Seth Klein
@sethdklein.bsky.social
Team Lead, Climate Emergency Unit; author of "A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency"; columnist with Canada's National Observer; former social justice think tank director
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Seth Klein
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6 Markers of the Climate Emergency — Climate Emergency Unit
www.climateemergencyunit.ca
Do the climate policies of our gvts feel like real emergency responses to the crisis we face?
Here’s what a genuine #ClimateEmergency plan looks like: see our @climateunit.bsky.social video here:
www.climateemergencyunit.ca & our 6 Markers of Emergency: www.climateemergencyunit.ca/emergencymar...
Here’s what a genuine #ClimateEmergency plan looks like: see our @climateunit.bsky.social video here:
www.climateemergencyunit.ca & our 6 Markers of Emergency: www.climateemergencyunit.ca/emergencymar...
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Reposted by Seth Klein
“The answer is still no. No pipelines in British Columbia, no further fossil fuel pipelines, period,” said Stewart Phillip, grand chief of Syilx Nation and president of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/n...
BC First Nations denounce reported Alberta-Ottawa agreement
Ahead of Thursday's expected announcement, Indigenous leaders in the province are accusing the federal government of making a "back room deal" to force through a pipeline to the province's northwest c...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
“The answer is still no. No pipelines in British Columbia, no further fossil fuel pipelines, period,” said Stewart Phillip, grand chief of Syilx Nation and president of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/n...
“The answer is still no. No pipelines in British Columbia, no further fossil fuel pipelines, period,” said Stewart Phillip, grand chief of Syilx Nation and president of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/n...
BC First Nations denounce reported Alberta-Ottawa agreement
Ahead of Thursday's expected announcement, Indigenous leaders in the province are accusing the federal government of making a "back room deal" to force through a pipeline to the province's northwest c...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
“The answer is still no. No pipelines in British Columbia, no further fossil fuel pipelines, period,” said Stewart Phillip, grand chief of Syilx Nation and president of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/n...
Only the federal government can provide the stable, predictable support needed to modernize and expand transit systems across the country, write Sam Hersh and Andrew Pulsifer. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/o...
Public transit is nation-building. Our federal budget should reflect that
If the federal government truly believes in building communities that work for everyone, it needs to stop treating transit as secondary and start treating it as what it is: vital national infrastructu...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Only the federal government can provide the stable, predictable support needed to modernize and expand transit systems across the country, write Sam Hersh and Andrew Pulsifer. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/o...
Looking for a daily dose of some climate hope? Have a listen to this @mattgalloway.bsky.social interview with the great @billmckibben.bsky.social
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November 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Looking for a daily dose of some climate hope? Have a listen to this @mattgalloway.bsky.social interview with the great @billmckibben.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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Liberal MPs once claimed to support the tanker ban in Northern BC. Now they’re reversing 50 years of coastal protection and risking billions of dollars of economic activity—without consulting BC or First Nations. Why are BC Liberals betraying voters and risking our future?
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Liberal MPs once claimed to support the tanker ban in Northern BC. Now they’re reversing 50 years of coastal protection and risking billions of dollars of economic activity—without consulting BC or First Nations. Why are BC Liberals betraying voters and risking our future?
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Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
What's the deal with balcony solar?
Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.
www.volts.wtf
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
Boo!
Vancouver's 2026 draft budget has PASSED.
Approved on a 7-4 vote on party lines, with ABC in favour and councillors Fry/Bligh/Orr/Maloney opposed.
Property tax freeze, $50 million more for VPD, and cuts to Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability departments, among others.
Full story to come.
Approved on a 7-4 vote on party lines, with ABC in favour and councillors Fry/Bligh/Orr/Maloney opposed.
Property tax freeze, $50 million more for VPD, and cuts to Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability departments, among others.
Full story to come.
November 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Boo!
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We could live in a country where we reduce our energy bills, clean our air and water, revitalize our communities, take back our energy sovereignty, and create thousands of good-paying union jobs in the process.
The secret? Public ownership.
The secret? Public ownership.
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
We could live in a country where we reduce our energy bills, clean our air and water, revitalize our communities, take back our energy sovereignty, and create thousands of good-paying union jobs in the process.
The secret? Public ownership.
The secret? Public ownership.
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It's time to take the power back from the price-fixing corporate cartels that have a stranglehold on our economy and put it in the hands of the people.
Join the fight for a government that serves the many, not the money: lewisforleader.ca
Join the fight for a government that serves the many, not the money: lewisforleader.ca
As part of his bold new vision for Canada, Avi Lewis, the progressive vying to lead the New Democratic Party, has proposed a series of "public options" for everything from groceries to telecoms to banking to address the nation's cost-of-living crisis.
NDP Candidate Avi Lewis Calls for 'Public Options' to Fight High Costs of Groceries, Housing, and Telecoms in Canada
“When people are being gouged at the checkout aisle, on their phone bills, and in their rents, it’s clear that the market is failing,” Lewis said.
www.commondreams.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
It's time to take the power back from the price-fixing corporate cartels that have a stranglehold on our economy and put it in the hands of the people.
Join the fight for a government that serves the many, not the money: lewisforleader.ca
Join the fight for a government that serves the many, not the money: lewisforleader.ca
Reposted by Seth Klein
As part of his bold new vision for Canada, Avi Lewis, the progressive vying to lead the New Democratic Party, has proposed a series of "public options" for everything from groceries to telecoms to banking to address the nation's cost-of-living crisis.
NDP Candidate Avi Lewis Calls for 'Public Options' to Fight High Costs of Groceries, Housing, and Telecoms in Canada
“When people are being gouged at the checkout aisle, on their phone bills, and in their rents, it’s clear that the market is failing,” Lewis said.
www.commondreams.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
As part of his bold new vision for Canada, Avi Lewis, the progressive vying to lead the New Democratic Party, has proposed a series of "public options" for everything from groceries to telecoms to banking to address the nation's cost-of-living crisis.
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Peu importe où on vit ou quelle langue on parle, on est tous dans le même bateau : essayer de survivre dans une économie impossible.
Les Québécois.e.s ont soif de solutions : audacieuses, claires et fondées sur la solidarité.
Joignez-vous à nous : choisisavi.ca
youtu.be/CpOoDIAUlvU?...
Les Québécois.e.s ont soif de solutions : audacieuses, claires et fondées sur la solidarité.
Joignez-vous à nous : choisisavi.ca
youtu.be/CpOoDIAUlvU?...
Mon message aux Québécoises et Québécois | Avi Lewis
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Peu importe où on vit ou quelle langue on parle, on est tous dans le même bateau : essayer de survivre dans une économie impossible.
Les Québécois.e.s ont soif de solutions : audacieuses, claires et fondées sur la solidarité.
Joignez-vous à nous : choisisavi.ca
youtu.be/CpOoDIAUlvU?...
Les Québécois.e.s ont soif de solutions : audacieuses, claires et fondées sur la solidarité.
Joignez-vous à nous : choisisavi.ca
youtu.be/CpOoDIAUlvU?...
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No matter where we live or what language we speak, we’re in the same boat: trying to get by in an impossible economy.
Quebeckers are hungry for progressive solutions: bold, clear, and based on solidarity.
Join the movement: LewisforLeader.ca
youtu.be/ZmmD3vExGmg?...
Quebeckers are hungry for progressive solutions: bold, clear, and based on solidarity.
Join the movement: LewisforLeader.ca
youtu.be/ZmmD3vExGmg?...
My message to Quebeckers | Avi Lewis
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
No matter where we live or what language we speak, we’re in the same boat: trying to get by in an impossible economy.
Quebeckers are hungry for progressive solutions: bold, clear, and based on solidarity.
Join the movement: LewisforLeader.ca
youtu.be/ZmmD3vExGmg?...
Quebeckers are hungry for progressive solutions: bold, clear, and based on solidarity.
Join the movement: LewisforLeader.ca
youtu.be/ZmmD3vExGmg?...
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The perception of Canada has soured as news about fossil fuel subsidies, an LNG project, a gas pipeline and even reports about a new bitumen pipeline all landed during the climate negotiations. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/24/o...
A tough climate summit for Canada
Labeled the "Fossil of the Day" at COP30, Canada faces accusations of pulling back climate policies while pushing forward fossil subsidies and projects. But the committee seemed particularly stung by ...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The perception of Canada has soured as news about fossil fuel subsidies, an LNG project, a gas pipeline and even reports about a new bitumen pipeline all landed during the climate negotiations. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/24/o...
The perception of Canada has soured as news about fossil fuel subsidies, an LNG project, a gas pipeline and even reports about a new bitumen pipeline all landed during the climate negotiations. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/24/o...
A tough climate summit for Canada
Labeled the "Fossil of the Day" at COP30, Canada faces accusations of pulling back climate policies while pushing forward fossil subsidies and projects. But the committee seemed particularly stung by ...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The perception of Canada has soured as news about fossil fuel subsidies, an LNG project, a gas pipeline and even reports about a new bitumen pipeline all landed during the climate negotiations. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/24/o...
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Today, I’m excited to announce the first major policy solution of our campaign: a concrete plan to break the power of corporate monopolies and build the next generation of public options.
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Today, I’m excited to announce the first major policy solution of our campaign: a concrete plan to break the power of corporate monopolies and build the next generation of public options.
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Public options are key for solving the affordability crisis, an essential ingredient of antifascist economic policy. @avilewis.ca is bringing @zohrankmamdani.bsky.socials winning playbook to Canada. It’s a global movement. The NDP could play an important part.
My Take: bsky.app/profile/isab...
My Take: bsky.app/profile/isab...
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Public options are key for solving the affordability crisis, an essential ingredient of antifascist economic policy. @avilewis.ca is bringing @zohrankmamdani.bsky.socials winning playbook to Canada. It’s a global movement. The NDP could play an important part.
My Take: bsky.app/profile/isab...
My Take: bsky.app/profile/isab...
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This man literally wrote a book called “Values” and I cannot understand why he is not standing by them.
November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This man literally wrote a book called “Values” and I cannot understand why he is not standing by them.
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Gas cars have already peaked. Here’s how EVs are unseating them around the world.
Chart: EVs are ascendant — and gas cars are past their prime
Sales of gas-only vehicles are down by 31% from their peak, while electric vehicle sales are growing rapidly worldwide, largely due to China.
www.canarymedia.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Gas cars have already peaked. Here’s how EVs are unseating them around the world.
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It's the last day of COP30.
I'd be honoured if you'd take a moment to look through my latest missive on the topic of Canada's 180 on climate.
If you consider it worth sharing, please do.
Alt title: The Hypocrisy in having Value(s)
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/20/o...
I'd be honoured if you'd take a moment to look through my latest missive on the topic of Canada's 180 on climate.
If you consider it worth sharing, please do.
Alt title: The Hypocrisy in having Value(s)
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/20/o...
Carney’s calamitous course causes consternation at climate conference
Canada arrived at COP30 with empty hands, expressly moving backwards on almost every climate policy we’ve put in place since Paris.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It's the last day of COP30.
I'd be honoured if you'd take a moment to look through my latest missive on the topic of Canada's 180 on climate.
If you consider it worth sharing, please do.
Alt title: The Hypocrisy in having Value(s)
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/20/o...
I'd be honoured if you'd take a moment to look through my latest missive on the topic of Canada's 180 on climate.
If you consider it worth sharing, please do.
Alt title: The Hypocrisy in having Value(s)
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/20/o...
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UK set a new wind generation record last week: “Wind was delivering 43.6% of all power on the system which means three quarters of Britain’s homes were effectively running on wind alone,” reports Energy Live News
www.energylivenews.com/2025/11/20/w... Observer
www.energylivenews.com/2025/11/20/w... Observer
Windpower sets new record for baseload - Energy Live News
Wind supplied 43% of all power last week setting a new record of 22.7 GW
www.energylivenews.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
UK set a new wind generation record last week: “Wind was delivering 43.6% of all power on the system which means three quarters of Britain’s homes were effectively running on wind alone,” reports Energy Live News
www.energylivenews.com/2025/11/20/w... Observer
www.energylivenews.com/2025/11/20/w... Observer
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Great Britain has set a new record for its rooftop solar installations in 2025
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/13/r...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/13/r...
Record year for UK rooftop solar installations
Previous record from 2011 broken in early November as number of certified solar installations surpasses 203,125 in 2025. New-build properties driving growth with further gains expected when Future Hom...
www.pv-magazine.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Great Britain has set a new record for its rooftop solar installations in 2025
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/13/r...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/13/r...
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Results are in for Iowa City’s two-year pilot of free public transit…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Results are in for Iowa City’s two-year pilot of free public transit…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Results are in for Iowa City’s two-year pilot of free public transit…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Results are in for Iowa City’s two-year pilot of free public transit…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...