Andreas Link
@andreasmlink.bsky.social
Grateful husband and father. Proud Hamiltonian on traditional territory of Anishnaabeg and Haudenosaunee people. Ecological economist /CANSEE.ca / b4uw.org
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I'm hugely looking forward to this webinar with Robin Wall Kimmerer on Weds 30th September. What happens when Braiding Sweetgrass meets Doughnut Economics meets The Serviceberry? Join us online, hosted by the Centre for Climate Psychology. climatepsychologycentre.org/events/the-h...
An Economy of Right Relationship: Robin Wall Kimmerer in Conversation with Kate Raworth — Centre for Climate Psychology
What would an economy look like that's inspired by the abundant generosity of a serviceberry tree: giving freely, circulating gifts, leaving enough for all? This September, two of the most compelling...
climatepsychologycentre.org
September 28, 2026 at 4:58 PM
I'm hugely looking forward to this webinar with Robin Wall Kimmerer on Weds 30th September. What happens when Braiding Sweetgrass meets Doughnut Economics meets The Serviceberry? Join us online, hosted by the Centre for Climate Psychology. climatepsychologycentre.org/events/the-h...
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Our Native Plant Fair is just around the corner! ✨
There will be plenty of native plants for sale from local nurseries as well as educational booths and a presentation by Kim Eierman.
📅 Saturday October 3, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
📍 170 Dundurn St S #HamOnt
There will be plenty of native plants for sale from local nurseries as well as educational booths and a presentation by Kim Eierman.
📅 Saturday October 3, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
📍 170 Dundurn St S #HamOnt
September 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Our Native Plant Fair is just around the corner! ✨
There will be plenty of native plants for sale from local nurseries as well as educational booths and a presentation by Kim Eierman.
📅 Saturday October 3, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
📍 170 Dundurn St S #HamOnt
There will be plenty of native plants for sale from local nurseries as well as educational booths and a presentation by Kim Eierman.
📅 Saturday October 3, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
📍 170 Dundurn St S #HamOnt
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Here is the report from CREA too: energyandcleanair.org/publication/...
China’s Climate Transition: Outlook 2025 – Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air
energyandcleanair.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Here is the report from CREA too: energyandcleanair.org/publication/...
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What happened on energy and climate in China this year?
A summary of the data, mostly drawing on the latest report from Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (by @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social & team).
My latest Substack:
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/chinese-em...
A summary of the data, mostly drawing on the latest report from Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (by @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social & team).
My latest Substack:
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/chinese-em...
What happened on energy and climate in China this year?
Emissions flatlined; clean power pushed out coal; and oil for transport falls again.
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
What happened on energy and climate in China this year?
A summary of the data, mostly drawing on the latest report from Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (by @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social & team).
My latest Substack:
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/chinese-em...
A summary of the data, mostly drawing on the latest report from Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (by @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social & team).
My latest Substack:
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/chinese-em...
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My new book — Clearing the Air — comes out in the US on February 19th 📚
Goodreads is running a giveaway, in case you want to enter and have a chance of getting a free copy!
@mitpress.bsky.social
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Goodreads is running a giveaway, in case you want to enter and have a chance of getting a free copy!
@mitpress.bsky.social
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Book giveaway for Clearing the Air: A Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change in 50 Questions and Answers by Hannah Ritchie Jan 23-Feb 06, 2026
Enter to win one of 5 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Jan 23-Feb 06, 2026. We can’t afford to delay climate action, but with all the shouting ...
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January 23, 2026 at 2:34 PM
My new book — Clearing the Air — comes out in the US on February 19th 📚
Goodreads is running a giveaway, in case you want to enter and have a chance of getting a free copy!
@mitpress.bsky.social
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Goodreads is running a giveaway, in case you want to enter and have a chance of getting a free copy!
@mitpress.bsky.social
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
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We’re the mayors of Paris, Milan and Phoenix. The heat crisis has us all facing the same question | Emmanuel Grégoire, Giuseppe Sala and Kate Gallego #Climate
We’re the mayors of Paris, Milan and Phoenix. The heat crisis has us all facing the same question | Emmanuel Grégoire, Giuseppe Sala and Kate Gallego
Our three cities are learning from each other about how to protect residents. These climate policies are also public health measures
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2026 at 8:34 AM
We’re the mayors of Paris, Milan and Phoenix. The heat crisis has us all facing the same question | Emmanuel Grégoire, Giuseppe Sala and Kate Gallego #Climate
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🇨🇦 Canada refused to bargain away language, culture and sovereignty. Now Washington is publicly softening its position.
LeBlanc says the U.S. is withdrawing demands on French-language and cultural protections.
Canada walked away, retaliated, and suddenly there’s movement.
Sometimes “no” works.
LeBlanc says the U.S. is withdrawing demands on French-language and cultural protections.
Canada walked away, retaliated, and suddenly there’s movement.
Sometimes “no” works.
August 27, 2026 at 3:35 PM
🇨🇦 Canada refused to bargain away language, culture and sovereignty. Now Washington is publicly softening its position.
LeBlanc says the U.S. is withdrawing demands on French-language and cultural protections.
Canada walked away, retaliated, and suddenly there’s movement.
Sometimes “no” works.
LeBlanc says the U.S. is withdrawing demands on French-language and cultural protections.
Canada walked away, retaliated, and suddenly there’s movement.
Sometimes “no” works.
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I really don’t think we’re all taking this nearly seriously enough — Meta is legally admitting that it harms young people and is paying BILLIONS (but not nearly enough billions considering how much they knowingly and intentionally profit off that harm) to avoid proper accountability.
Meta agreed on Wednesday to pay up to $17.1 billion to states to settle claims it harmed young users with its addictive platforms. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/t...
August 26, 2026 at 11:42 PM
I really don’t think we’re all taking this nearly seriously enough — Meta is legally admitting that it harms young people and is paying BILLIONS (but not nearly enough billions considering how much they knowingly and intentionally profit off that harm) to avoid proper accountability.
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I'll be giving a talk about climate change "Au-delà de la courbe en crosse de hockey" ["Beyond the Hockey Stick"] on Sunday Sep 27 at #LeHavre in Normandy France. Details here: lehavre.fr/que-faire-au...
Au-delà de la courbe en crosse de hockey : comprendre le climat sur deux millénaires
Du 24 au 27 septembre, Sur les épaules des géants revient au Havre pour quatre jours de découvertes, de rencontres et de partage autour des sciences. Rendez-vous le dimanche 27 septembre à 19h pour un...
lehavre.fr
August 26, 2026 at 1:11 AM
I'll be giving a talk about climate change "Au-delà de la courbe en crosse de hockey" ["Beyond the Hockey Stick"] on Sunday Sep 27 at #LeHavre in Normandy France. Details here: lehavre.fr/que-faire-au...
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“Here’s what we found:
Every additional 100kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality.
Every additional 10cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality.
The relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments.”
Every additional 100kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality.
Every additional 10cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality.
The relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments.”
Big US-style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves it
Pedestrians are more likely to be killed by heavier cars – and even more so if the vehicle is taller, Australian-first research has found.
theconversation.com
August 11, 2026 at 12:08 AM
“Here’s what we found:
Every additional 100kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality.
Every additional 10cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality.
The relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments.”
Every additional 100kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality.
Every additional 10cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality.
The relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments.”
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Chris Hohn, billionaire hedge fund manager: ‘All these people who say we can't afford net zero - they're completely misunderstanding the gravity of the situation.'
www.thetimes.com/article/de38...
www.thetimes.com/article/de38...
August 9, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Chris Hohn, billionaire hedge fund manager: ‘All these people who say we can't afford net zero - they're completely misunderstanding the gravity of the situation.'
www.thetimes.com/article/de38...
www.thetimes.com/article/de38...
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Opinion: "Twenty years ago my husband, OPP Sergeant Greg Stobbart, was killed by a careless driver," writes former MPP Eleanor McMahon.
"The man who struck him, a commercial driver, had multiple convictions for driving while suspended... Two months after taking Greg’s life, he hit someone else."
"The man who struck him, a commercial driver, had multiple convictions for driving while suspended... Two months after taking Greg’s life, he hit someone else."
My husband was killed while cycling and today there is something just as deadly as careless drivers
Misinformation about cars vs. cyclists makes roads deadly
www.thestar.com
July 13, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Opinion: "Twenty years ago my husband, OPP Sergeant Greg Stobbart, was killed by a careless driver," writes former MPP Eleanor McMahon.
"The man who struck him, a commercial driver, had multiple convictions for driving while suspended... Two months after taking Greg’s life, he hit someone else."
"The man who struck him, a commercial driver, had multiple convictions for driving while suspended... Two months after taking Greg’s life, he hit someone else."
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June 9, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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“A social media ban for kids under 16 will soon become law in Canada according to a new report…The ban is part of an online harms bill being tabled in Ottawa on Wednesday. An Angus Reid study found that 75% of Canadians support a ban on social media for kids under 16.”
I support it.
I support it.
Canada to ban social media for kids under 16
A social media ban for kids under 16 will soon become law in Canada according to a new Globe & Mail report.
cultmtl.com
June 9, 2026 at 3:14 AM
“A social media ban for kids under 16 will soon become law in Canada according to a new report…The ban is part of an online harms bill being tabled in Ottawa on Wednesday. An Angus Reid study found that 75% of Canadians support a ban on social media for kids under 16.”
I support it.
I support it.
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Despite Hollywood’s best efforts to support the deadly tobacco industry for a very long time by doing everything they could to make it look “cool”, smoking has always been dumb, disgusting and deadly. It makes you gross. It killed my older brother after hooking him, because that’s what what it does.
April 30, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Despite Hollywood’s best efforts to support the deadly tobacco industry for a very long time by doing everything they could to make it look “cool”, smoking has always been dumb, disgusting and deadly. It makes you gross. It killed my older brother after hooking him, because that’s what what it does.
Please come out. This senseless violence does not belong in #hamont #canada @maureenwilson.bsky.social @nrindernann.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Vigil to be held Thursday for Nabil Askafe, the Hamilton teen killed at Jackson Square mall last week | CBC News
Starting 5:30 p.m. at Hamilton City Hall, family, friends and community members are set to honour Nabil Askafe, who was shot and killed at Jackson Square.
www.cbc.ca
April 30, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Please come out. This senseless violence does not belong in #hamont #canada @maureenwilson.bsky.social @nrindernann.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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History is made by those who show up, and that is exactly what's happening in Santa Marta.
There are 60 countries here, academics from all over the world, Indigenous people, civil society, all here to do one thing: figure out how to phase out fossil fuels.
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
There are 60 countries here, academics from all over the world, Indigenous people, civil society, all here to do one thing: figure out how to phase out fossil fuels.
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
Fossil Fuel Phaseout Talks Begin With Half The Global Economy
The world’s first fossil fuel phaseout conference gathers 57 countries representing over 50% of global GDP, signaling a major shift in climate policy, energy security and global markets.
www.forbes.com
April 26, 2026 at 8:50 PM
History is made by those who show up, and that is exactly what's happening in Santa Marta.
There are 60 countries here, academics from all over the world, Indigenous people, civil society, all here to do one thing: figure out how to phase out fossil fuels.
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
There are 60 countries here, academics from all over the world, Indigenous people, civil society, all here to do one thing: figure out how to phase out fossil fuels.
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
Art is the new steel! This was the tag line in #hamont in the 2000s as the city began its transformation.. people are still working at it! www.thespec.com/entertainmen... @ryanmcgreal.bsky.social @supercrawl.ca
Hamilton’s newest co-op art space is born inside an old bank
Sandra Meigs to open LUCID with ‘The Golden Germ’ exhibit April 11
www.thespec.com
April 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Art is the new steel! This was the tag line in #hamont in the 2000s as the city began its transformation.. people are still working at it! www.thespec.com/entertainmen... @ryanmcgreal.bsky.social @supercrawl.ca
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BIG, EXCITING NEWS!
Dr. Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social -- world-leading climate scientist and author -- is coming to Project Drawdown after leaving NASA.
She will be a Senior Scientist, leading an exciting new initiative on "Emergency Brake" climate solutions.
drawdown.org/news/world-r...
Dr. Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social -- world-leading climate scientist and author -- is coming to Project Drawdown after leaving NASA.
She will be a Senior Scientist, leading an exciting new initiative on "Emergency Brake" climate solutions.
drawdown.org/news/world-r...
World-renowned climate scientist and author Kate Marvel, Ph.D., returns to Project Drawdown
Marvel to lead new initiative focused on advancing critical climate solutions. “I’m unbelievably excited to return to Project Drawdown."
drawdown.org
March 27, 2026 at 7:04 PM
BIG, EXCITING NEWS!
Dr. Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social -- world-leading climate scientist and author -- is coming to Project Drawdown after leaving NASA.
She will be a Senior Scientist, leading an exciting new initiative on "Emergency Brake" climate solutions.
drawdown.org/news/world-r...
Dr. Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social -- world-leading climate scientist and author -- is coming to Project Drawdown after leaving NASA.
She will be a Senior Scientist, leading an exciting new initiative on "Emergency Brake" climate solutions.
drawdown.org/news/world-r...
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Canada is among the Western countries dropping in the World Happiness Report, in part because of the negative effects of social media dependence, especially among young people and teenage girls.
Canada slips further down in World Happiness rankings, due in part to social media use | CBC News
Heavy social media use has contributed to a stark decline in well-being among young people, with the effects particularly worrying in teenage girls in English-speaking countries — including Canada — a...
www.cbc.ca
March 19, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Canada is among the Western countries dropping in the World Happiness Report, in part because of the negative effects of social media dependence, especially among young people and teenage girls.
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"One of the main ways Waymo saps public resources is via stalled cars."
In San Francisco, first responders and the municipal transport agency are forced to deal with more and more complaints about private robo-taxis blocking public roads.
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
In San Francisco, first responders and the municipal transport agency are forced to deal with more and more complaints about private robo-taxis blocking public roads.
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
March 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
"One of the main ways Waymo saps public resources is via stalled cars."
In San Francisco, first responders and the municipal transport agency are forced to deal with more and more complaints about private robo-taxis blocking public roads.
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
In San Francisco, first responders and the municipal transport agency are forced to deal with more and more complaints about private robo-taxis blocking public roads.
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
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“The existence of technology can lead us down many paths. That does not mean all should be taken.”
the ft slowly embracing the luddite cause
the ft slowly embracing the luddite cause
Why it’s time to end the grim march of the touchscreen
Self-service kiosks make us buy more stuff and feel more lonely
www.ft.com
March 8, 2026 at 11:55 PM
“The existence of technology can lead us down many paths. That does not mean all should be taken.”
the ft slowly embracing the luddite cause
the ft slowly embracing the luddite cause
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"By cutting out the rentiers, the city thus transforms a parasitic financial drain into a regenerative cycle, guaranteeing that public interest is no longer just a yield for private financiers, but a shared benefit in the public interest."
Reclaiming the Public Interest: Cities Should Sell Municipal Bonds to Their Own Public Banks
By Tyler Suksawat & Scott Ferguson What chance do local governments have in fighting authoritarian austerity, especially when they are left to rely on feckless legislators at the state and fede…
moneyontheleft.org
February 25, 2026 at 12:16 PM
"By cutting out the rentiers, the city thus transforms a parasitic financial drain into a regenerative cycle, guaranteeing that public interest is no longer just a yield for private financiers, but a shared benefit in the public interest."
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Why are minerals so central to geopolitics? How green are electric cars? Why is anti-mining protest increasing? Can the inequalities of the global economy be transformed?
I tackle these topics in my book EXTRACTION: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism
👀 September 2025 @wwnorton.bsky.social
I tackle these topics in my book EXTRACTION: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism
👀 September 2025 @wwnorton.bsky.social
March 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Why are minerals so central to geopolitics? How green are electric cars? Why is anti-mining protest increasing? Can the inequalities of the global economy be transformed?
I tackle these topics in my book EXTRACTION: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism
👀 September 2025 @wwnorton.bsky.social
I tackle these topics in my book EXTRACTION: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism
👀 September 2025 @wwnorton.bsky.social