Toronto Climate Solutions Activists
Starter pack of people who think, work, volunteer, and organize on urban environmental and climate in Toronto.
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@how-sen.com
@fridaysforfutureto.org
A youth-led grassroots movement fighting for a just future for all, because climate justice is social justice. Visit our website to get involved! https://www.fridaysforfutureto.org/
@toenviro.bsky.social
Since 1989, the Toronto Environmental Alliance has campaigned locally to find solutions to Toronto's urban environmental problems. As a not-for-profit organization, we advocate on behalf of all Torontonians for a green, healthy and equitable city.
@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
Lawyers for injured cyclists. Advocates for change: www.thebikinglawyer.ca Bikes and anti-racism.
@shoshannasaxe.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Civil and Mineral Engineering, @uoft, Canada Research Chair Sustainable Infrastructure. Research: How should we literally build the future? Industrial Ecology. Cities. Transport. Construction.
@jaypitter.bsky.social
Award-Winning Placemaker (25+ North American Cities). Author. Speaker. Urban Planning Adjunct Professor. Subdivided Co-Editor. Two Book Deal w/ Penguin Random House Canada. Hip Hop & a lil Punk Rock. Hopeful.
@mbonsma.bsky.social
Bikes + data, UofT biophys PhD, mom. I post about bikes and safe streets, local politics, and sometimes science. She/her.
@oliver-moore.bsky.social
Deviant pedestrian. I’m bullish on cities, opposed to fascism and write editorials for The Globe and Mail. Never 51. @moore_oliver at the other place, which I've mostly left. Will try to respond via omoore@globeandmail.ca. Header pic by Mervyn Sequeira
@samanthagreen.bsky.social
Family physician. Mother of 3 kids + 2 cats + 1 dog. Federal NDP Candidate in Toronto Centre. http://www.samanthagreen.ca
@penalosag.bsky.social
Founder 8 80 Cities and #Cities4Everyone. Equity & sustainability. Worked in over 350 cities. Ran for mayor of Toronto, 2022. Top 100 urbanists (13).
@krissanveeras.bsky.social
(he/him) Board member of TTCRiders 🚇 Co-founder of Scarbenv.ca 🌿 Tamil 💁🏾 #ScarbTO Made✊🏾
@edwardxie.bsky.social
Working as an ER physician, U Toronto faculty, and PhD candidate. Interests in access to medicines, wellbeing societies, planetary health, and climate justice climatehealth.utoronto.ca/fellow-profile/xie-edward
@bikewaysto.bsky.social
We hold City Hall to account for its road safety, cycling + climate plans while fighting to reallocate space to walk/cycle/transit to create healthy communities.
@dreahouston.bsky.social
Managing editor of Ricochet.Media | Instructor at Toronto Metropolitan University School of Journalism, teaching #QueerMedia | National Newspaper Awards, Press Forward | Pitch me & send tips to editor@ricochet.media Newsletter: https://shorturl.at/Pz3ez
@johnlorinc.bsky.social
Toronto journalist & editor. Contributor to Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, Corporate Knights, Walrus, Spacing. Co-editor: Messy Cities (Coach House, 2025). Author: No Jews Live Here, A Memoir. https://chbooks.com/Books/N/No-Jews-Live-Here.
@lybaspring.bsky.social
Full-time activist, player of music and still dancing at the drop of a hat.
@savewildbees.bsky.social
Associate Professor #YorkU, York Research Chair in Interdisciplinary Conservation Science, #GND, #MarginSci, #Mesothelioma Survivor, #Ecology and conservation of wild #bumblebees www.savethebumblebees.ca
@benwest.bsky.social
"Seasoned" campaigner, storyteller, community organizer & protocol whisperer. Anxious dog person. Rewiring broken systems. Climate solutions, democratization, privacy & infosec advocate. He/They 🍉 📍Huron-Wendat and Anishinaabek Territory
@toddirvine.bsky.social
Arborist and founder of http://cityforest.ca | Cofounder of Spacing Magazine | Lots on trees, green cities and bike lanes.
@alex-w4lker.bsky.social
your friendly local talker about about climate, energy, finance and beating corporate baddies. program manager @ environmental defence canada. views my own.
@annekeary.bsky.social
Climate activist wearing too many hats - interested in climate justice education & municipal climate strategy. Co-chair Toronto Climate Action Network. For Our Kids Toronto. Environmental Education Ontario. Independent scholar (Ph.D. history, UC Berkeley)
@normsworld.bsky.social
Former NDP Candidate Spadina-Harbourfront & Co-Chair Ontario Place for All, volunteer @SaveOSC. Chair @NoJetsTO. Former School Trustee, TO council candidate norm@votenorm.ca 🚲 VoteNorm.ca
@tomflood.bsky.social
Strategy/Creative/Content/Branding @ rovélo creative. Lectures & workshops on reframing the mainstream narrative around road safety/road violence and active transportation but mostly trying to catch up on vacuuming. Creativebyrovelo.com
@drewtozer.bsky.social
Installing heat pumps for comfortable, healthy, sustainable homes in Toronto, Canada. Every HVAC contractor is a climate company. https://foundryheatpumps.ca
@markthom.bsky.social
Dad. Sports fan. Energy and climate policy wonk. Toronto is my kind of town. Terrible, at commas,
@matthoffmann.bsky.social
Professor of political science at the University of of Toronto, been studying global climate change politics for 30 years--focused on decarbonization, just transition, and storytelling.
@balkissoon.bsky.social
Executive editor @thenarwhal.ca. Still hate gum. The lakes, they are Great. (Illo by Andrea Bell, from The Leak, a kid's graphic novel about a girl that does environmental journalism!)
@fatimabsyed.bsky.social
Ontario reporter for The Narwhal. Vice-president of the Canadian Association of Journalists. Springsteen, space, sports, sweets
@pjpartington.bsky.social
Millennial climate wonk & policy cat-herder. Innovation for net zero. *Aspiring LinkedIn DJ* I've worked on policy from both sides now / from in and out, and still somehow / It's stupid memes that I recall / I really don't know politics at all
@sarahharmer.bsky.social
@kbrooks.bsky.social
@canadagray.bsky.social
Happiest when outside, political junkie and lifelong environmental policy analyst and advocate. Executive Director of Environmental Defence. Views posted are my own.
@rkeil.bsky.social
Distinguished Research Professor | Environmental and Urban Change | York University Cities | Football | Music
@allie-rougeot.bsky.social
Federal and Ontario climate policy @ Environmental Defence. Formerly Fridays for Future Toronto organizer. Et même chose en français. Opinions expressed here are my own.
@richardbrooks.bsky.social
Climate Finance Director @Stand.earth Fighting climate change by challenging the power of the financial institutions enabling fossil fuels companies. Banks, pensions and retirement funds on my radar. Advancing climate finance action.
@climatekeith.bsky.social
Greenpeace Canada climate campaigner capable of boring you about energy transitions, climate solutions and the history of oil industry perfidy. Part-time prof at U of Toronto. Sci-fi aficionada.
@lipscy.bsky.social
Polisci professor, University of Toronto & 東京大学 (prev. Stanford, Harvard). IPE, IOs, climate, Japan; website: https://www.lipscy.org Director: https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/csgj Book: http://amazon.com/dp/1316604284/
@greenprofgreen.bsky.social
Immigrant. Poli sci prof at U of Toronto. Politics of climate change, carbon markets, oceans, NGOs, enviro politics. Occasional ranter. greenprofgreen.com
@blairscorgie.bsky.social
Husband, father, planner, urban designer, consultant, sessional lecturer, volunteer, author, advocate, and Torontonian. Views are my own. www.scorgieplanning.com.
@alejandrabravo.bsky.social
City Councillor for Ward 9 #DavenportTO • Chair of Economic & Community Development Committee • Rights, equity & economic power for people • Anti-fascist, siempre • Wu name: The Contendah.
@swanboatsteve.bsky.social
A long-standing transit activist/commentator since 1972. Blogs at http://stevemunro.ca since 2006. Winner of the 2005 Jane Jacobs Prize and 2024 CUTA Excellence Award.
@djdynamic.ca
He/him. Fighter, writer, work-all-nighter. Ace. Progressive. Raver. ADHD. Toronto. Organizer, not organized. #HappyHardcore keeps me going. Democracy first and always. Canada strong. Skeets are my own and do not reflect my employer's views.
@ramseyk.bsky.social
Chapter Lead @TONewLibs.bsky.social | Organizer @MoreNeighboursTO.bsky.social | Steering Committee Member @cnliberalism.org | Board Progress and Poverty Institute
@plannersean.bsky.social
Urban planning shit posting, disc golf, assorted other nonsense and garbage. @plannersean on Twitter
@mikepmoffatt.bsky.social
Co-Host, "Missing Middle". Husband. Father. Brother. Son. Economist. Housing guy. I used to do other stuff.
@rzaichkowski.bsky.social
Accounting Manager at Grafton Apparel, Road Safety Advocate with Community Bikeways & Bike Blogger. Views are my own. #BikeTO #BikeSky #TOpoli #VisionZero Blog = www.twowheeledpolitics.ca Toronto, Canada
@shawnmicallef.bsky.social
Local tosser Books author (New: Stroll!) Toronto Star column writer Spacing Magazine co-founder U of T instructor Trying to do it a bit different here than the last place. Links to books, etc: https://linktr.ee/shawnmicallef 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🤘🏼
@alexbozikovic.bsky.social
Architecture critic @theglobeandmail.com. Also author, University of Toronto Daniels Faculty instructor, husband, father of two city kids. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/alex-bozikovic/
@lanrickbennett.bsky.social
Working within the active transportation, environmental protection, affordable housing and placemaking sphere. Always advocating #BikeTO #TransformTO #BLM #TweetsAreMineByDefault
@barrylavallee.bsky.social
Active Transportation advocate and Transport Canada licensed Advanced RPAS Pilot in GTHA of Ontario with a manned aircraft Private Pilot License since 1986. Combining civil aviation knowledge with drone photography and videography https://barrylavallee.com
@jnyyz.bsky.social
All season cycling enthusiast, bike dad, bicycle advocate. Professor @UofTMSE https://jnyyz.wordpress.com/
@mikelayton.bsky.social
Working for positive change. Former city councillors The Star called Toronto”s “environmentalist-in-chief”. Inaugural YorkU Chief Sustainability Officer. Opinions are my own. Uke, gardening, cycling, decarbonization, parenting.
@winterseeker.bsky.social
Work with nature, nurture community, love every season. Listening. Views are mine. #FreePalestine
@diannesaxe.bsky.social
Toronto City Council, climate advocate, TTC Audit chair, Toronto Hydro Board, TRCA, TAF, Infrastructure and Environment Committee, was last Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
@redesignforall.bsky.social
Transit, cycling, transportation, urban planning, cities, and a lot of completely unrelated stuff I’m interested in. Views are all my own.
@emmamci.bsky.social
Investigations @thestar.com. Formerly @thenarwhal.ca. Fan of FOI and lake swims. Hosted Paydirt, a podcast miniseries about the Greenbelt scandal. Signal: emmamci.76
@rtmlepage.bsky.social
Building Science Engineer + Climate Resilience Geek. Of the 347ppm generation. He/him.
@markster3000.bsky.social
Car-free parent in Scarborough! Transit lover, eBike rider. He/him
@jocelynsquires.bsky.social
Toronto-centric voice for architecture and urbanism. Transit nerd. Recovering American. Research, writing, bikes, architect-adjacent. (EN/FR, she/her/elle)
@a-dobbie11.bsky.social
Give More Than You Receive, 'Ahead by a Century' 📶 #TeachSDGs Ambassador #tor16 Born @ 332 ppm CO₂, votewell.ca COVID IS AIRBORNE! N95+, CRboxBuilder, Linux User🐧 "Show up on time, know the text & have an idea!" TH
@whereisgraeme.bsky.social
Urban Planner in Development and Citybuilding (Precincts, Districts, Affordable Housing) True North, Strong and FREE 🇨🇦 When you exploit systems they end. Be my friend: https://youtube.com/@where.is.graeme
@evanboyce.ca
vive le Canada 🇨🇦 working in renewable energy 🔌💡 hobbying in ✨opinions✨ energy, housing, cities, transit, cycling, politics 📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
@aaronbinder.com
Director betterwayalliance.ca | Canada's progressive business group 2X Business Owner | Serial cyclist Toronto | Hamilton | Indonesia | Canada Highly professional human desiring bad boy status.
@thismomroars.bsky.social
Pedestrian Safety advocating led to safe schools/school nutrition which led to municipal politics/community building/complete streets/community land trusts which all helped create TheEtobicokeVoice.substack.com and https://thismomroars.substack.com/
@chrisgloverndp.bsky.social
Dad, Grandpa, Former Teacher, Skateboarder, ONDP Shadow Minister for Sport, Technology, and Democratic Reform, MPP for Spadina—Fort York www.chrisglovermpp.ca
@glynbowerman.bsky.social
Toronto-based journalist, podcaster, and editor. Cities, Raptors, Leeds United, and two black cats named Hall & Oates. I make an urban affairs podcast called Spacing Radio: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/spacing-radio/id1124077274
@chanface.bsky.social
I make transit construction timelines! 🚧 🚇 | Organizer @tritag.ca | Transit Politics & Planning | Housing | Cities | 23 | UW Planning | Toronto/Waterloo | 🇨🇦🏳️🌈🇭🇰
@rmtransit.bsky.social
World Traveller - Programmer - Retired YouTuber. Passionate about making the world better. https://cinqpersonnes.substack.com/
@mattliepaehlke.bsky.social
Dad. Climate Activist. PhD Dropout because we must reduce emissions ASAP. Engagement Manager at Environmental Defence. Host of Future Mending Radio Podcast. Views are my own. https://www.futuremending.com/podcast
@dylanreid.bsky.social
City man: Spacing magazine editor, walking, messy urbanism, Renaissance urban history. Also freelance editor. dylanreid.ca
@davidelfstrom.bsky.social
P.Eng, Energy management, measurement & verification. Toronto, Canada. Born 327ppm CO2. Climate Action & electrification; Safer infrastructure; cycling; air filtration & ventilation
@trainguy89.bsky.social
Toronto < - > Waterloo. Designing better streets and fighting for change! Transportation Planner. 🚲 🚃 🎓UW Planning ‘27. Opinions are mine only of course.
@dcapto.bsky.social
Mostly posting the breakdown of society, public health & the planet; some art, culture, nature, science. Since Sept 2023. Toronto/Tkaronto, Turtle Island Banner: B&W photo of Johnny Cash, PFP covering his middle finger PFP: DCAP in style of LOVE pop art
@sheenasharp.bsky.social
Architect, Candidate for Federal Green Party, Don Valley West, Vice-Chair Toronto 2030 District. Principal Coolearth Architecture inc. VoteSheenaSharp.ca
@voilakevin.bsky.social
bikes & cities, dogs & sunsets. Zygg ebikes, Monashee Bike Racks, eKruise + Bikeep [past fdr: AutoShare, Modo car coop, Evergreen Canada] Youtube: "Star Wars 4 Daddies: Generation Space Time" #SW4D
@lloydalter.bsky.social
Author of"The Story of Upfront Carbon," reformed architect and developer, teacher of sustainable design at Toronto Metropolitan University. https://lloydalter.substack.com
@markshawtoronto.bsky.social
🍁 Toronto transit & urbanism nerd | 👨💻 Software Developer | 🌈 Your gay best friend
@darkwaterphotos.bsky.social
DarkWaterPhotoMedia 🪶 Freelance Urban Wildlife & Natural World Photography. Photos Copyright©2025. 🤠📸🦅📿 Toronto / Mississauga - Ontario 🍁 Canada #Wildlife #Deaf #AuDHD #BikeTO #BikeSauga #Komboloi #Iaido #Battodo #Solopreneur #ElbowsUp 💪💪🪖🍁
@how-sen.com
Toronto urban environmentalist. 20+ years in climate activism. From Etobicoke. ADHDer. Fancy degrees from McGill and Yale. Posts are my own. https://how-sen.com/link