Social posts mock Canada's 'petrostate' label amid summit coverage
4 Oct 29 10:53 AM · 10d ago · 3 posts · 1 source · development 4 of 4
Bluesky users amplified the Politico and Euronews pieces, with one calling the contradiction between Carney's reputation and Canada's fossil-fuel policy obvious and another saying Europeans are 'learning' Canada is a petrostate.
“Ruh roh. Looks like the Europeans are learning that we are indeed a petrostate here in Canada.”
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Mark Carney Prime Minister of Canada
Ursula von der Leyen European Commission President
Wopke Hoekstra EU climate chiefTim Gray Executive director, Environmental DefenceKeean Nembhard Spokesperson for Canada's Environment Minister
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Ruh roh. Looks like the Europeans are learning that we are indeed a petrostate here in Canada.
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"The oil patch is Canada’s biggest climate laggard while banking massive profits. Alberta’s bitumen producers raked in $13.3 billion in the first three months of 2026. Yet such wealthy companies still expect the beleaguered Canadian taxpayer to foot most of the bill for another pipeline to the Pacific and the expensive CCS project that makes the…
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"Canada is a major fossil fuel producer whose climate ambitions fall far short of Europe’s. And under Carney, those ambitions are weakening."
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“What is shocking to us is the true extent to which PM Carney has rolled back #climate policies, largely in favour of the fossil fuel industry... This Carney climate carnage, while not quite as bad as Trump’s, is rapidly heading in the same direction” @billhare.bsky.social @climateanalytics.org
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Carney as bad as Trump on climate and promoting fossil fuels.
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How anyone could think Carney is a climate hero is laughable
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