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Tzeporah Berman

Last published April 2026 · On our record since 2009

Where this writer stands

Energy1 piece

Restrict new oil and gasExpand production and export

“What is now becoming clear is that reducing demand alone will not be sufficient. Managing the decline of fossil fuel supply must be part of the transition.” Read the piece

Climate1 piece

Faster fossil phase-downSlower phase-down, production first

“Or we can begin to govern its decline.” Read the piece

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Recent work

Opinion: Canada is drifting toward petrostate politics, even in B.C.Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 9, 2026
Opinion: Our strategy of reducing emissions but not fossil fuel production isn’t workingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 8, 2024
Opinion: The bar for climate leadership is far too low in CanadaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 17, 2021
We Backed BC’s Climate Plan. Now We See It’s Not Enough | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Sep 5, 2021
Opinion: Back to the blockades: Why I continue to fight for British Columbia’s old-growth forestsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 20, 2021
Tzeporah Berman: You can’t put out a fire with gas: We need a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation TreatyOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 9, 2020
From Clayoquot Sound to Trans Mountain, the power of protest enduresOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 19, 2018
Why I dare to be hopeful about Justin TrudeauOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 28, 2015
Enviro Leaders: Vote NDP in These Five Island Ridings | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Oct 15, 2015
New law makes Canadian Jews second-class citizensOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 13, 2015
It’s time to talk about the oilsandsOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 17, 2015
Why I’m (nervously) carrying a Canadian flag at the climate marchOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 18, 2014
The ugly pipeline debate is preventing dialogue on oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 10, 2014
State Department gets in bed with oil industry on Keystone pipelineOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 11, 2014
We deserve a say on oilsands developmentOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 3, 2013
We have a right to be heard in the pipeline debateOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 15, 2013
We have a right to be heard in the pipeline debateOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 15, 2013
We have a right to be heard in the pipeline debateOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 15, 2013
I will be walking across the tar sands: Not as protest, but as a path to healingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 20, 2013
I will be walking across the tar sands: Not as protest, but as a path to healingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 20, 2013
Alberta’s carbon tax is a bold move. Sadly, it’s not enoughOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 4, 2013
Alberta’s carbon tax is a bold move. Sadly, it’s not enoughOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 4, 2013
No, Minister Oliver, the oil sands have not become 'green'Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 7, 2013
No, Minister Oliver, the oil sands have not become 'green'Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 7, 2013
Washington is right: Canada must confront its climate neglectOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 18, 2013
Washington is right: Canada must confront its climate neglectOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 18, 2013
They could fix the oil sands, but haven’tOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 2, 2012
They could fix the oil sands, but haven’tOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 2, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
They could fix the oil sandsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2012
Will Canada be left behind on climate change?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 5, 2012
Let’s stop catering to Big OilOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 30, 2012
Let’s stop catering to Big OilOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 30, 2012
Let’s stop catering to Big OilOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 30, 2012
Let’s stop catering to Big OilOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 30, 2012
Let’s stop catering to Big OilOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 30, 2012
Let’s stop catering to Big OilOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 30, 2012
Let’s stop catering to Big OilOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 30, 2012
Let’s stop catering to Big OilOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 30, 2012
Let’s stop catering to Big OilOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 30, 2012
Let’s stop catering to Big OilOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 30, 2012