Seth Klein
@sethdklein.bsky.social
Past Team Lead, Climate Emergency Unit; author of "A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency"; columnist w/ Canada's National Observer; former social justice think tank director https://www.sethklein.ca https://sethdklein.substack.com
Canada’s promises to capture carbon span almost 20 years, with little to show for it. Great piece from @thenarwhal.ca thenarwhal.ca/canada-carbo...
For 20 years, Canada’s leaders have promised a carbon capture fix | The Narwhal
It’s expensive and unproven at scale. From Stephen Harper to Mark Carney, Canadian politicians have made promises on carbon capture — yet to be delivered
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"Over the weekend, while Canadians across the country are dealing with raging wildfires & the aftermath of severe flooding & heatwaves, PM Carney quietly moved forward with his oil pipeline plans." Statement by @jflevin.bsky.social @environmentaldefence.ca: environmentaldefence.ca/2026/08/04/p...
PM Carney proceeding at breakneck pace with West Coast Pipeline - Environmental Defence
Statement by Julia Levin, Associate Director, National Climate, Environmental Defence Over the weekend, while Canadians across the country are dealing
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News yesterday from my home province. 😥 vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/04/d...
'War zone': 230 homes destroyed by Okanagan wildfire
The chief of the Okanagan Indian Band says about 230 homes have been destroyed by a raging wildfire near Vernon, B.C. Dan Wilson said the homes of 30 band members and 200 non-band homes have been dest...
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Controversial West Coast pipeline one step closer to being fast-tracked www.nationalobserver.com/2026/08/04/n...
Controversial West Coast pipeline one step closer to being fast-tracked
The federal government gave notice that it intends to designate the West Coast pipeline proposal for fast-tracking under the Building Canada Act which could make it the first project to achieve specia...
nationalobserver.com
"Fossil fuels are fanning the flames of this crisis. Expansion must stop. More coal, oil and gas will lead to a more combustible future. Unless we act – to protect people and tackle the root cause of the crisis – the dangers will become deadlier still.” - UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Wildfires Rage Across 2 Continents as Shell Posts ‘Scandalous’ $9.8B Quarterly Profit www.theenergymix.com/wildfires-ra...
Wildfires Rage Across 2 Continents as Shell Posts ‘Scandalous’ $9.8B Quarterly Profit
As devastating wildfires continue to burn across swaths of Canada, the United States, and Europe, oil major Shell posted $9.8 billion in second quarter profits, more than double its earnings from this...
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Premier Eby: the message is undeniable. While BC burns, your government is being asked to lead. Our open letter signed by former BC NDP MLAs, MPs, Indigenous leaders, and experts demands a recommitment to climate action. Read our press release & the open letter bcclimateemergency.ca/press-releas...
"Fossil fuels are fanning the flames of this crisis. Expansion must stop. More coal, oil and gas will lead to a more combustible future. Unless we act – to protect people and tackle the root cause of the crisis – the dangers will become deadlier still.” - UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Wildfires Rage Across 2 Continents as Shell Posts ‘Scandalous’ $9.8B Quarterly Profit www.theenergymix.com/wildfires-ra...
Wildfires Rage Across 2 Continents as Shell Posts ‘Scandalous’ $9.8B Quarterly Profit
As devastating wildfires continue to burn across swaths of Canada, the United States, and Europe, oil major Shell posted $9.8 billion in second quarter profits, more than double its earnings from this...
theenergymix.com
The signatories to our open letter are growing! We're grateful to the following individuals for adding their names: -Lisa Marie Barron, former BC NDP MP -Corky Evans, former BC NDP MLA -Leah Main, Councillor, Village of Silverton -Tom Perry, former BC NDP MLA -Wayne Stetski, former BC NDP MP
BC Climate Emergency Campaign@bcclimateemergency.bsky.social · 3w agoWe just sent an open letter to Premier Eby & the BC NDP signed by more than a dozen former BC-based NDP MLAs, MPs, Indigenous leaders, labour & community leaders. The letter expresses serious concerns about governmental backsliding on climate action. Read the letter: bit.ly/4vvJHfZ #bcpoli
"The delayed roll-out means we are going through another summer without YCC placements, despite brutally high youth unemployment, an urgent need to deploy renewable power & to retrofit buildings, and yet another summer of climate-induced extreme weather events."
Sharing my latest newsletter: Where is the Carney government's promised Youth Climate Corps? open.substack.com/pub/sethdkle...
Where is the Carney government's promised Youth Climate Corps?
Update on federal budget's YCC pledge.
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Kudos to @onecityvan.bsky.social councillor @lucymaloney.bsky.social for having the courage of her convictions. The others were weather-vanes on this one. vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
Real estate: Vancouver council rejects controversial 'villages' plan, citing public backlash
Vancouver council's ABC-majority council rejected the villages plan Tuesday, a controversial proposal from the city's planning department
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Kudos to @onecityvan.bsky.social councillor @lucymaloney.bsky.social for having the courage of her convictions. The others were weather-vanes on this one. vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
Real estate: Vancouver council rejects controversial 'villages' plan, citing public backlash
Vancouver council's ABC-majority council rejected the villages plan Tuesday, a controversial proposal from the city's planning department
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Sharing my latest newsletter: Where is the Carney government's promised Youth Climate Corps? open.substack.com/pub/sethdkle...
Where is the Carney government's promised Youth Climate Corps?
Update on federal budget's YCC pledge.
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My latest column in out in @nationalobserver.com, asking "Where is Carney's promised Youth Climate Corps?" www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/28/o...
Where is Carney’s promised Youth Climate Corps?
The budget said it would commence with the 2026 fiscal year (which started April 1). We are now more than a quarter into that fiscal year with no YCC program launch and no details have been forthcomin...
nationalobserver.com
Last November's federal budget said a YCC would commence with the 2026 fiscal year (which started April 1). It was the only climate bright spot in an otherwise dismal budget. We are now more than a quarter into that fiscal year with no YCC program launch and no details have been forthcoming.
Where is Carney’s promised Youth Climate Corps?
The budget said it would commence with the 2026 fiscal year (which started April 1). We are now more than a quarter into that fiscal year with no YCC program launch and no details have been forthcomin...
nationalobserver.com
“Every day this pilot is delayed is another day young people are denied meaningful work, communities lose desperately needed climate resilience, & public trust is eroded. It’s a stark reminder that this govt has chosen to leave young Canadians behind when they should be investing in our future”
Seth Klein@sethdklein.bsky.social · last wk.Last November's federal budget said a YCC would commence with the 2026 fiscal year (which started April 1). It was the only climate bright spot in an otherwise dismal budget. We are now more than a quarter into that fiscal year with no YCC program launch and no details have been forthcoming.
Last November's federal budget said a YCC would commence with the 2026 fiscal year (which started April 1). It was the only climate bright spot in an otherwise dismal budget. We are now more than a quarter into that fiscal year with no YCC program launch and no details have been forthcoming.
Where is Carney’s promised Youth Climate Corps?
The budget said it would commence with the 2026 fiscal year (which started April 1). We are now more than a quarter into that fiscal year with no YCC program launch and no details have been forthcomin...
nationalobserver.com
Where is Carney’s promised Youth Climate Corps? My latest column out today in Canada’s National Observer www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/28/o...
Where is Carney’s promised Youth Climate Corps?
The budget said it would commence with the 2026 fiscal year (which started April 1). We are now more than a quarter into that fiscal year with no YCC program launch and no details have been forthcomin...
nationalobserver.com
Where is Carney’s promised Youth Climate Corps? My latest column out today in Canada’s National Observer www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/28/o...
Where is Carney’s promised Youth Climate Corps?
The budget said it would commence with the 2026 fiscal year (which started April 1). We are now more than a quarter into that fiscal year with no YCC program launch and no details have been forthcomin...
nationalobserver.com
“Frontlines of a Burning World”: Climate Change-Fueled “Megafires” Sweep Europe & North America www.democracynow.org/2026/7/27/fi...
“Frontlines of a Burning World”: Climate Change-Fueled “Megafires” Sweep Europe & North America
France and Spain are battling catastrophic wildfires that have forced more than 350,000 people to evacuate their homes. The fires began in the southwest of France on Wednesday before spreading to Spai...
democracynow.org
Thoughtful piece on how a Rent to Own program could benefit hard working families in BC, in @thetyee.ca today. More below! 👇
“Frontlines of a Burning World”: Climate Change-Fueled “Megafires” Sweep Europe & North America www.democracynow.org/2026/7/27/fi...
“Frontlines of a Burning World”: Climate Change-Fueled “Megafires” Sweep Europe & North America
France and Spain are battling catastrophic wildfires that have forced more than 350,000 people to evacuate their homes. The fires began in the southwest of France on Wednesday before spreading to Spai...
democracynow.org
Hello Bluesky followers. It's 6 months since I launched my Substack newsletter. Have a look at what I've written & shared in that time. 👇 If you aren't yet a subscriber, I invite you to sign up for free. And if you enjoy the posts, please consider becoming a paid subscriber sethdklein.substack.com
Seth Klein / Emergency Measures | Substack
Seth Klein is a writer, policy researcher & climate campaigner. In this newsletter, you can expect regular columns and posts about the crises we face and solutions that aim to confront these emergenci...
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“'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies have only one true fix.” The headline that shouldn't have shocked me. @chrishatch.bsky.social on the radical idea of headlines that simply told a basic truth. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/27/o...
The headline that shouldn't have shocked me
It is remarkably rare that a news story about climate impacts actually mentions climate change. Rarer still are the stories that pinpoint fossil fuels as its primary cause. To do so in a headline is v...
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Hello Bluesky followers. It's 6 months since I launched my Substack newsletter. If you aren't yet a subscriber, I invite you to sign up for free. And if you enjoy the posts, please consider becoming a paid subscriber: open.substack.com/pub/sethdkle...
Six months in, how’s it going?
Newsletter update, stats, and a couple pitches
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