Amy Janzwood

ABSTRACT Decarbonization requires transformational change in the oil and gas industry and a steep decline in production. This creates a broad cleavage in climate policy between groups tied to the fossil fuel industry and those that are vulnerable to climate impacts. We argue that as climate policy advances, it can fracture these groups to create divisions within them. We theorize this process using a cap on greenhouse gas emissions from the Canadian oil and gas industry. In a pre-registered survey, we find that the group that supported expanded oil production fractures when a sectoral emissions cap affects producers differently based on their carbon-intensity of production. Specifically, high carbon-intensity producers who previously supported expanded oil production begin to oppose new oil production when lower carbon-intensity oil curtails their own. Our findings have implications for understanding how climate policy affects public attitudes, distributional politics, and regionalism in the energy transition.

New article!

Capping oil emissions and the mass politics of Canadian sectoral climate policy by Sam Rowan & @amyjanzwood.bsky.social

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@amyjanzwood.bsky.social spot on, providing context:

"In understanding this deal, we should recall the last time the federal government struck a so-called grand bargain with Alberta."

Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance - Tar Sands, Social Movements, and the Politics of Energy Infrastructure; Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance reveals how and why social movements have frustrated major pip...

I awoke to the headline this morning that Ottawa and Alberta are reportedly “close” to a deal that includes a new heavy oil pipeline to the northwest coast of BC…

It feels timely to share that my book is out now with UBC Press, available open access

www.ubcpress.ca/mega-pipelin...

Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance - Tar Sands, Social Movements, and the Politics of Energy Infrastructure; Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance reveals how and why social movements have frustrated major pip...

Has there ever been a better-timed academic book? The incredible @amyjanzwood.bsky.social's book on the politics of pipelines in Canada is published today. And there's even a free e-book!
www.ubcpress.ca/mega-pipelin...

Thanks Kathy for your endless support and brilliance, it means the world

Canada, let’s stop doubling down on bad bets Expanding fossil fuel exports won’t secure Canada’s future — it will strand it.

We also have a piece in today's @nationalobserver.com -- the tldr: we need federal leadership on projects that build our future, not those that deepen economic risks and add fuel to climate fires www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/24/o...

New article 📢 with @profkharrison.bsky.social & @angelavcarter.bsky.social

We explore the disconnect between climate ambition & aspirations for fossil fuel production in Canadian provinces, one that leaves Canada economically vulnerable in the global energy transition

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Assistant Professor @amyjanzwood.bsky.social is among the experts featured on this CBC "Ideas with Nahlah Ayed" episode on building pipelines and fighting climate change, and public opinion that seems to want both.

www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Should Canada Build More Pipelines? | The Goose YouTube video by The Goose

Latest deep dive is up and this one is on pipelines! Feat. Prof. @amyjanzwood.bsky.social and @kainagata.bsky.social from @dogwoodbc.bsky.social

Should Canada Build More Pipelines? | The Goose
youtu.be/XNXqnRWgSZM

Thank you @the-goose-media.bsky.social for the deep dive -- smart, clear, and dare I say, even a little fun

The Past, Present and Future of Child Welfare in Canada - IRPP Join us in Montreal on Wednesday, May 14 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for a talk with IRPP postdoctoral fellow Anika Ganness.  Why are children from racialized and immigrant backgrounds more likely to end up...

Join @anikaganness.bsky.social next Wednesday, May 14th as she wraps up her postdoctoral fellowship with a talk on “The Past, Present, and Future of Child Welfare in Canada.” This event will be hosted in person at the @IRPP.org! Learn more and register for the event here: irpp.org/irpp-event/c...

"This election is about climate change, whether voters are aware or not" -- great piece by @profkharrison.bsky.social
and @simondonner.bsky.social www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/21/o...

@jonathanmalloy.bsky.social F. MacDonald
@mireillepaquet.bsky.social G. Starblanket encourage u to participate in the 2025 CPSA Elections !

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@meggaucher.bsky.social @amyjanzwood.bsky.social @joannaeveritt.bsky.social @danielbeland.bsky.social @pgraefe.bsky.social

We need meaningful, not less, EDI and climate action in turbulent times EDI is rooted in historical social movements that fought against exclusion. We cannot address environmental challenges without confronting class, gender and racial inequities.

Energy systems are deeply inequitable. Diversitywash & backlash undermines effective climate action. We need meaningful EDI & systemic change now more than ever. New @theconversationca.bsky.social piece with @amyjanzwood.bsky.social R. Das & S. Sharma. #energysky theconversation.com/we-need-mean...

Le Canada n’a pas besoin d’un autre pipeline Nous devons mettre fin à notre dépendance aux exportations de pétrole plutôt que de s’accrocher à une illusion.

Gratifying to receive an email from a former pipeline exec saying they agreed with my piece in Globe & Mail

French version below, no paywall

A reminder that strange times can make for unlikely allies

www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...

Opinion: Let’s not get too excited about pipelines. Canadians can’t afford another Amid Donald Trump’s trade war, many have argued for more pipelines to reduce our reliance on the U.S. market – even federal Liberal cabinet ministers

Let’s not get too excited about pipelines. Canadians can’t afford another

The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by Amy Janzwood:

Equity, diversity and inclusion promises, exclusive practices? How to move towards effective and just energy transitions Equitable, diverse and inclusive action in a climate emergency is not optional – it is an imperative. Despite the growing rhetoric for inclusive energ…

Somewhat topical article out today: 'Equity, diversity and inclusion promises, exclusive practices? How to move towards effective and just energy transition' w/ S. Sharma, R. Das, @njoshi.bsky.social @amyjanzwood.bsky.social & @georgiasav.bsky.social #energysky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Politics or economics? Revived Canada pipeline talks is ‘wishful thinking’: expert | Globalnews.ca To build or not to build: the question facing Canadian politicians, oil and gas experts and industry leaders when it comes to domestic pipelines in light of Trump's tariff threat.

You can't build pipelines on rhetoric. Politicians pushing to resurrect failed projects like Northern Gateway are ignoring economic realities. For Alberta, economic diversification isn't just a choice -- it's a matter of survival globalnews.ca/news/1097512...

The high-risk gas assets owned by Canadian pension funds – and why hydrogen won’t save them — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the Planet Shift’s new report, Gaslighting the Energy Transition, reveals how Canada’s largest pension funds have billions invested in private gas utility companies around the world, putting the climate and our ...

New writing! With @adamscott.bsky.social and the folks at SHIFT, I helped explain how Canada's pension funds have bought into the hydrogen hype and are holding on to high-risk gas assets that'll harm people's retirements as the world transitions to green energy.

www.shiftaction.ca/news/2025/1/...

Unthinkable | Fostering climate-mental health Unthinkable is a nonprofit founded by climate mental health researcher and author, Dr. Britt Wray. We aim to advance the public conversation around climate change and mental health for the widespread ...

Thank you, Britt Wray, for this powerful new resource hub -- Unthinkable -- on the climate crisis and mental health, I'll be sharing it with my students 🌱https://www.unthinkable.earth/resources

Through this simulation, students gained a deeper appreciation for the complexities of global governance (from coalition-building to navigating opposition & obstruction) while bringing creativity, strategy, and even some political theatre. It’s moments like these that remind me why I love teaching!

Taking on roles as nation-states, NGOs, corporations, and media, they worked under tight deadlines to draft "Time’s Up!" — a multilateral treaty for a just and fair transition away from coal, oil, and gas ⏰ (2/3)

Enormously proud of my students in Global Environmental Politics! This year, they rose to the challenge of negotiating a fossil fuel phase-out treaty in response to a (real) letter from world leaders & Nobel laureates calling for the UN Summit of the Future to address fossil fuel production (1/3) 🌍🔥

Fossil energy giant TC Energy (formerly TransCanada) has essentially direct policymaking access with the incoming Trump administration👇

Well, isn't this nice 🍿. Late to the party... not saying it took a near-total social (media) breakdown, but here we are