane reg by 5 years (75% redn by 2035 rather than 2030.
(cont'd)
- exempts AB from net zero electricity reg (AB produces 44% of all electricity-related GHGs in Canada).
- delays methane reg by 5 years (75% redn by 2035 rather than 2030.
(cont'd)
November 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
1. This federal-Alberta pipeline MOU is even worse than I expected. Even before we get to the pipeline:
- exempts AB from net zero electricity reg (AB produces 44% of all electricity-related GHGs in Canada).
- delays methane reg by 5 years (75% redn by 2035 rather than 2030.
(cont'd)
- exempts AB from net zero electricity reg (AB produces 44% of all electricity-related GHGs in Canada).
- delays methane reg by 5 years (75% redn by 2035 rather than 2030.
(cont'd)
The fact that the Minister of Natural Resources is announcing an earthquake warning system in Quebec while the Prime Minister announces a pipeline in Calgary is a little on the nose...
Today, along with provincial ministers Dunlop and Lafrenière, Minister Hodgson announced that the Earthquake Early Warning system is now operational in eastern Ontario and Quebec.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/NZmS50XyGXi
Learn more: https://ow.ly/NZmS50XyGXi
November 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The fact that the Minister of Natural Resources is announcing an earthquake warning system in Quebec while the Prime Minister announces a pipeline in Calgary is a little on the nose...
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I might add that O&G is also 5-6.4% of national GDP and 21-23% of our exports, depending on how you measure them.
November 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I might add that O&G is also 5-6.4% of national GDP and 21-23% of our exports, depending on how you measure them.
As we await the pipeline MOU, a reminder that Alberta has 12% of Canada’s population and
• 38% of national GHG emissions
• 75% of oil and gas-related GHGs
• 51% of electricity-related GHGS
Source: 2025 National Inventory Report 1990-2023: GHG Sources and Sinks in Canada (ECCC)
• 38% of national GHG emissions
• 75% of oil and gas-related GHGs
• 51% of electricity-related GHGS
Source: 2025 National Inventory Report 1990-2023: GHG Sources and Sinks in Canada (ECCC)
November 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
As we await the pipeline MOU, a reminder that Alberta has 12% of Canada’s population and
• 38% of national GHG emissions
• 75% of oil and gas-related GHGs
• 51% of electricity-related GHGS
Source: 2025 National Inventory Report 1990-2023: GHG Sources and Sinks in Canada (ECCC)
• 38% of national GHG emissions
• 75% of oil and gas-related GHGs
• 51% of electricity-related GHGS
Source: 2025 National Inventory Report 1990-2023: GHG Sources and Sinks in Canada (ECCC)
Heading to Ottawa for Pipeline-palooza MOU announcement tomorrow. The first time I did this trek to fight a pipeline through northern BC was in 2011. I'd really prefer to not have to do this all over again. Here's why: www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/st...
Why over 40 organizations oppose northwest coast oil pipeline and tankers project - Greenpeace Canada
It is not in the national interest to pursue a project that pits province against province, runs roughshod over Indigenous rights, and puts local economies and north Pacific coastal and marine ecosyst...
www.greenpeace.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Heading to Ottawa for Pipeline-palooza MOU announcement tomorrow. The first time I did this trek to fight a pipeline through northern BC was in 2011. I'd really prefer to not have to do this all over again. Here's why: www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/st...
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Slett says her group has faced a "wall of silence" from the federal government on a possible pipeline deal with Alberta.
Coastal Nations in B.C. vow to fight pipeline to the coast
A dozens coastal First Nations in British Columbia are vowing to fight any development of a pipeline from Alberta to the coast.
www.aptnnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Slett says her group has faced a "wall of silence" from the federal government on a possible pipeline deal with Alberta.
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Alberta’s emissions performance credits, which can be used to comply with the industrial carbon pricing system, are now trading at just C$17 per tonne.
The frozen $95 per tonne headline price is largely irrelevant.
(Data from ICE/NGX as of 11/25)
The frozen $95 per tonne headline price is largely irrelevant.
(Data from ICE/NGX as of 11/25)
November 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Alberta’s emissions performance credits, which can be used to comply with the industrial carbon pricing system, are now trading at just C$17 per tonne.
The frozen $95 per tonne headline price is largely irrelevant.
(Data from ICE/NGX as of 11/25)
The frozen $95 per tonne headline price is largely irrelevant.
(Data from ICE/NGX as of 11/25)
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For those trying to keep up with what's what in this latest MOU between the Feds and Alberta, I've got you covered:
We're still light on the details, as the announcement will be formally made tomorrow. But gleaning from news reports, this is the deal:
We're still light on the details, as the announcement will be formally made tomorrow. But gleaning from news reports, this is the deal:
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
For those trying to keep up with what's what in this latest MOU between the Feds and Alberta, I've got you covered:
We're still light on the details, as the announcement will be formally made tomorrow. But gleaning from news reports, this is the deal:
We're still light on the details, as the announcement will be formally made tomorrow. But gleaning from news reports, this is the deal:
Why the proposed northwest coast oil pipeline and tankers project is opposed by over 40 organizations working to secure a safe climate system, protect marine and freshwater and uphold Indigenous rights and sovereignty.
www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/st...
www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/st...
Why over 40 organizations oppose northwest coast oil pipeline and tankers project - Greenpeace Canada
It is not in the national interest to pursue a project that pits province against province, runs roughshod over Indigenous rights, and puts local economies and north Pacific coastal and marine ecosyst...
www.greenpeace.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Why the proposed northwest coast oil pipeline and tankers project is opposed by over 40 organizations working to secure a safe climate system, protect marine and freshwater and uphold Indigenous rights and sovereignty.
www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/st...
www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/st...
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BC Liberal MP Will Greaves said the feedback he's getting from constituents "is almost universally opposed to lifting the tanker ban and is deeply skeptical of building another pipeline to tidewater through the central interior of BC." @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/n...
BC Liberal MPs face pressure from voters over pipeline, tanker ban
Liberal MP for Victoria Will Greaves said the feedback he's getting from constituents "is almost universally opposed to lifting the tanker ban and is deeply skeptical of building another pipeline to t...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
BC Liberal MP Will Greaves said the feedback he's getting from constituents "is almost universally opposed to lifting the tanker ban and is deeply skeptical of building another pipeline to tidewater through the central interior of BC." @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/n...
Is this an "AI get out of jail free" card? There's an article in Le Devoir on how an unannounced clause in the budget implementation bill allows a Minister to exempt any person/company/province from any law (other than Criminal Code) if Minister deems it is in public interest & supports innovation
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Is this an "AI get out of jail free" card? There's an article in Le Devoir on how an unannounced clause in the budget implementation bill allows a Minister to exempt any person/company/province from any law (other than Criminal Code) if Minister deems it is in public interest & supports innovation
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It’s an interesting approach to provide clarity on a tanker ban while failing to meet with the Coastal First Nations despite repeated requests - the community that would be directly affected by any spill - while having dozens or more meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, AB, Sask.
Hodgson says Ottawa is close to providing clarity on B.C. tanker ban nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/25/h...
Hodgson says Ottawa is close to providing clarity on B.C. tanker ban
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It’s an interesting approach to provide clarity on a tanker ban while failing to meet with the Coastal First Nations despite repeated requests - the community that would be directly affected by any spill - while having dozens or more meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, AB, Sask.
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"This is an historic betrayal of Canada's climate commitments and the rights of Coastal First Nations to protect their land and waters from oil spills." - @climatekeith.bsky.social
Tell Carney: fast track climate solutions NOT pipelines 🙅
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Tell Carney: fast track climate solutions NOT pipelines 🙅
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Fast-track climate solutions, not fossil fuels
Add your name to tell Carney that Canada’s “nation-building” projects should create green energy and affordable homes.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"This is an historic betrayal of Canada's climate commitments and the rights of Coastal First Nations to protect their land and waters from oil spills." - @climatekeith.bsky.social
Tell Carney: fast track climate solutions NOT pipelines 🙅
act.gp/4of2Kru
Tell Carney: fast track climate solutions NOT pipelines 🙅
act.gp/4of2Kru
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"The carbon pollution from expanding oil production to fill a massive new pipeline will overwhelm any potential reductions involved. We should be pivoting to clean renewable energy, not doubling down on dirty fossil fuels." - @climatekeith.bsky.social
#Cdnpoli #ABpoli
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#Cdnpoli #ABpoli
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Ottawa, Alberta agree to broad outlines of energy deal, including path to pipeline | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have agreed to the broad outlines of a memorandum of understanding that would give Alberta special exemptions from federal environmental l...
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
"The carbon pollution from expanding oil production to fill a massive new pipeline will overwhelm any potential reductions involved. We should be pivoting to clean renewable energy, not doubling down on dirty fossil fuels." - @climatekeith.bsky.social
#Cdnpoli #ABpoli
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#Cdnpoli #ABpoli
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more and more countries are going to see that getting off foreign oil imports is a great reason to accelerate electrification and renewables buildout, regardless of what it means for the climate
The energy transition happens often in unlikely places at unprecedented rates.
Take Nepal: Over the past year, electric vehicles accounted for 76 percent of all passenger vehicles and half of the light commercial vehicles sold in Nepal.
Five years ago, that number was essentially zero.
Take Nepal: Over the past year, electric vehicles accounted for 76 percent of all passenger vehicles and half of the light commercial vehicles sold in Nepal.
Five years ago, that number was essentially zero.
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
more and more countries are going to see that getting off foreign oil imports is a great reason to accelerate electrification and renewables buildout, regardless of what it means for the climate
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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...
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Utterly obsessed with this. LLMs can be defeated by spells (poems) arxiv.org/html/2511.15...
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Utterly obsessed with this. LLMs can be defeated by spells (poems) arxiv.org/html/2511.15...