Rebecca Co

Want an introduction to municipal finance in one afternoon in an accessible + humorous way?

📖 YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS! by Michael Durand-Wood

Understand why budgets + services are slashed even when taxes rise. Knowing how municipal finance works is vital to growing cities SUSTAINABLY. Recommend!

This is such a timely (free, open access!) book on the politics of and resistance to fossil fuel infrastructures in #Canada. Beautifully written and nuanced take on the entanglements between #Indigenous sovereignty, coalition building, #petro-masculinities and #labour politics. #energysky 🙌

This a fantastic and much-needed opportunity for municipal staff to think about climate change adaptation in their work to build strong climate-resilient communities!

We need to build capacity to adapt to climate risks and impacts to ensure healthy, peaceful, and sustainable communities! 💪🏙️

📣👀 PD opportunity on municipal climate change adaptation for the following groups in Canada from the University of Waterloo:

Municipal staff
Indigenous government/staff, Indigenous organizations
Non-profits

Please share with your colleagues and local government!
uwaterloo.ca/climate-inst...

The world might be pulling back on climate truth: but I'm stepping it up.

How? I'm adding new videos, deep dives & behind-the-scenes stories to Talking Climate.

Why? Because climate honesty and hope matter more than ever right now.

Join me on Patreon: bit.ly/47pCLaf
Or Substack: bit.ly/4ntfvhJ

The live launch of this, with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social, was amazing.

Now you can attend the online launch of "Logistics and Power" on 9/30, 5pm EDT, with Susan and speakers from Riverside, Western Sydney University, & the London School of Economics.

Global logistics indeed!

Link in next post.

20 Inspiring Climate Change Books To Read in 2025 | Earth.Org From Landing the Paris Agreement to Nursery Earth, here is Earth.Org's selection of must-read books on climate change this year.

20 Inspiring Climate Change Books To Read in 2025

Including ‘Birch and Jay’!

earth.org/20-inspiring...

Our research program on urban and peri-urban agriculture is now on IG. Give us a follow!

@urbanagroecology

And for more info on research progress and outputs, check:

utsc.utoronto.ca/foodandfarm/...

@sshrc-crsh.canada.ca
@utsc.utoronto.ca

#urbanagriculture #climatemitigation #agroecology

A good read if, like me, you feel you are trying your best and your best is simply not good enough.

This is the content I want amidst negative news on social media

🕵️ Are you a news hound with a knack for storytelling and a sharp eye on the global climate agenda?

We’re #hiring a Senior Climate Communications Manager to translate complex science and policy analysis into accessible, engaging content.

Apply here 👉: climate.jobs.personio.com/job/1975939?...

Did you miss this inspiring and positive webinar on how science can inform decisions for a better future (and how each of us can help)? If so, no worries: the recording is available here!

Made in Canada Grocery Store Guide | Made in CA Find Canadian-made grocery products in-stores easily with our Made in Canada Grocery Guide. Support local brands & discover quality foods produced right here in Canada!

Made in Canada Grocery Store Guide.
madeinca.ca/grocery-stor...
#cdnpoli #peipoli

✨New Climate Fiction.✨

Plantains in Heaven. By Kenechi Udogu

In an abandoned London hotel, a plant from another time sprouts.

grist.org/climate-fict...

#London #Solarpunk #ClimateFiction

a key take away from reading a lot of history for me:

the people who survive hard times and eventually brutally humiliate their seemingly invincible enemies are not the people whose first response to adversity is “oh well, guess I’ll die”

The new White House has already deleted dozens of environmental justice websites and reports. Worry not, they’re all backed up on various independent university websites. eelp.law.harvard.edu/tracker-type...

🧪🌎

Yes! New climate book alert! 🌍 📖

#booksky

Building Decarbonization Could Push Out Low-Income Renters. A San Francisco Program Hopes to Prevent That - Inside Climate News A Mission District demonstration project is gauging the cost of fully electrifying low-income rental properties while others will work to convince landlords and tenants of the benefits.

Tenants are one of the least considered groups in retrofits and energy transition, and they are at risk of renoviction with climate change.

Bravo PODER SF for leading the way in advocating for low-income renters and equitable residential electrification!

insideclimatenews.org/news/1401202...

We are bombarded by tremendous amount of information everyday,

some good,
some bad,
some bizarre,
some unbelievable,
some despairing,
some hopeful.

This is a reminder to

look into the distance,
relax your shoulders and jaw,
take four slow deep breathes.

Hang in there and be kind to yourself.

In case you missed it, this was my starter pack for voices and organizations in Canadian Urbanism specifically. I’ve been adding to it over time, so even if you explored it before, you might want to see who’s been added. And sharing it would be much appreciated! #UrbanistShoutOut go.bsky.app/QWdmJjk

If you're just coming over from X, use:

1. SkyFollowerBridge to find your X follows
2. BlueArk to move your posts over
3. BlueSkyDirectory to find starter packs on topics you like
4. All my starter packs to find more follows
5. The feeds @graocat.bsky.social created for each of my starter packs

📢 #HIRING

We’re seeking a Lead, Environmental Taxation to drive our new workstream on tax, climate, and nature, focusing on using taxation to promote just energy transition and protect biodiversity in Southeast Asia and beyond.

Interested? Apply now! iisd.bamboohr.com/careers/785

#GreenJobs

I'm excited to now share this with the world: Our new US DOT Climate Strategies That Work Playbook is live! It includes 27 evidence-backed local and state strategies for reducing GHG emissions from transportation. climate-strategies-that-work-usdot.hub.arcgis.com

Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel about Our Changing Planet a book by Kate Marvel A captivating exploration of climate change, through the lens of nine different emotions, to better understand the science, history, and future of our changing planetDr. Kate Marvel is a renowned clim...

I wrote a book! It's coming out in June! It's about science! It's about feelings! It's the best thing I've ever written, and I can't wait to share it with you.
bookshop.org/p/books/huma...

Carbon Brief’s team of specialist journalists, who are on the ground in Baku, Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 will be hosting a free webinar to discuss the key outcomes from #COP29.

🗓️ When? Monday 25 November, 15:00 (GMT)

Register here ➡️ https://buff.ly/4eIg7vm

@harvardcchange.bsky.social adding you to this starter pack! go.bsky.app/5kuYAhM

Since COP29 is turning into an adaptation COP, I am bringing some of my past threads on adaptation from another place here.

PART I: A 🧵 on adaptation and development over the years, digging deep back to the 1990s through to current scholarship.

Starter pack for those working on misinfo, disinfo, information integrity, digital authoritarianism, propaganda etc. Definitely a work in progress, reply if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/V4Po9wB

Three panelists (Will Stratford, Thompson Tran, and Sarah Burch) speaking on stage hosted by Mike Morrice. A crowd of people are sitting and listening.

Fighting climate change can be isolating and deflating.

Now feeling reinvigorated after the Kitchener-Waterloo community gathered for a day to hear panelists chat about climate change!

Thanks @sarahlynnburch.bsky.social for balancing the reality of climate, meaningful progress, and hope 🌱

Thankful for your kind gesture of putting me on your list, Katharine!