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
https://www.sethklein.ca
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Seth Klein
@sethdklein.bsky.social
· Feb 21
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...
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate & sustainability dept. This would spell an end to the city's national leadership in urban climate policy.
Great reporting by @mfawcettatkinson.bsky.social & @natashabulowski.bsky.social
If you disagree...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
Great reporting by @mfawcettatkinson.bsky.social & @natashabulowski.bsky.social
If you disagree...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate & sustainability dept. This would spell an end to the city's national leadership in urban climate policy.
Great reporting by @mfawcettatkinson.bsky.social & @natashabulowski.bsky.social
If you disagree...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
Great reporting by @mfawcettatkinson.bsky.social & @natashabulowski.bsky.social
If you disagree...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
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Momentum is growing. Join the movement: lewisforleader.ca/join #cdnpoli
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Momentum is growing. Join the movement: lewisforleader.ca/join #cdnpoli
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The NDP leadership race is on and Avi Lewis thinks he's got what it takes to help fix Canada. Here's this week's @thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social #cdnpoli #ndp
YouTube: youtu.be/P1SQJtz56Hg
Apple:https://apple.co/4oZXgSk
The rest: linktr.ee/thepaikinpod...
YouTube: youtu.be/P1SQJtz56Hg
Apple:https://apple.co/4oZXgSk
The rest: linktr.ee/thepaikinpod...
Why Avi Lewis Thinks He Can Save the NDP
YouTube video by The Paikin Podcast
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The NDP leadership race is on and Avi Lewis thinks he's got what it takes to help fix Canada. Here's this week's @thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social #cdnpoli #ndp
YouTube: youtu.be/P1SQJtz56Hg
Apple:https://apple.co/4oZXgSk
The rest: linktr.ee/thepaikinpod...
YouTube: youtu.be/P1SQJtz56Hg
Apple:https://apple.co/4oZXgSk
The rest: linktr.ee/thepaikinpod...
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In an effort to win this contest, China is building hegemony by exporting not just its green products but also in a structural shift exporting its technology, engineering, supply chains, and financing.
phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
www.ft.com/content/e517...
phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
www.ft.com/content/e517...
China is building 74% of all current solar and wind projects, report says
Beijing is dominating construction of renewable energy sources, according to Global Energy Monitor
www.ft.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
In an effort to win this contest, China is building hegemony by exporting not just its green products but also in a structural shift exporting its technology, engineering, supply chains, and financing.
phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
www.ft.com/content/e517...
phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
www.ft.com/content/e517...
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A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
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The Guardian #Climate
Middle-class fear of green policies fuels rise of far right, Colombia’s Petro warns
Guerrilla leader turned president says, faced with having to reduce consumption, upper classes fear ‘the barbarians are coming’
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The Guardian #Climate
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It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
November 8, 2025 at 3:51 AM
It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
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Inside Zohran Mamdani's Plans to Make His Winning Agenda a Reality.
Fascinating analysis not only of how Mamdami won, but how his campaign seeks to maintain this people-powered movement post-election: open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Fascinating analysis not only of how Mamdami won, but how his campaign seeks to maintain this people-powered movement post-election: open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Inside Zohran Mamdani's Plans to Make His Winning Agenda a Reality
After his big win, Mamdani is aiming to keep his supporters engaged, and his allies are working to turn his campaign into a movement for his affordability agenda.
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Inside Zohran Mamdani's Plans to Make His Winning Agenda a Reality.
Fascinating analysis not only of how Mamdami won, but how his campaign seeks to maintain this people-powered movement post-election: open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Fascinating analysis not only of how Mamdami won, but how his campaign seeks to maintain this people-powered movement post-election: open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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While other contestants keep their policies "close to the chest," @avilewis.ca is laying out a vision for the future.
"We're in an emergency. We have got to start talking."
His full interview with @isaacphannay.bsky.social in @thetyee.ca is worth your time: thetyee.ca/News/2025/11... #cdnpoli
"We're in an emergency. We have got to start talking."
His full interview with @isaacphannay.bsky.social in @thetyee.ca is worth your time: thetyee.ca/News/2025/11... #cdnpoli
‘We’re in an Emergency. We Have Got to Start Talking’ | The Tyee
Environmentalist and documentarian Avi Lewis is taking another swing at federal politics. This time, he wants to lead the NDP. A Tyee Q&A.
thetyee.ca
November 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
While other contestants keep their policies "close to the chest," @avilewis.ca is laying out a vision for the future.
"We're in an emergency. We have got to start talking."
His full interview with @isaacphannay.bsky.social in @thetyee.ca is worth your time: thetyee.ca/News/2025/11... #cdnpoli
"We're in an emergency. We have got to start talking."
His full interview with @isaacphannay.bsky.social in @thetyee.ca is worth your time: thetyee.ca/News/2025/11... #cdnpoli
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"We have way more power than those corporate elites. It's just we have to use it." - @libbydavies.bsky.social
750 people logged on Wednesday to figure out how.
Watch what happened: youtu.be/eqIMrZmC5yI?...
#cdnpoli
750 people logged on Wednesday to figure out how.
Watch what happened: youtu.be/eqIMrZmC5yI?...
#cdnpoli
Emergency Austerity Budget Town Hall w/ Avi Lewis and Libby Davies
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"We have way more power than those corporate elites. It's just we have to use it." - @libbydavies.bsky.social
750 people logged on Wednesday to figure out how.
Watch what happened: youtu.be/eqIMrZmC5yI?...
#cdnpoli
750 people logged on Wednesday to figure out how.
Watch what happened: youtu.be/eqIMrZmC5yI?...
#cdnpoli
Inside Zohran Mamdani's Plans to Make His Winning Agenda a Reality.
Fascinating analysis not only of how Mamdami won, but how his campaign seeks to maintain this people-powered movement post-election: open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Fascinating analysis not only of how Mamdami won, but how his campaign seeks to maintain this people-powered movement post-election: open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Inside Zohran Mamdani's Plans to Make His Winning Agenda a Reality
After his big win, Mamdani is aiming to keep his supporters engaged, and his allies are working to turn his campaign into a movement for his affordability agenda.
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Inside Zohran Mamdani's Plans to Make His Winning Agenda a Reality.
Fascinating analysis not only of how Mamdami won, but how his campaign seeks to maintain this people-powered movement post-election: open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Fascinating analysis not only of how Mamdami won, but how his campaign seeks to maintain this people-powered movement post-election: open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Reposted by Seth Klein
Zohran Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it | Moustafa Bayoumi
His win is a huge victory for all New Yorkers, but it is also meaningful far beyond the five boroughs of this city
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Zohran Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Zohran Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it | Moustafa Bayoumi
His win is a huge victory for all New Yorkers, but it is also meaningful far beyond the five boroughs of this city
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Zohran Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Anthonia Ogundele Is a Creative Force via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
Anthonia Ogundele Is a Creative Force | The Tyee
She founded a Black-centred, Black-led academy connecting youth with science and the arts. First in a series.
thetyee.ca
November 8, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Anthonia Ogundele Is a Creative Force via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
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In many respects, this is the most harmful budget from a climate perspective since the Harper era, writes Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
Oil and gas trumps climate action in brutal federal budget
The budget makes clear that fossil fuel production for export is a central pillar of this government’s economic strategy — and that it won’t let climate measures get in the way.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
In many respects, this is the most harmful budget from a climate perspective since the Harper era, writes Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
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Three missed opportunities in Canada’s federal budget.
Solid analysis from @bcpolicy.bsky.social senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social bcpolicy.ca/2025/11/07/c...
Solid analysis from @bcpolicy.bsky.social senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social bcpolicy.ca/2025/11/07/c...
Three missed opportunities in Canada’s federal budget
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first federal budget comes at an important moment for Canada as we face an increasingly hostile United States and the need to chart our own path.
The choices this gover...
bcpolicy.ca
November 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Three missed opportunities in Canada’s federal budget.
Solid analysis from @bcpolicy.bsky.social senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social bcpolicy.ca/2025/11/07/c...
Solid analysis from @bcpolicy.bsky.social senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social bcpolicy.ca/2025/11/07/c...
Reposted by Seth Klein
Enjoy another honest government ad from @thejuicemedia.com 🎯 youtu.be/Lt6Hmp9ndkI?...
Honest Government Ad | Ksi Lisims & PRGT Pipeline
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Enjoy another honest government ad from @thejuicemedia.com 🎯 youtu.be/Lt6Hmp9ndkI?...
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Devastating. They were saving lives. A prime example of how legal and moral are not always the same thing.
Breaking: the founders of DULF have been found guilty of three counts of drug trafficking. @michellegamage.bsky.social will have the full story later today thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Safe Drugs on Trial: DULF’s Trafficking Case Begins | The Tyee
The founders are charged with trafficking. Their lawyers argue they had a legal exemption from drug laws.
thetyee.ca
November 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Devastating. They were saving lives. A prime example of how legal and moral are not always the same thing.
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I challenge Avi Lewis on the practicality of a public grocery and he explains the feasibility #canada #cdnpoli #canadianpolitics #canadapolitics #frankdomenic🍁
November 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I challenge Avi Lewis on the practicality of a public grocery and he explains the feasibility #canada #cdnpoli #canadianpolitics #canadapolitics #frankdomenic🍁
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ICYMI...
For the hundreds of young activists and their allies who have pressed hard for the idea of a Youth Climate Corps, the YCC’s inclusion in this week’s fed budget should be seen as a win, but not overstated.
Here’s our take in today’s @nationalobserver.com: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/o...
Here’s our take in today’s @nationalobserver.com: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/o...
Youth Climate Corps breaks into federal Budget 2025
For the hundreds of young activists and their allies (including many supportive members of Parliament) who have pressed hard for this idea, this news comes as a welcome relief and should be seen as a ...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
ICYMI...
Reposted by Seth Klein
UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened a gathering of heads of state in Belem, Brazil, with harsh words for world powers who he said “remain captive to the fossil fuel interests, rather than protecting the public interest.” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/n...
At UN climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warming
UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened a gathering of heads of state in Belem, Brazil, with harsh words for world powers who he said “remain captive to the fossil fuel interests, rather than pro...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened a gathering of heads of state in Belem, Brazil, with harsh words for world powers who he said “remain captive to the fossil fuel interests, rather than protecting the public interest.” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/n...
Reposted by Seth Klein
The world blew past the dangerous 1.5 degree red line.
Our grandkids will pay the price.
Canada was the outlier in the G7 because of massive oil production expansion.
Mark Carney has decided to go all in on planet burning as a national strategy.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/07/c...
Our grandkids will pay the price.
Canada was the outlier in the G7 because of massive oil production expansion.
Mark Carney has decided to go all in on planet burning as a national strategy.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/07/c...
Carney tells business crowd a new pipeline project is 'going to…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
nationalnewswatch.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The world blew past the dangerous 1.5 degree red line.
Our grandkids will pay the price.
Canada was the outlier in the G7 because of massive oil production expansion.
Mark Carney has decided to go all in on planet burning as a national strategy.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/07/c...
Our grandkids will pay the price.
Canada was the outlier in the G7 because of massive oil production expansion.
Mark Carney has decided to go all in on planet burning as a national strategy.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/07/c...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened a gathering of heads of state in Belem, Brazil, with harsh words for world powers who he said “remain captive to the fossil fuel interests, rather than protecting the public interest.” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/n...
At UN climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warming
UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened a gathering of heads of state in Belem, Brazil, with harsh words for world powers who he said “remain captive to the fossil fuel interests, rather than pro...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened a gathering of heads of state in Belem, Brazil, with harsh words for world powers who he said “remain captive to the fossil fuel interests, rather than protecting the public interest.” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/n...
Three missed opportunities in Canada’s federal budget.
Solid analysis from @bcpolicy.bsky.social senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social bcpolicy.ca/2025/11/07/c...
Solid analysis from @bcpolicy.bsky.social senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social bcpolicy.ca/2025/11/07/c...
Three missed opportunities in Canada’s federal budget
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first federal budget comes at an important moment for Canada as we face an increasingly hostile United States and the need to chart our own path.
The choices this gover...
bcpolicy.ca
November 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Three missed opportunities in Canada’s federal budget.
Solid analysis from @bcpolicy.bsky.social senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social bcpolicy.ca/2025/11/07/c...
Solid analysis from @bcpolicy.bsky.social senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social bcpolicy.ca/2025/11/07/c...
Reposted by Seth Klein
In this past decade of mass death, there were timid steps in the right direction - at first. But the most coherent, passionate response from the state (and its various apparatus) has been to smash DULF, hire more cops & roll back what little harm reduction we had won.
Breaking: the founders of DULF have been found guilty of three counts of drug trafficking. @michellegamage.bsky.social will have the full story later today thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Safe Drugs on Trial: DULF’s Trafficking Case Begins | The Tyee
The founders are charged with trafficking. Their lawyers argue they had a legal exemption from drug laws.
thetyee.ca
November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
In this past decade of mass death, there were timid steps in the right direction - at first. But the most coherent, passionate response from the state (and its various apparatus) has been to smash DULF, hire more cops & roll back what little harm reduction we had won.