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Mitchell Beer, Markham Hislop, Alex Cool-Fergus, Seth Klein, Climate Comms Alliance, Ali Wines, Karel MayrandThe Best of the Climate News You Need
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This week we’re passing the mic to Karel Mayrand, President and CEO of the Trottier Family Foundation, republishing (in both languages) his recent post on LinkedIn.
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Trust. Broken.
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I'm Publisher of The Energy Mix, a non-profit community news site and e-digest series on climate change, energy, and the shift off carbon.
Energy journalist/energy transition expert. Hosts the Political Talks podcast, where I interview experts (often academics) about hot political stories. This Substack will frequently draw on those interviews.
Political organizer, climate policy enthusiast, mother of two, bicycle rider and avid reader - not necessarily in that order.
Writer, policy researcher & climate campaigner. Seth is the author of "A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency", former Team Lead of the Climate Emergency Unit, and was a long time director of a progressive public policy think thank.
The Climate Communications Alliance is a global community of practice that connects and builds capacity amongst climate communicators and creatives across all disciplines and industries, harnessing talent for a future where all life can thrive.
CEO, Climate Communications Alliance | Award-winning climate communicator | Ex Deloitte & KPMG | Proud Mum | Outdoor enthusiast, skier, dog person, strong opinions about coffee.
Karel Mayrand is President and CEO of the Trottier Family Foundation. He was CEO of the Greater Montreal Foundation (2020-2025) and Director for Quebec and Atlantic Canada at the David Suzuki Foundation (2008-2020).
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