Canadian prime minster Mark Carney is not the climate guy you thought | Seth Klein

While Canada may be clinging to fossil fuels, much of the world is moving onCasual international observers would be forgiven for assuming Canada is in the comforting hands of a climate champ. After all, while climate policy rollbacks reign supreme in Donald Trump’s America, Canada is now led by a man who, while serving as governor of the Bank of England, delivered a celebrated 2015 speech, “”, warning the global investment community of the financial risks of climate change; who went on to serve as ; and whose 2022 book Value(s) had much to say about the “existential threat” of climate change. A man who recently dazzled the world with his on how middle powers can stand up to global bullies.Look, we get it. Next to the US president, Carney seems so debonair, thoughtful and calm – a lifeline of stability in a volatile new world.Seth Klein is a Canadian climate writer and activist, author of the book , and former team lead of the . His newsletter can be found .