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

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