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"We've grown up with this idea that more #FossilFuels means more prosperity which couldn't be further from the truth today. Fossil fuels are [becoming] the greatest cause of premature death on the planet. Heat waves, air pollution, toxicity in our daily lives, extreme weather & climate change."
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"The reason I made the analogy between #FossilFuels & Nuclear Bomb #NonProliferation is because there was a time in our history where stockpiling nuclear weapons was considered what kept us safe. And that shifted over a decade, in no small part because of the campaign for nuclear treaties."
"Good people are stuck in bad systems everywhere. We all use fossil fuels but now we know we're in a system that doesn't work & isn't healthy for us, makes us vulnerable. It's causing fires & floods. So what are we going to do together to shift that system & make sure that no one's left behind?”
"It's so important to meet people where they live, talk about shared experiences. Because there isn't a person on this planet who isn't experiencing climate change in some way. It's become so political. Has to be personal. It also made me realize how important it is to see people, not positions."
"She started talking about how her family has a farm & how much more difficult it was getting from drought & how the seasons were changing. I didn't say a thing, just listened. Halfway through she came to it on her own: 'Wait a minute, are you saying that all that's because of #ClimateChange
"The work I'm doing globally now to try & help create international cooperation, standing up to the #FossilFuels industry & getting countries to acknowledge that reducing production is essential for a #FossilFuelPhaseout, honestly, it wouldn't exist without the experiences I had in Alberta."
Your Sunday morning podcast is HERE. Fire up that morning coffee and enjoy.
Have a GREAT Sunday!
https://www.podcastics.com/episode/347812/link/
#TzeporahBerman #abpoli #Climate #ClimateChange #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #FossilFuelNonProliferation
What could be more appropriate on #InternationalWomensDay than to celebrate Tzeporah Berman, one of Canada's very top climate leaders & a strong, clear voice for REAL #ClimateAction on the international stage. Thanks so much for clearing the path
"There were personal costs. I received a lot of death threats. I was attacked physically. There were campaigns against me. It was hard & I would do it again. And yet, even though we were able to achieve widespread consensus on policy recommendations they were all swept away when Kenney came back."
"All told I spent about 4 years meeting with senior executives from all of the major oil companies to understand their perspectives on #ClimateChange, to see if we could find some common ground on policy that would move us forward. I think it was some of the hardest work I've ever done in my life."
"It's so critical that Alberta start to look towards strategies for economic #diversification but right now what we're seeing under this government is just blind support for #FossilFuels no matter what that costs & no matter how vulnerable it leaves the province."
"We have been vulnerable all along. Anyone who lives in #Alberta knows the booms and busts. It's an unstable industry controlled by very few. Always has been. The working people in Alberta are the ones that suffer the busts. That's why it's critical Alberta strategizes for economic diversification."
"All of the real projections of how much we're going to need #FossilFuels & how much we're going to use in the future are going down dramatically. That's also why it doesn't make any sense to be planning for economic prosperity in Alberta or anywhere else based on an industry that's out of date."
"It's also important to look at some of the good stuff. We are globally undergoing a dramatic #EnergyTransition & it's been remarkable. Last year there was double the investment in #RenewableEnergy on the planet than there was in fossil fuels. We're seeing that now 1 in 5 cars sold are electric."
"In #Alberta right now it's estimated there are $216 BILLION in unfunded liabilities as a result of #OilAndGas industry development so afr. Add all that up & it costs a hell of a lot more to continue our dependency on #FossilFuels than shifting to cleaner and safer energy systems."
Your Sunday morning podcast is HERE. Fire up that morning coffee and enjoy.
Have a GREAT Sunday!
https://www.podcastics.com/episode/347812/link/
#TzeporahBerman #abpoli #Climate #ClimateChange #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #FossilFuelNonProliferation
" #TailingsPonds are leaking toxics into people's air, water & food. We also know about the liabilities. These are some of the most profitable industries in the history of the world. The wealthiest companies & individuals get paid then leave the costs for the taxpayer, the public, to deal with."
"We also need to look at the impacts on our health. #FossilFuels are now the greatest cause of premature death just from air pollution alone. Globally 8 million people died last year from breathing in fossil fuels. In Alberta we're dealing with downstream health care costs of all these rare cancers."
"For years we've ignored the impacts and costs in other aspects of our lives of the development of fossil fuels. #ExtremeWeather, #wildfires costing billions of dollars.We know that that will increase, the more we develop more fossil fuels."
"We can't just talk about the benefits of the #EnergyTransition, which are great. We also have to mention things like the #LAFires, that, according to the L.A. Times, carry a 250 BILLION DOLLAR price tag along with it. We have to wrap our minds around all of these big numbers and these big things."