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...
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...
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...
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
BREAKING: ‘Empty Deal’ at COP30 as Petrostates Block Progress on Fossil Fuel Phaseout www.theenergymix.com/breaking-emp...
BREAKING: ‘Empty Deal’ at COP30 as Petrostates Block Progress on Fossil Fuel Phaseout
A dramatic, last-minute intervention by Colombia at the closing session of the COP30 climate summit Saturday afternoon failed to derail what one veteran negotiator called an “empty deal” on countries’...
www.theenergymix.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:21 AM
BREAKING: ‘Empty Deal’ at COP30 as Petrostates Block Progress on Fossil Fuel Phaseout www.theenergymix.com/breaking-emp...
Reposted by Seth Klein
Colombia is co-hosting the first international conference for the phase-out of fossil fuels. Because they know this industry is a dead end — for resource workers and their communities, for all of us.
Where the hell is Canada under Carney? Trying to hide from the future by running back to the past.
Where the hell is Canada under Carney? Trying to hide from the future by running back to the past.
🚨 BIG NEWS from #COP30:🇨🇴Colombia and 🇳🇱the Netherlands will co-host the 1st International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia – April 28–29, 2026.
November 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Colombia is co-hosting the first international conference for the phase-out of fossil fuels. Because they know this industry is a dead end — for resource workers and their communities, for all of us.
Where the hell is Canada under Carney? Trying to hide from the future by running back to the past.
Where the hell is Canada under Carney? Trying to hide from the future by running back to the past.
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Allowing doctors to practise in both public and private systems solves what exactly? What Alberta is proposing may sound good superficially but makes no sense in the Canadian context, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Allowing doctors to practise in both public and private systems solves what exactly? What Alberta is proposing may sound good superficially but makes no sense in the Canadian context, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
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The prospects for investment in new Canadian LNG and heavy oil export infrastructure are far from promising, both economically and environmentally, write @profkharrison.bsky.social & @simondonner.bsky.social. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/21/o...
Canada’s proposed oil and gas expansion is a risky bet – for the planet and our economy
Updated pledges before this year’s COP30 meeting in Brazil fell well short of what’s needed to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The prospects for investment in new Canadian LNG and heavy oil export infrastructure are far from promising, both economically and environmentally, write @profkharrison.bsky.social & @simondonner.bsky.social. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/21/o...
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If you missed my climate townhall with @avilewis.ca last Monday, the video is now available. Check it out here: www.youtube.com/live/LOakTZi...
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
If you missed my climate townhall with @avilewis.ca last Monday, the video is now available. Check it out here: www.youtube.com/live/LOakTZi...
Canada is in "in principle" in favour of a global roadmap to transition off fossil fuels — a position hard to square with PM Mark Carney's fossil fuel expansion plans at home. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/21/n...
Canada talks oil and gas transition abroad while doubling down on industry back home
The Carney government has tipped its hand, revealing its position on a key diplomatic sticking point at this year's UN climate summit — and it's hard to square with the Liberals' latest domestic moves...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Canada is in "in principle" in favour of a global roadmap to transition off fossil fuels — a position hard to square with PM Mark Carney's fossil fuel expansion plans at home. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/21/n...
The prospects for investment in new Canadian LNG and heavy oil export infrastructure are far from promising, both economically and environmentally, write @profkharrison.bsky.social & @simondonner.bsky.social. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/21/o...
Canada’s proposed oil and gas expansion is a risky bet – for the planet and our economy
Updated pledges before this year’s COP30 meeting in Brazil fell well short of what’s needed to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The prospects for investment in new Canadian LNG and heavy oil export infrastructure are far from promising, both economically and environmentally, write @profkharrison.bsky.social & @simondonner.bsky.social. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/21/o...
Reposted by Seth Klein
Push back to Ksi Lisim LNG is growing. Read about it in this latest post from @dogwoodbc.bsky.social
www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/epstein...
www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/epstein...
Epstein, Trump … and Mark Carney’s Ksi Lisims LNG
The scandal surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump is fueling backlash to an American-owned gas project in Canada, after Prime Minister Mark Carney
www.dogwoodbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Push back to Ksi Lisim LNG is growing. Read about it in this latest post from @dogwoodbc.bsky.social
www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/epstein...
www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/epstein...
If you missed my climate townhall with @avilewis.ca last Monday, the video is now available. Check it out here: www.youtube.com/live/LOakTZi...
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
If you missed my climate townhall with @avilewis.ca last Monday, the video is now available. Check it out here: www.youtube.com/live/LOakTZi...
Reposted by Seth Klein
New @dataforprogress.org polling shows a majority of US voters (55%) SUPPORT the phaseout of fossil fuels, including a majority of Dems (74%), voters under 45 (69%), and Independents (57%).
@governor.ca.gov @rokhanna.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social
@governor.ca.gov @rokhanna.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
New @dataforprogress.org polling shows a majority of US voters (55%) SUPPORT the phaseout of fossil fuels, including a majority of Dems (74%), voters under 45 (69%), and Independents (57%).
@governor.ca.gov @rokhanna.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social
@governor.ca.gov @rokhanna.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social
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Since 2024, I've been working w/ a team of young ppl fighting for a new federal jobs program: a Youth Climate Corps 💚
And with the release of Budget 2025, WE WON! 🙌 🥹
We're proud & hopeful, but it's complicated. 👀
Listen to my chat with @adamfwalsh.bsky.social for more
youtu.be/6mje1XxdSEE?...
And with the release of Budget 2025, WE WON! 🙌 🥹
We're proud & hopeful, but it's complicated. 👀
Listen to my chat with @adamfwalsh.bsky.social for more
youtu.be/6mje1XxdSEE?...
Youth Climate Corps Breaks Into Budget 2025
YouTube video by Social Justice Co-op of Newfoundland and Labrador
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Since 2024, I've been working w/ a team of young ppl fighting for a new federal jobs program: a Youth Climate Corps 💚
And with the release of Budget 2025, WE WON! 🙌 🥹
We're proud & hopeful, but it's complicated. 👀
Listen to my chat with @adamfwalsh.bsky.social for more
youtu.be/6mje1XxdSEE?...
And with the release of Budget 2025, WE WON! 🙌 🥹
We're proud & hopeful, but it's complicated. 👀
Listen to my chat with @adamfwalsh.bsky.social for more
youtu.be/6mje1XxdSEE?...
Push back to Ksi Lisim LNG is growing. Read about it in this latest post from @dogwoodbc.bsky.social
www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/epstein...
www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/epstein...
Epstein, Trump … and Mark Carney’s Ksi Lisims LNG
The scandal surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump is fueling backlash to an American-owned gas project in Canada, after Prime Minister Mark Carney
www.dogwoodbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Push back to Ksi Lisim LNG is growing. Read about it in this latest post from @dogwoodbc.bsky.social
www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/epstein...
www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/epstein...
Reposted by Seth Klein
My position is clear: I am unequivocally opposed to any new fossil fuel development — including LNG.
We must have the courage to say this to every government, of any stripe: if you’re building new pipelines or fossil infrastructure, this shall not pass.
#cdnpoli
We must have the courage to say this to every government, of any stripe: if you’re building new pipelines or fossil infrastructure, this shall not pass.
#cdnpoli
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
My position is clear: I am unequivocally opposed to any new fossil fuel development — including LNG.
We must have the courage to say this to every government, of any stripe: if you’re building new pipelines or fossil infrastructure, this shall not pass.
#cdnpoli
We must have the courage to say this to every government, of any stripe: if you’re building new pipelines or fossil infrastructure, this shall not pass.
#cdnpoli