Keith McNeill

Now retired, I was formerly the editor of the prize-winning Clearwater-North Thompson Times of Clearwater, BC, Canada

Global Carbon Fee-and-dividend Petition: https://tinyurl.com/GlobalCarbonPetition

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2026-09-29 14:43:19 UTC

“We have been hearing from so many people angry and desperate because their bills have doubled – temperatures are going up and so are the costs."
– Mark Wolfe, NEADA
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/29/electricity-disconnected-record-heat

2026-09-28 15:10:51 UTC

“The fix? Dropping taxes on electricity and shifting them over to fossil fuels.”
– Paul Kenny, European Heat Pump Association (EHPA)
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/28/heat-pump-sales-soar-across-europe-after-ciuntries-cut-electricity-taxes-data-shows

2026-09-09 00:02:13 UTC

If confirmed, the sub-3.4 billion-liter wine crop would be France’s smallest since 1957 — a nearly 70-year low. And wine is only one casualty of Europe’s brutal summer.
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-wine-harvest-drought-heatwaves/

2026-08-21 20:53:54 UTC

Official German data showed a record 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer, adding to 4,500 in Spain and 7,300 in France. The totals could rise
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260820-europe-heatwaves-scorch-80-million-with-40-c-heat-afp-analysis

2026-08-19 17:09:35 UTC

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I largely agree with your comment. Too often, climate change has been portrayed as a problem for poor people living in other places.

2026-08-19 16:47:55 UTC

"This summer has reminded us, yet again, that Canada is very vulnerable to the unprecedented climate threat facing the planet."
– Charlie Angus
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/flying-blind-into-the-storm

2026-07-22 21:47:37 UTC

Plenty of evidence indicates that renewables will retain their cost-competitive edge. For one, they’re not subject to rocky fuel prices like oil and gas are
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/lcoe-lazard-clean-energy

2026-07-05 04:11:02 UTC

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I think Carney is fully aware of the climate crisis but is being forced to make decisions he likely would not otherwise make to contain Alberta separatists, who are funded by fossil-fuel interests.
That a gas lobbyist is now the German minister of energy is yet another indication of how powerful those fossil fuel interests have become globally.

2026-07-05 03:56:44 UTC

“Things are tough right now. And as the saying goes, ‘when the going gets tough, quit doing the hard stuff and just cling to what kind of worked in the past.’”
– PM Mark Carney (according to the Beaverton)
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2026/07/mark-carney-promises-to-take-climate-change-seriously-once-every-other-problem-on-earth-is-solved/

2026-03-11 15:08:01 UTC

“... we’re getting outspent like 27 to one ..."
– David Hochschild, California Energy Commission
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://reneweconomy.com.au/a-tidal-wave-of-hostile-messaging-the-billions-spent-each-year-by-the-fossil-fuel-industry-demonising-renewables/

2026-02-27 15:43:09 UTC

"Mortgage prisoners” are people who cannot sell because their homes are too flood-prone to insure, and fears of banks facing rising defaults. And the climate crisis is just getting started
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/26/insurance-industry-mortgage-prisoners-climate-crisis-down-to-earth

2026-02-16 15:29:23 UTC

Data scientist Hannah Ritchie has built an interactive tool that lets you compare the energy use of "household" activities such as lighting, cooking, heating and driving. It's interesting
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://hannahritchie.substack.com/p/does-that-use-a-lot-of

2026-01-22 23:13:29 UTC

No single site comparable to Khavda in India exists anywhere else in the world. When fully operational, it will produce enough electricity to supply a country the size of Chile or the Netherlands
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/india-renewable-energy-park-adani-khavda-b2888913.html

2026-01-18 15:49:24 UTC

"Most analysts believe that another country, likely China, will go into that leadership vacuum and really be the country that steers the future direction—and that’s not necessarily great for addressing climate change."
– Marianne Lavelle, Inside Climate News
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18012026/how-trumps-withdrawal-from-climate-treaties-may-ultimately-play-out/

2026-01-15 15:35:39 UTC

Official figures show that electricity generated by the latest generation of offshore windfarms will be 40% less expensive than the power produced by a new gas-fired power plant
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/14/will-great-britains-offshore-wind-subsidy-auction-mean-lower-energy-bills

2025-12-18 15:26:09 UTC

“Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet."
– Katharine Hayhoe, climate scientist
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://apnews.com/article/trump-colorado-climate-research-lab-1eaf91b1e737809b80497f44d45b6c03

2025-10-19 12:04:20 UTC

"I don’t want people to walk away thinking that [solving climate change is] easy or it’s inevitable. We still have a ton of work to do."
– Hannah Ritchie, Oxford University
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://e360.yale.edu/features/hannah-ritchie-interview

2025-09-23 15:33:21 UTC

"Despite record climate impacts, a winning economic case for renewables, and strong societal appetite for action, governments continue to expand fossil fuel production beyond what the climate can withstand.”
– Christiana Figueres, former UN climate chief
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22092025/top-fossil-fuel-nations-will-blow-past-climate-targets/

2025-09-22 14:54:31 UTC

"The top 10 countries account for more than 70% of the global carbon burden. Yet, astonishingly, 85% of the world’s green financing for building climate resilience and adaptation infrastructure goes to these same 10 countries."
– Musadik Malik
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/19/impact-of-climate-change-a-harsh-reality-facing-pakistan

2025-09-20 00:35:45 UTC

"It’s organized, it’s deliberate, it’s politically motivated, it’s financially motivated as well."
– Dr. Michael Mann, climate scientist
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/09/its-a-killing-force-how-disinformation-hurts-americans/

2025-09-16 20:39:45 UTC

Experts say that within China, there is a realization that the old development paradigm centred on fossil fuels has run its course, and is not fit for 21st-century realities
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/09/12/china-is-leading-the-way-to-a-fossil-fuel-free-future/

2025-09-09 13:45:00 UTC

Liquid-topped clouds reflect more sunlight and cool the planet, whereas ice-topped clouds let in more sunlight and trap heat
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/scientists-finally-prove-dust-helps-clouds-freeze-and-it-could-change-climate-models/

2025-09-06 22:26:08 UTC

“There was the misconception that, because Africa is warm anyway, people are tolerant to the heat. I think that tolerance level is now superseded.”
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06092025/emissions-increase-africa-heat-waves/

2025-09-05 14:41:13 UTC

“Hotter, drier and more flammable conditions are becoming more severe with climate change, and are giving rise to fires of unprecedented intensity.”
– Clair Barnes, Imperial College London
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-crisis

2025-08-18 15:47:37 UTC

One of two bills proposed by U.S. senators would levy a $150/ton fee on the CO2 emissions of fuel burned by large ships on an inbound trip. IMHO, this would be a good step towards a global carbon tax
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://safety4sea.com/us-senators-propose-clean-shipping-act-to-advance-decarbonization/

2025-08-16 15:40:01 UTC

One takeaway from the peer-reviewed study – published by the American Meteorological Society – is that it's not (just) the heat, but the humidity, with multiple humidity indicators setting new marks
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/15/state-of-the-climate-change-global-warming-data-records

2025-08-03 22:37:16 UTC

Renewable energy provides steady income and affordable power, helping farms stay viable when crop prices fall or drought strikes. But, in the USA, some of that opportunity is now at risk
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://theconversation.com/how-wind-and-solar-power-helps-keep-americas-farms-alive-260657

2025-07-28 14:56:00 UTC

With almost half of food consumed in the UK imported from overseas, British households are highly vulnerable to climate shocks that hit the price of groceries
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/28/climateflation-could-push-up-uk-food-prices-by-more-than-a-third-by-2050-report-says

2025-07-16 15:59:15 UTC

UK's Reform Party raised £2.3 million between the 2019 and 2024 elections from climate science deniers and fossil fuel interests, equivalent to 92% of its funding over the period
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.desmog.com/2025/07/15/exposing-reforms-oil-ties-significantly-reduces-party-support-new-research-finds/

2025-07-05 16:05:23 UTC

A June–July heatwave stressed European electricity systems, driving demand and doubling daily prices. Yet, grids remained stable, supported by record volumes of solar energy
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/heat-and-power-impacts-of-the-2025-heatwave-in-europe/

2025-07-01 15:11:56 UTC

Added solar capacity for January to May 2025 reached nearly 198 gigawatts, a 388% increase compared to the same period in 2024
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.ecowatch.com/china-solar-wind-installations-world-records-2025.html

2025-06-29 14:31:24 UTC

Claims that Antarctica is rapidly becoming greener, based on satellite data, don't match what scientists have observed on the ground
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://phys.org/news/2025-06-rapid-antarctic-greening.html

2025-06-13 23:03:45 UTC

“Hardly recognized so far, giant catastrophic detachments of glaciers are a rare but great potential for loss of lives and massive damage in mountain regions."
– Andreas Kääb, University of Oslo and others
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/06/that-swiss-glacier-collapse-it-wasnt-a-one-off/

2025-06-05 15:17:53 UTC

WMO scientists said the record heat, on land and in the ocean, was mostly driven by the climate crisis and coincided with a string of extreme weather events
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/05/marine-heatwave-found-to-have-engulfed-area-of-ocean-five-times-the-size-of-australia

2025-05-01 16:11:33 UTC

“As well as reducing emissions and saving their owners hundreds of pounds in running costs, EVs are also capable of adding resilience to their owners’ homes."
– Colin Walker, Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://eciu.net/media/press-releases/2025/evs-keep-the-lights-on-as-power-outages-hit-analysis

2025-04-04 14:52:17 UTC

The most politically challenging issue for negotiators has been the economic measure or carbon price for the shipping sector
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/04/03/landmark-deal-to-put-shipping-on-course-for-net-zero-is-in-sight/

2025-03-08 15:22:00 UTC

“They’re losing their aquifer, they’re losing their fish, and do you want a Coast Guard lieutenant who says, ‘I have no idea why that’s happening?"
– Retired Admiral Paul Zukunft, former US Coast Guard commandant
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07032025/coast-guard-academy-censors-climate-change-terminology/

2025-02-20 15:39:18 UTC

“Any degree of warming matters for glaciers. They are a barometer for climate change.”
– Noel Gourmelen, University of Edinburgh
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2469212-the-worlds-glaciers-have-shrunk-more-than-5-per-cent-since-2000/

2025-01-31 15:28:40 UTC

“If nobody takes the responsibility and everyone just says: ‘it’s my neighbour and not me’, then we are truly in deep s--t. Maybe we already are.”
– Jakob Steiner, geoscientist
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.carbonbrief.org/catastrophic-2023-lake-outburst-in-india-driven-by-glacial-melt-and-permafrost-thaw/

2025-01-22 15:21:04 UTC

“Insurance is the canary in the coal mine in regard to the climate crisis and the canary is now just about dead.”
– David Jones, former California insurance commissioner
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/22/us-homeowners-insurance-costs-climate-crisis

2025-01-20 17:36:34 UTC

"It (Los Angeles) burned because we weren’t—to use the vernacular—woke to the challenge of climate change. And now we will pay."
– Bill McKibben
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/for-reality

2025-01-10 15:20:02 UTC

“We are now reaping what we’ve sown.”
– Dr. Michael Mann, climate scientist
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-warming-hot-record-2024-disasters-12f899f071fcdbd051ad49a872611e92

2024-12-26 15:53:50 UTC

“But what happens when the sun goes down?” This age-old refrain now has a definitive answer: “Batteries take over.”
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2024/12/24/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-an-orchestra-of-energy-storage/

2024-11-04 17:17:48 UTC

“Extreme weather and changing climate patterns have upended crop harvests, which are expected to fall short for the third year in a row, tightening global supplies and raising prices."
– UNCTAD
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.forbes.com/sites/noelfletcher/2024/11/03/how-climate-change-ties-to--world-chocolate-output-and-higher-prices/

2024-10-30 15:46:24 UTC

Under a system unique to Alberta and described as having some of “the most generous transfer provisions” of any CCS regulatory scheme, the Alberta government would assume virtually all long-term legal risks
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.desmog.com/2024/10/17/pathways-alliance-oil-companies-insist-carbon-capture-is-safe-so-why-are-albertans-saddled-with-the-risks/

2024-10-07 21:52:17 UTC

A new study in Nature Climate Change finds that redistributing carbon revenues equally among citizens can offset short-term economic costs and reduce inequality. IMHO, this supports carbon fee-and-dividend
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1059998

2024-10-05 21:02:49 UTC

"The unpopularity of the carbon tax is, to a large degree, driven by voters misunderstanding it and having the facts wrong.”
– Kathryn Harrison, University of British Columbia
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/05/canadas-carbon-tax-is-popular-innovative-and-helps-save-the-planet-but-now-it-faces-the-axe

2024-10-01 15:18:38 UTC

Homes have contributed 11.6% of Australia's electricity – nearly as much as windfarms, comfortably more than large-scale solar farms or hydro plants, and twice as much as gas-fired power
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2024/oct/01/amid-australias-chaotic-climate-politics-the-rooftop-solar-boom-is-an-unlikely-triumph

2024-09-17 14:51:54 UTC

Rural electrical cooperatives in the United States have come a long way from being labelled “anti-American,” now securing US$7.3 billion in clean energy investments
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.theenergymix.com/u-s-rural-co-ops-gain-7-3-billion-in-historic-clean-energy-funding/

2024-08-14 18:35:30 UTC

Many heat advisories use a theoretical model that gives a ‘wet-bulb temperature’ of 35 °C as the survival limit for a young, healthy person. A study based on data from real people found a survival limit of 31 °C or lower
#GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02422-5