Seth Klein
Columnist | Vancouver |
English
About Seth Klein
Seth Klein is the team lead and director of strategy with the Climate Emergency Unit. Prior to that, he served for 22 years as the founding director of the British Columbia office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), Canada’s foremost social justice think tank. He is now a freelance policy consultant, speaker, researcher and writer, and author of A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency. Seth is an adjunct professor with Simon Fraser University’s urban studies program and remains a research associate with the CCPA’s B.C. office.
This new Parliament holds the nation’s climate fate in its hands
For all of us who listen to the dire warnings of scientists, we know this new Parliament has our fate in its hands, writes columnist Seth Klein.
Why tackling inequality and the climate crisis must go hand-in-hand
As we enter the final days of this election, is it my strong conviction that any convincing climate plan must also be tied to a compelling plan to tackle inequality and enhance tax fairness, writes Seth Klein.
If you want your vote to help the climate, here are the questions you need to ask
We are in a climate emergency, and Canada's dominant parties remain fixated, for the most part, on market-based “solutions” inherently unable to meet the task at hand at the speed and scale required, writes columnist Seth Klein.
In a climate emergency election, find your climate justice champion
The Parliament we elect Sept. 20 will hold our climate fate in its hands, writes columnist Seth Klein.
Time to ban fossil fuel advertising
Canada banned cigarette advertising. Why do we allow fossil fuel ads to carry on? That's what columnist Seth Klein wants to know.
B.C. is in a state of climate emergency with no emergency plan
As the crisis manifests, it’s time the provincial government gave its climate plan a reboot, writes columnist Seth Klein.
Can Jonathan Wilkinson be our C.D. Howe?
Columnist Seth Klein takes a look at what it means to occupy a pivotal cabinet post in a time of emergency.
The case for a Youth Climate Corps in Canada
In the Second World War, young Canadians deferred their studies and delayed careers to enlist. Today, a new generation of young people needs a way to meet the climate emergency, writes columnist Seth Klein.
Time to stop playing nice with fossil fuel companies
Canada’s leading “natural” gas companies seek to impede electrification, writes columnist Seth Klein.
Feds need to treat climate crisis like a national emergency
As last week’s budget made clear, the money is simply not yet forthcoming to realize our critical climate goals, writes columnist Seth Klein.