Kathrin Bussmann

Kathrin Bussmann

@kathrinbussmann.bsky.social

Trilingual Canadian | Toronto based | Linguistics PhD | Fan of bike lanes, renewables & electrification | Pragmatic optimist | Helping to scale climate solutions at elocitytech.com and @verbaccino.bsky.social | Opinions my own.

2,399 Followers 2,884 Following 264 Posts Joined Nov 2024
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What a treat it was to attend this event and listen to these amazing climate leaders talk about their journeys. So inspiring. Thank you, @cathmckenna.bsky.social and @katharinehayhoe.com!

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Save the date 📅

Join us April 8-9 at the #EVChargingExpo2026 to connect with business and government leaders, explore the latest electric vehicles and charging technology, and get market insights.

Register here: evandchargingexpo.com

#ElectricVehicles #Fleets #ElectricFleets #ElectricAutonomy

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2 weeks ago

Why does the CBC, our public broadcaster, have to keep running commercials during their live broadcast of the Olympics closing ceremonies in a way that totally disrupts the viewing experience? Why?? 🤦‍♀️

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-Vous êtes gentil avec vos vélos, mais comment on fait après une grosse chute de neige?

-Copenhague: #holdmyCarlsberg
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a close up of a woman 's face with #schitts creek written above her Alt: A close up of Catherine O’Hara in her role as Moira from #SchittsCreek with the subtitles “I DON’T BELIEVE THIS”.

Seriously, 2026? 😫😭

RIP Catherine O’Hara

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Black-and-white historical photograph of Dr. Maria Telkes, the Hungarian-American biophysicist and solar energy pioneer known as the "Sun Queen." She is seated indoors in a laboratory or office setting, smiling warmly with a friendly, confident expression. Dr. Telkes has short, wavy hair styled in soft curls, and she wears a light-colored lab coat over a patterned blouse or dress. Her hands are resting on a table or desk in front of her. Behind her is a plain paneled wall with partially visible art hanging on the wall. The image captures her in mid-to-late career, conveying intelligence, approachability, and dedication to her groundbreaking work in solar energy research. #MariaTelkes #SunQueen #SolarEnergy #RenewableEnergy #WomenInScience #Inventors

Biophysicist & inventor Dr. Maria Telkes (the Sun Queen) was a pioneer in solar energy research & considered a founder of solar thermal storage systems. She developed the 1st solar-powered home heating system & a solar-powered desalination kit. #WomenInSTEM

It's International Day of #CleanEnergy! ☀️

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Ever wondered what a downtown pedestrian streets looks like on a Monday evening in the middle of January in Montreal?

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NEW: Carney signs ‘landmark’ trade deal dropping tariffs on Chinese EVs. In break with U.S. policy, Canada opens auto market in exchange for canola, seafood agreement.

Read on: buff.ly/30qCD0j

#EVTariffs #ElectricVehiclesCanada #EVPoliciesCanada #China

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Canada reaches tariff-quota deal with China on EVs, canola | CBC News The Liberal government has reached a deal with Beijing to allow tens of thousands of Chinese electric vehicles into the domestic market in exchange for dropping duties on canola products, Prime Minist...

“Canada, which imposed 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in 2024, will allow up to 49,000 Chinese EVs into the Canadian market each year, at a 6.1 per cent tariff.”

A game changer for the speed of Canadian EV adoption.

#EVsky #EVs #Canada

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Do you like charts? Oh yes you do. I've just published hundreds of them, as I do every year. www.nathanielbullard.com/presentations

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2 months ago
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We asked you to vote on the One Great Idea to make Toronto better. And the winner is … We asked, you delivered. From mental health supports for the homeless to more public bathrooms to simply just ensuring the city is clean, here were the top ideas from Star

Some great ideas here, Toronto.

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As the year draws to a close, Ember presents some of the biggest clean energy shifts of 2025 and what they mean for the coming year 🗓️

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ember-energy.org/lat...

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2 months ago
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Toronto greenlights more bike lanes, despite Ford government's attempted clampdown | CBC News Toronto council has greenlit a proposal to build more than 20 kilometres of bike lanes outside the city’s downtown core. Very little discussion took place before councillors voted Wednesday to approve...

Good on ya, Toronto city council.

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3 months ago
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Turning electric economics upside down, Toronto man paid to charge his EV at home “When I heard that you can actually make money charging your EV, I said, ‘OK, let’s do this,” Urs Villiger says.

Love it.

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Two key Toronto climate policies appeared set to be shelved. Then, the public spoke up City council’s turnaround on a maximum temperature bylaw and standards for building emissions acknowledges that Toronto residents experience the climate crisis most acutely in their homes.

“Two key climate policies were resuscitated in recent days after a surge of support from the public, a turnaround that acknowledges where most Toronto residents experience the climate crisis most acutely: in their homes.” @thestar.com climate change reporter, Kate Allen

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3 months ago
Two people cycle in a dedicated bike lane that is separated from the roadway by green infrastructure. A person using a mobility aid waits  to cross an intersection, standing behind a tactile walking surface indicator.

Cycling and Pedestrian Projects is now on Bluesky! Follow us on this account for all the latest news and updates about new bikeways and sidewalks projects in Toronto. #BikeTO #WalkTO

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© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.

Could solar energy save the world?

@billmckibben.bsky.social joins @mattgalloway.bsky.social on CBC Radio’s The Current for a conversation about his new book, “Here Comes the Sun”.

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Clean electrification is inevitable Kingsmill Bond explains why the global march of "electrotech" has moved beyond the reach of US political interference.

Weekend listening: sorted.

@volts.wtf in conversation with @kingsmillbond.bsky.social

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In 2024, renewable energy accounted for over 90% of global power capacity expansion. That is because it makes economic sense. IRENA_DAT_RE_Capacity_Highlights_2025-1.pdf

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Toronto will allow new corner stores in residential neighbourhoods Small-scale retail will be allowed on select 'community streets' downtown.

#Breaking: Toronto will allow new corner stores in residential neighbourhoods

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Ontario opens applications for EV ChargeOn program for limited time. Up to $1 million will be awarded per EV charger project, with call for proposals open until Dec. 15.

Read on: shorturl.at/jECPN

#EVCharging #ElectricVehiclesCanada #Ontario #OVIN

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NEW: Budget 2025 quiet on EVs, charging infrastructure, rebates. The federal government has bought itself a few more weeks before having to announce the future of EV rebates, as Budget 2025 shifts focus to clean energy and critical minerals investments.

Read on: shorturl.at/U3ufE

#Budget2025

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4 months ago
A little pug dog lies on a red blanket on a grey sofa looking quite deflated and sad.

Me after game 7 last night…

#WantedItAll

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WORLD SERIES HYPE: Blue Jays and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra WANT IT ALL! YouTube video by Toronto Blue Jays

As it happens, I have tickets for tonight’s TSO concert. In an email this morning, I’m assured that “If you are a Blue Jays fan, good news—we expect the concert to conclude before the last pitch. Either way, your concert tonight will be a home run.” Cheers, TSO. Much appreciated. 😄

#WantItAll

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4 months ago

Awww. The littlest trick-or-treaters are afoot now. 🥹👻🎃

You can tell which parents want to get back home by a certain time. They’re ones wearing Blue Jays ball caps. 😄

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4 months ago

Happy Blue-Jays-Halloween, Canada! 🧢⚾️🎃

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Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.

🔌🇺🇾 "Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels." #energytransition

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Michael Liebreich and David Roberts of Volts at Climate Night Live YouTube video by Canary Media

The clean energy revolution is happening — very, very incrementally.

Hear from @mliebreich.bsky.social and @volts.wtf on how renewables are slowly but surely eating away at fossil fuel power.

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Our friendly neighbourhood fireball Solar and wind are growing so quickly that they outpaced all the growth in electricity demand this year. Which means they started eating into fossil fuelled power, leading to a modest but significant ...

☀️🔌📈 “According to long-time climate journalist and activist Bill McKibben, humanity has reached the point where it is installing more than a gigawatt-worth of solar panels every day.”

That's enough new solar each day to provide electricity for several hundred thousand homes.

#energytransition

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