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.
Biden beating Trudeau on climate leadership
Trudeau’s climate plans appear lacklustre and tepid in comparison to Biden's ambitious agenda, writes columnist Seth Klein.
Are Albertans ready for an honest conversation about the future of oil and gas?
"A key indicator that a government understands the climate emergency is a willingness to tell the truth," writes columnist Seth Klein. "In Alberta’s case, that doesn’t mean we have to shut down the oilsands tomorrow. But it does mean admitting the oil and gas sector needs to be carefully and thoughtfully managed for wind-down over the next 20 to 30 years."
Can the Alberta NDP tell a new climate story?
"I would dearly welcome the return of an Alberta NDP government in 2023," writes columnist Seth Klein. "But as someone who is deeply anxious about the climate emergency, I also wonder whether a second Notley government would be prepared to tackle the climate crisis more aggressively than during its first incarnation."
2030 is too late. We need stronger climate targets now
"This is a moment for the NDP and Bloc Québécois to use the powers and influence this minority Parliament affords them to demand improvements" to Canada's climate accountability legislation, writes Seth Klein.
Public far ahead of politics on climate emergency
Stunningly, 42 per cent believe climate change is now “an emergency,” while a further 20 per cent believe it will likely be an emergency within the next few years, for a combined total of 62 per cent.
The best of all policies: my wish for the ideal platform
Which platform tackles climate change and inequality?
A personal letter from Seth Klein
No other news publication in Canada gets the climate emergency like Canada's National Observer. No other Canadian daily media outlet is treating this crisis like the existential threat that it is.