Just talked to @adamhuras for @cc_nb about @s_guilbeault's announcement this morning on offsets. My response: Think of the atmosphere like a bathtub: the tap is full on and the drain (nature-carbon cycle) is narrowing/weakening. We need to turn the tap off... and widen the drain. Offsets don't help turn the tap off or widen the drain. They neutralize. We can't stand still. The carbon budget is too small for that. Sectors for offset generation: forestry, agriculture and landfills must do more than neutralize...

Minister @SeamusORegan announces today federal $ for SMR action plan. @cc_nb gets zero GHG is a heavy lift. All options must be on the table. But like fossil fuel based hydrogen, SMRs raise lifecycle concerns that @NB_Power and @mla_mike must acknowledge. In addition to being unproven, SMRs risk delaying coal phaseout in the next 10 years on the promise of future technology and reductions. We don't have time. Coal phaseout must happen now: we need every tonne to avoid 1.5 degrees warming.

Minister @SeamusORegan announces today federal $ for SMR action plan. @cc_nb gets zero GHG is a heavy lift. All options must be on the table. But like fossil fuel based hydrogen, SMRs raise lifecycle concerns that @NB_Power and @mla_mike must acknowledge. In addition to being unproven, SMRs risk delaying coal phaseout in the next 10 years on the promise of future technology and reductions. We don't have time. Coal phaseout must happen now: we need every tonne to avoid 1.5 degrees warming.

@BlaineHiggs is concerned about food security in NB. Thank you!! What a wonderful opportunity to plan for a more afforable, healthier, more secure food future for NB @jeffcarr4nms. Remember small farmers too: Here's how we do it and work full time too...1/20 My family lives in Kewswick ridge. We grow or source food only from NB or regionally. We eat a rich variety of fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, other products. Please talk to Speerville: the wonderful co-op we also buy from that supports our farmers 2/20