Andreas Markus Link @andreasmlink
Grateful husband & father. Public servant. I try to find a balance. #hamont https://t.co/krW65xftwx / https://t.co/GGG5nv24Zw #getoutside cansee.ca Hamilton, Ontario Joined August 2013-
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Nobel Prize-winning economist calls for climate tax on billionaires. Duflo proposes increasing an existing international tax on multinational corporations from 15 to 20%. There could also be a 2% wealth tax on the world’s top 3,000 billionaires... heated.world/p/nobel-prize-…
"These damages already outweigh the mitigation costs required to limit global warming to 2°C by sixfold over this near-term time frame..." nature.com/articles/s4158…
The #solareclipse has come and gone! #HamOnt, donate your ISO safety solar eclipse glasses to us. HPL and @mcmasterphysics have teamed up with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Hamilton Centre to collect, redistribute and keep out of landfills. hpl.ca/solar-eclipse
Worth watching -- ‘Plastic People’ - An Essential Documentary About How Plastic Is Literally Invading Us All variety.com/2024/film/revi… youtube.com/watch?v=WhOgnz…
In our film Plastic People we followed renowned scientist @S_Gundogdu01 who made a groundbreaking discovery: In a world first, #microplastics were seen in the human brain for the first time. Read about it here in this gift link from The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/03/09/hea…
📢New report from @envirodefence & @equiterre: Canada can DOUBLE public transit ridership by 2035 & cut emissions by 65 million tonnes. But it will take: 💸operations funding 🚊dedicated transit lanes 🚎fleet electrification 🌇more homes near transit environmentaldefence.ca/report/putting…
“Magnetic Cities: Spotlight on Hamilton.” I’ll be joining @jen_keesmaat, Sandy McIntosh and Shonda Wang for a conversation about complete communities and development potential in #HamOnt. February 27 at Mills Hardware. Details at svn-ap.com/news/magnetic-…
Peak gas-powered car sales are already in the rear view mirror in Canada—and the peak year may surprise you. 440 Megatonnes takes a closer look at how and when Canadians started embracing the EV. #cdnpoli 440megatonnes.ca/insight/peak-g…
Chasing the magic number - when will the AMOC collapse? We know it can collapse. Has collapse many times. And we are moving towards collapse. IPCC puts probability to < 10%. Low? Oh no, For a catastrophic event, this is VERY high. World needs to wake up. insideclimatenews.org/news/09022024/…
New study: the Atlantic overturning circulation AMOC “is on tipping course”. The paper by Dutch colleagues adds more weight to recent warnings, such as the OECD Climate Tipping Points report of 2022 and the Global Tipping Points report published 2023. realclimate.org/index.php/arch…
Montréal pleure. C’est un grand artiste qui nous quitte. La voix et les chansons de Karl Tremblay résonneront encore longtemps dans nos coeurs. Mes plus sincères sympathies à ses fans, aux membres des Cowboys et à ses proches. journaldemontreal.com/2023/11/15/le-…
America is far more car-reliant than any other big country, averaging roughly two vehicles per household. This, in turn, is linked to many ills—but there are also some surprising benefits: econ.st/3QBI12a Illustration: Álvaro Bernis
Join @rethinkecon for a discussion with: ▶️ @KateRaworth, author of Doughnut Economics ▶️ @JanooAmanda, economics and policy lead at @WEAll_Alliance ▶️@jon_d_erickson, ecological economist, @uvmvermont 📅 6 Nov 🕰️ 18:00 ET / 23:00 CET 📍 Online ⏩ ow.ly/ANPJ50Q3rJf
Upcoming talk! Christ's Church Cathedral is hosting Dr. Lynda Lukasik (Dir. Office of #ClimateChange Initiatives) to discuss #HamOnt's climate action strategies. Nov 8th (7pm) at 252 James St N, and streamed online: youtube.com/@cathedralhami…
Pivot Tech 2023 is happening right here in #HamOnt! Join us on Nov.16 at the Cotton Factory for a day dedicated to accelerating sustainable development and driving innovation toward a carbon-neutral future! Secure your spot here 👉 hubs.la/Q026--g30
@hamiltonday_yes is just around the corner! We hope you can join us next Sat, Nov 4th at @TheAGH for a very special Sing As You Are! Sing As You Are is an initiative aimed at bringing free pop-up choral music education throughout the city. See you there! #HamOnt #HamiltonDay
. @UmicoreGroup is ready to begin construction on its $2.1-billion cathode active materials and precurser cathode active material factory in Loyalist, Ont., after the company finalized its deal with the federal government and the province of Ontario. electricautonomy.ca/2023/10/16/umi…
Putting the common good at the heart of governance is key to incorporate public value into the coordination required to meet common objectives- between governments, businesses, workers & civil society Read my paper on a new economics of the common good ➡️ ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publi…
Excellent video of why to bike in the city! @EnvHamilton @CanadianCycling @HamiltonCycling @OntarioByBike @TheWarOnCars youtu.be/CuhrtUJ6LtY?si…
Research Presentations at CANSEE2023 Community level involvement will shape environmental behaviour as a group over time. - Katie Kish #Cansee2023 #Research #presentation #York #university
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32K Followers 2K Following 'A climate reporter, a reporter of MANY things' @thenarwhalca |VP @caj |Tweets=mine |Obsessions: space, sports, Springsteen, stuff |'too young'Keith Stewart @climatekeith
9K Followers 892 Following Climate & energy campaigner with Greenpeace Canada. Teach a course on energy policy at U of T. I’m now also on mastodon at @[email protected]Shift Action for Pens.. @ActionShift
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1K Followers 266 Following 1.5-degrees or bust. Sustainable finance and enviro justice. @envirodefence as Senior Manager, Climate Finance and @GRI_LSE as Visiting Fellow.Lisa Brideau @LBrideau2
2K Followers 690 Following Writer, weaver, climate policy nerd. Debut climate suspense novel ADRIFT out now from @Sourcebooks! Rep: @SBedingfield_NY https://t.co/AqcVIqIEmW (she/her)Jeff Goodell @jeffgoodell
20K Followers 3K Following Author, The New York Times bestseller THE HEAT WILL KILL YOU FIRST @littlebrown | 2020 Guggenheim Fellow @GuggFellowsLanrick Bennett Jr. @LanrickBennett
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1K Followers 301 Following Advocating for culture change. Pro reality. Reality is biocentric.CycleWR @Cycle_WR
2K Followers 847 Following Advocating for cycling in Waterloo Region to be a safe, respected, convenient mode of transportation for all ages & abilities. Support our work: https://t.co/mfLLLk95bGNational Geographic M.. @NatGeoMuseum
37K Followers 655 Following The National Geographic Museum is temporarily closed due to renovations. Head to the link below to see our current traveling exhibitions around the world.National Geographic S.. @InsideNatGeo
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795K Followers 727 Following Welcome to National Geographic Magazine, where on-the-ground reporting combined with award-winning photography informs our community about our planet.National Geographic @NatGeo
29.2M Followers 192 Following Taking our understanding and awareness of the world further for more than 135 yearsPlastic People Docume.. @plasticpeople_
234 Followers 113 Following From @WhitePine_TO comes a ground-breaking documentary on the urgent crisis of microplastics and human health.Paris Marx @parismarx
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1.1M Followers 192 Following One of America's most provocative public intellectuals; a champion for Truth, Justice & Love. Running as an Independent candidate for PresidentHamza @TheCoachAli
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10K Followers 12 Following An org with a mission to educate the public about the impact of parking policy on housing, climate, equity, and traffic.Jim Stanford @JimboStanford
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44K Followers 3K Following New documentary: Plastic People Boards: WWF Intl, WE Animals, PEN Canada, Narwhal Bluesky: https://t.co/Hjnr9GdCZe Mastodon: https://t.co/2ndVQ688K6Mark Z. Jacobson @mzjacobson
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1K Followers 3K Following Canada's Ethical Employer Network. Great local jobs start w/ BWA Businesses. Advocates for Commercial Rent Reform 👉@CommercialrentC👈Bobby Hristova @bobbyhristova
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4K Followers 199 Following A @Metrolinx project. 18 kilometres of new light rail transit connecting Port Credit GO Station in Mississauga to the Gateway Terminal in Brampton.Dr Sonia Adesara 💙 @SoniaAdesara
20K Followers 4K Following NHS Doctor 👩🏽⚕| National Medical Director’s Clinical Fellow | Trustee @medact | Exec committee @AbortionRights | https://t.co/g948W4H8oU ✍️@plasticpeople_ @EIA_News @plasticsoupfoun "There are economic costs of waste and pollution, of course, but the cost of inaction is far greater. The human cost cannot be measured in monetary figures. The cost to communities—you can’t put a price on it." - Christina Dixon, Ocean Campaign Leader, @EIA_News #PlasticsTreaty
“We have a once in a lifetime opportunity to profoundly change our relationship with plastics. We cannot waste it." —@andersen_inger in Ottawa on #EarthDay ahead of this week's #PlasticsTreaty negotiations linkedin.com/posts/andersen…
Streetcar track reconstruction on Adelaide Street at Bay Street coming along well, and catenary is in the early stages of being strung up. It’s been a long time since TTC streetcars last ran here. #Toronto
Joyful. Just received the new book written by my friend @RichardAPeddie: Great Small Towns of Ontario. He kindly asked me to write a foreword. Small towns everywhere received a new lease on life w work from home or hybrid. Great ones will thrive, others, survive or disappear.
“Give way” … one bus equals 80 cars and 80 people (on the back of all the city buses in Baku).
🌴🌳🌲When we plant the right trees in the right places, we support a cooler, greener and healthier future. 🌆 As populations grow in cities, urban trees provide many environmental and social benefits, including mitigating #ClimateChange and increasing #biodiversity. Via @FAO
“Architecture should play to all the senses - the smell of vegetation after rain, the sound of birds, and the wind in trees.” - Geoffrey Bawa This is Bawa’s extraordinary Heritance Kandalama hotel in Kandalama, Sri Lanka.
“In Montreal, the beautiful season rhymes with pedestrianization! We are making these streets even more lively, accessibly and safe places!” - Mayor @Val_Plante Montreal has announced 11 streets will be pedestrianized this summer, totaling over 9km (5.5mi). 📍 Montreal 🇨🇦
@Bwillisful Meanwhile here's the battery capacity of one Tesla S split 80 ways by @WeAreGogoro, to provide urban mobility to potentially as many e-scooters.
First time I’ve seen a double-decker electric streetcar! (Hong Kong).
A “sponge park” in the heart of central Bangkok. The 102-acre Benjakitti Forest Park is capable of holding a million cubic meters of storm water.
Be seen, grab a brick! 🧱 1. GRAB 2. LOOK 3. WAVE 4. CROSS
Housing is a Hamilton City Council priority. We need all shapes, sizes and price points, all across the city, including W12. On Wednesday, #hamont Council ratified the Feb. 23 Planning Cmte vote to allow as-of-right triplexes and fourplexes city-wide. #housingcrisis🏘️@fordnation
But some places are retaliating in cheaper ways: Lancaster, CA transformed its main street into a tree-lined boulevard. It took 8 months and cost $11.5m - generating around $273m in economic output since 2010.
The long-vacant 1877 former St. Mark's church in downtown #HamOnt has been restored and expanded and will soon be re-opening as a new public space and community hub.
The @cityofhamilton horticulture team knocked it out of the park again! If you haven’t already, go check out the Spring” Tide Bulb Show at Gage Park in #OurWard3. #HamOnt
30 minutes of walking a day - the closest thing to a miracle pill for your health, AND for reducing government public health budgets too. Infograph via @WalkBoston Let’s deliberately design daily walking back into our cities & communities. #healthycities #walkablecities