Break In Case Of Emergency podcast

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This episode aired on March 15 2025. Seth Klein joins host Erin Blondeau to talk about the 6 Markers of Climate Emergency Framework. Marker 1: Spend what it takes to win. Marker 2: Create new institutions to get the job done. Marker 3: Shift from voluntary & incentive-based policies to mandatory measures. Marker 4: Tell the truth about the severity of the crisis & communicate urgency. Marker 5: Leave no one behind. Marker 6: Indigenous rights & leadership are essential. Learn more: https://www.climateemergencyunit.ca/emergencymarkersframework About the 6 Markers of Climate Emergency We believe that it’s not too late to change the course of the climate emergency and prevent more catastrophic suffering. But to do this, we need the kind of transformational change not seen since the Second World War. We got a glimpse into emergency mode during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the government failed to sufficiently hit Marker 5 (leave no one behind.) As explained in Seth’s book, the Canadian government took extraordinary measures during the Second World War to ensure that it successfully navigated and confronted the rise of fascism. During the war, the government hit Markers 1 through 4 big time, and partially hit Marker 5. These war-time measures worked once, and can be used again to fight the most dangerous threat we have ever faced: the climate crisis. But, it can’t be overstated how important it is to expand on the war-time measures of WWII to empower historically excluded populations of today and nurture a more just society for our future generations. When asking people to enlist in a grand societal undertaking, we have to make a commitment to them that the society that will emerge from the other end of that effort will be more just and fair than the one they are leaving behind. Credits: Written and produced by Erin Blondeau and Doug Hamilton-Evans. Hosted by Erin Blondeau with special guest Seth Klein. Music by Anjali Appadurai. Audio editing by Blue Light Studios. Artwork by Geoff Smith. Learn more at climateemergencyunit.ca/podcast…

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Politics, pipelines, and the price of B.C.'s climate inaction (w/ Emiko Newman) 43:45

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This episode aired on February 19 2025. In this first episode of Break In Case of Emergency , host Erin Blondeau sits down with Emiko Newman, Coordinator of the BC Climate Emergency Campaign, to examine British Columbia's climate action record. Despite thinking of itself as a climate leader, BC received failing grades in a recent progress report that evaluated the province's response to the climate emergency. Emiko breaks down why BC's emissions have increased while the European Union has achieved a 36% reduction below 1990 levels, and how BC's commitment to liquefied natural gas (LNG) expansion undermines its climate goals and directly contributes to rising costs through increased utility bills and climate disaster impacts. Break In Case of Emergency is a podcast about mobilizing Canada for the climate crisis, focused on audacious climate solutions rooted in justice and workers' rights. Written and produced by Erin Blondeau, Doug Hamilton-Evans and Emiko Newman. Music by Anjali Appadurai. Audio editing by Blue Light Studios. Artwork by Geoff Smith. Learn more at climateemergencyunit.ca/podcast…

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The Ontario Snap Election Guide (w/ Bushra Asghar, Zoe Keary-Matzner, and Karishma Porwal) 49:25

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This episode aired on February 19 2025. In this timely episode, host Erin Blondeau discusses Ontario's surprise early election with climate organizers Bushra Asghar, Zoe Keary-Matzner, and Karishma Porwal, coming up on February 27 . The conversation unpacks Doug Ford's political strategy of calling an election 16 months early while positioning himself as a “patriotic” leader in response to Trump's tariff threats. The discussion analyzes each provincial party's climate record and positions in Ontario. Zoe provides an update on her landmark youth-led climate lawsuit against the Ontario government, now potentially heading to the Supreme Court of Canada. Bushra, Zoe and Karishma also critically examine Ford's "Ontario Corps" volunteer disaster response program, contrasting it with their vision for a properly funded Youth Climate Corps that would create meaningful climate jobs. Throughout, they explore whether climate concerns are resonating with voters amid competing crises of housing affordability, healthcare, and inflation - arguing that these issues are fundamentally interconnected. Produced by Erin Blondeau and Doug Hamilton-Evans, featuring Bushra Asghar, Karishma Porwal, Zoe Keary-Matzner. Music by Anjali Appadurai. Audio editing by Blue Light Studios. Artwork by Geoff Smith. Learn more at climateemergencyunit.ca/podcast Learn more about the Youth Climate Corps Read the Youth Climate Corps campaign's statement on Ford's volunteer Ontario Corps program…

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Preview: Meet two of your hosts from the Climate Emergency Unit 9:32

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This episode aired on February 14 2025. In this special preview episode, join Emiko Newman and Erin Blondeau for a conversation about the origins of the Break In Case of Emergency podcast and the Climate Emergency Unit. Erin and Emiko discuss why the CEU team decided to embark on this podcast journey, touching on Seth Klein's climate book “A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency”, which sparked the formation of the Climate Emergency Unit and inspired this podcast. Produced by Erin Blondeau, featuring Emiko Newman. Music by Anjali Appadurai. Audio editing by Bluelight Studios. Artwork by Geoff Smith. Learn more at climateemergencyunit.ca/podcast…

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Trailer: The climate crisis touches everything (w/ Anjali Appadurai & Erin Blondeau) 1:41

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