Mariano Koen-Alonso (He/Him)
@mkoenalonso.bsky.social
Marine and fisheries scientist; interested in marine ecology, food webs, and ecosystem-based management among many other things. Posts are my own.
While Canada drives forward looking into the rearview mirror, dialing back its climate policies & embracing an expansion of fossil fuels, the developing world is looking through the windshield & embracing clean technologies... the West plays checkers, China plays chess...
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ANALYSIS | The rise of the electrostate: By dominating clean energy, China is leading on climate action | CBC News
China’s massive lead in clean technologies has shifted the climate fight from one of big pledges and international diplomacy toward a technological revolution in cheaper energy, analysts say.
www.cbc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
While Canada drives forward looking into the rearview mirror, dialing back its climate policies & embracing an expansion of fossil fuels, the developing world is looking through the windshield & embracing clean technologies... the West plays checkers, China plays chess...
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
The Land of the Free… no more
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Today in insanity: "Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection."
U.S. Plans to Scrutinize Foreign Tourists’ Social Media History
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The Land of the Free… no more
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"...despite #climate change being the major threat to global health many journals had until recently published little or nothing.
A joint editorial published in multiple journals increased coverage, & for many journals it was the first thing they published on climate change & #health"
A joint editorial published in multiple journals increased coverage, & for many journals it was the first thing they published on climate change & #health"
Health journal coverage of climate change and health: a bibliometric study
Objectives To find what proportion of a broad set of health journals have published on climate change and health, how many articles they have published, and when they first published on the subject.De...
gh.bmj.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Join ICES Workshop on unavoidable survey effort reduction 3 (WKUSER3)
📅12–16 January 2026 📍Copenhagen, Denmark
Investigate challenges to maintaining consistent time series of survey data products for stock assessment models
🔔Register by 14 December
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📅12–16 January 2026 📍Copenhagen, Denmark
Investigate challenges to maintaining consistent time series of survey data products for stock assessment models
🔔Register by 14 December
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December 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Join ICES Workshop on unavoidable survey effort reduction 3 (WKUSER3)
📅12–16 January 2026 📍Copenhagen, Denmark
Investigate challenges to maintaining consistent time series of survey data products for stock assessment models
🔔Register by 14 December
icessurveys.typeform.com/to/aogNZhoR?...
📅12–16 January 2026 📍Copenhagen, Denmark
Investigate challenges to maintaining consistent time series of survey data products for stock assessment models
🔔Register by 14 December
icessurveys.typeform.com/to/aogNZhoR?...
I really hope the faint optimism expressed at the end of this piece comes true.
My take is much more prosaic; the new geopolitical realities, trade war included, made short term economic growth the only thing of value, the long-term sustainability be damned.
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www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
My take is much more prosaic; the new geopolitical realities, trade war included, made short term economic growth the only thing of value, the long-term sustainability be damned.
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www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
I quit Mark Carney’s cabinet. This is what I hope happens next
Canada is giving up too much for the sake of this grand bargain.
www.thestar.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I really hope the faint optimism expressed at the end of this piece comes true.
My take is much more prosaic; the new geopolitical realities, trade war included, made short term economic growth the only thing of value, the long-term sustainability be damned.
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www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
My take is much more prosaic; the new geopolitical realities, trade war included, made short term economic growth the only thing of value, the long-term sustainability be damned.
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www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
We don’t know enough to have a reasonable working understanding of the functioning of these deep sea ecosystems, let alone to assess the impacts of industrial activities on them. A moratorium on considering permitting deep sea mining until we can do this properly should be a no brainer.
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Deep sea mining is very bad for deep sea ecosystems.
What Scientists Found When a Deep Sea Mining Company Invited Them In
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:39 AM
We don’t know enough to have a reasonable working understanding of the functioning of these deep sea ecosystems, let alone to assess the impacts of industrial activities on them. A moratorium on considering permitting deep sea mining until we can do this properly should be a no brainer.
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While this is happening, instead of asking these questions, in Canada we are dismantling our climate policy and implementing layoffs that “strip away science-based expertise on climate change, forest fires, and sustainable resource management”. Go figure.. 😔
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/05/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/05/n...
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
While this is happening, instead of asking these questions, in Canada we are dismantling our climate policy and implementing layoffs that “strip away science-based expertise on climate change, forest fires, and sustainable resource management”. Go figure.. 😔
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/05/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/05/n...
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"Temperatures are rising at twice the global average, with intense heatwaves that are pushing society to the limits.
Human health, ecosystems & economies can’t cope with extended spells of more than 50 °C – it is simply too hot to handle" - @wmo-global.bsky.social
#MENA
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Human health, ecosystems & economies can’t cope with extended spells of more than 50 °C – it is simply too hot to handle" - @wmo-global.bsky.social
#MENA
wmo.int/news/media-c...
December 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
"Temperatures are rising at twice the global average, with intense heatwaves that are pushing society to the limits.
Human health, ecosystems & economies can’t cope with extended spells of more than 50 °C – it is simply too hot to handle" - @wmo-global.bsky.social
#MENA
wmo.int/news/media-c...
Human health, ecosystems & economies can’t cope with extended spells of more than 50 °C – it is simply too hot to handle" - @wmo-global.bsky.social
#MENA
wmo.int/news/media-c...
This account of events is quite revealing, and profoundly disappointing for those Canadians that want a credible, evidence-based approach to climate change.
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Althia Raj: Mark Carney lost the minister who was the green conscience of his government. Here’s how it happened
The inside story of Steven Guilbeault's resignation from cabinet over Ottawa's energy deal with Alberta.
www.thestar.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:25 AM
This account of events is quite revealing, and profoundly disappointing for those Canadians that want a credible, evidence-based approach to climate change.
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
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"We need to wake up here. The World needs to wake up. Not just in terms of trying to cap this at 1.5 degrees C, limit emissions, and limit the warming. But also we need to adapt to this. So the governments need to wake up in terms of preparing... to reduce the impact, as well as increase resilience"
What's causing record floods, typhoons in Thailand, Vietnam and Philippines? The World | ABC News
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
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November 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
"We need to wake up here. The World needs to wake up. Not just in terms of trying to cap this at 1.5 degrees C, limit emissions, and limit the warming. But also we need to adapt to this. So the governments need to wake up in terms of preparing... to reduce the impact, as well as increase resilience"
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" #Climate scientists have already warned that extreme weather events ... will continue to worsen as temperatures increase," said Renard Siew, climate change advisor to the Centre for Governance and Political Studies in Malaysia.
"That is exactly what we have been seeing."
"That is exactly what we have been seeing."
Floods across Southeast Asia kill at least 250 as rescuers step up recovery operations
The death toll from floods across large swathes of Southeast Asia rose to at least 250 on Friday.
www.sbs.com.au
November 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
" #Climate scientists have already warned that extreme weather events ... will continue to worsen as temperatures increase," said Renard Siew, climate change advisor to the Centre for Governance and Political Studies in Malaysia.
"That is exactly what we have been seeing."
"That is exactly what we have been seeing."
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In an emergency media conference on Nov 27 Malaysian Meteorological Department director-general Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip said this is the first time a tropical storm is reaching such strength.
"its uniqueness is that it is occurring in the Strait of Malacca – something that has never happened before"
"its uniqueness is that it is occurring in the Strait of Malacca – something that has never happened before"
Storm Senyar set to hit 10 locations in Malaysia
Perak, Selangor and Pahang are expected to be the worst-hit before Senyar moves to the east coast. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
In an emergency media conference on Nov 27 Malaysian Meteorological Department director-general Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip said this is the first time a tropical storm is reaching such strength.
"its uniqueness is that it is occurring in the Strait of Malacca – something that has never happened before"
"its uniqueness is that it is occurring in the Strait of Malacca – something that has never happened before"
The new geopolitical landscape may have drove @mark-carney.bsky.social to this choice, but for this to make sense it also needs to assume that the world will badly fail at controlling climate change, & that Canada should actively contribute to that failure. Disappointing.
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www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
ANALYSIS | The Carney-Smith agreement surely won't make pipelines 'boring again' | CBC News
Guilbeault's resignation — the rare cabinet resignation due to a disagreement over government policy — both adds to and underlines the test of national and political leadership that Mark Carney signed...
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The new geopolitical landscape may have drove @mark-carney.bsky.social to this choice, but for this to make sense it also needs to assume that the world will badly fail at controlling climate change, & that Canada should actively contribute to that failure. Disappointing.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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so much for those Value(s)
Lets face it, this is a good day for oil companies, businesses, and those in the oil sector. Its a bad day for the environment and for reconciliation with Indigenous nations whose lands this thing will go over. As Blanchet stated, this is the official end of Canada's climate commitments.
Ottawa-Alberta agreement clears federal hurdles for west coast pipeline, suspends clean energy regulations
Federal government won’t implement its oil and gas emissions cap, and both sides will consult with B.C. on project, MOU says
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
so much for those Value(s)
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New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
If we continue on this path, I can see a future where the normalization in the use of the notwithstanding clause enables the undoing of Canadian democracy where who has rights, and who doesn’t, becomes a choice of the powers that be. It is not a nice future.
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Susan Delacourt: Why is the political right picking on rights?
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is working on what looks like a bid to normalize the use of the Constitution's notwithstanding clause, Susan Delacourt writes.
www.thestar.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
If we continue on this path, I can see a future where the normalization in the use of the notwithstanding clause enables the undoing of Canadian democracy where who has rights, and who doesn’t, becomes a choice of the powers that be. It is not a nice future.
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
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🚨NEWS: NDP Leadership Candidate Tony McQuail had a message for his donors on my podcast today:
Don't send him any more money, for now.
Send it to fellow candidate @votetanille.bsky.social until she raises enough to survive the next cut off.
Watch as Tony made news (and almost made us all cry):
Don't send him any more money, for now.
Send it to fellow candidate @votetanille.bsky.social until she raises enough to survive the next cut off.
Watch as Tony made news (and almost made us all cry):
November 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🚨NEWS: NDP Leadership Candidate Tony McQuail had a message for his donors on my podcast today:
Don't send him any more money, for now.
Send it to fellow candidate @votetanille.bsky.social until she raises enough to survive the next cut off.
Watch as Tony made news (and almost made us all cry):
Don't send him any more money, for now.
Send it to fellow candidate @votetanille.bsky.social until she raises enough to survive the next cut off.
Watch as Tony made news (and almost made us all cry):
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The destruction of US science will be felt worldwide for decades. Take it from @msier.bsky.social, who was the lead program director for the Biological Oceanography program at the US National Science Foundation.
I don’t think people understand how wrecked it is or how hard it will be to rebuild.
November 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The destruction of US science will be felt worldwide for decades. Take it from @msier.bsky.social, who was the lead program director for the Biological Oceanography program at the US National Science Foundation.
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Excited to share that I’ll be speaking at Memorial University on Friday!
If you’re in St. John’s, make sure to come out. I’ll be talking about how I became a tech critic and how I‘m seeing the current challenges with generative AI and digital sovereignty.
If you’re in St. John’s, make sure to come out. I’ll be talking about how I became a tech critic and how I‘m seeing the current challenges with generative AI and digital sovereignty.
"Becoming an AI Critic", with Paris Marx (Tech Won't Save Us) | Political Science
www.mun.ca
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Excited to share that I’ll be speaking at Memorial University on Friday!
If you’re in St. John’s, make sure to come out. I’ll be talking about how I became a tech critic and how I‘m seeing the current challenges with generative AI and digital sovereignty.
If you’re in St. John’s, make sure to come out. I’ll be talking about how I became a tech critic and how I‘m seeing the current challenges with generative AI and digital sovereignty.
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Nearly every panel I spoke on this year ended with the same question: "What gives you hope?"
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Nearly every panel I spoke on this year ended with the same question: "What gives you hope?"
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
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If we don't rapidly phase out fossil fuels, we can say goodbye to coral reefs, the Greenland and Antarctic icesheets, and permafrost. The results will not be pretty.
3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points
Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun.
www.npr.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
If we don't rapidly phase out fossil fuels, we can say goodbye to coral reefs, the Greenland and Antarctic icesheets, and permafrost. The results will not be pretty.
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Charts like this paint an overly optimistic picture
Many countries are off track for delivery & are unlikely to fully implement their current policy targets without greater action
E.g UKs Climate Change Commitee asseses that there is insufficient implementation to meet 40%of our emissions target!
Many countries are off track for delivery & are unlikely to fully implement their current policy targets without greater action
E.g UKs Climate Change Commitee asseses that there is insufficient implementation to meet 40%of our emissions target!
November 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Charts like this paint an overly optimistic picture
Many countries are off track for delivery & are unlikely to fully implement their current policy targets without greater action
E.g UKs Climate Change Commitee asseses that there is insufficient implementation to meet 40%of our emissions target!
Many countries are off track for delivery & are unlikely to fully implement their current policy targets without greater action
E.g UKs Climate Change Commitee asseses that there is insufficient implementation to meet 40%of our emissions target!
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"The @climateactiontracker.org has downgraded Canada's overall rating to ‘Highly Insufficient,’ primarily due to weakened policy ambition, slow implementation, and a widening gap between current emissions levels and Canada’s 2030 target"
climateactiontracker.org/countries/ca...
#Canada 🇨🇦
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#Canada 🇨🇦
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
"The @climateactiontracker.org has downgraded Canada's overall rating to ‘Highly Insufficient,’ primarily due to weakened policy ambition, slow implementation, and a widening gap between current emissions levels and Canada’s 2030 target"
climateactiontracker.org/countries/ca...
#Canada 🇨🇦
climateactiontracker.org/countries/ca...
#Canada 🇨🇦