Hello Friend,

Days ago, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
confirmed what we've known for a long time: CLIMATE CHANGE IS HERE, IT IS
CAUSED BY HUMANS AND WE NEED URGENT ACTION to limit the most severe impacts
of a warming planet.

THE IPCC REPORT WAS VERY HARD TO READ. It told us that a certain amount of
global warming is locked in, along with its impacts: sea levels will
continue to rise, and Arctic ice will continue to melt. These changes will
continue to endanger our communities with more intense and frequent weather
and climate-related events like floods, forest fires, drought, and
hurricanes.

After reading a report like this one, I know it is tempting to despair. BUT
DESPAIR AND INACTION ARE NOT AN OPTION.

NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO LOSE HOPE. NOW IS THE TIME TO STRENGTHEN OUR
RESOLVE. WILL YOU STEP UP AND HELP GREENS WORK FOR REAL CLIMATE ACTION? [1]


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We can still protect our planet and prevent the worst impacts of global
warming. But it's up to us to make sure it happens.

THE IPCC FINDINGS CONTAIN RAYS OF HOPE AND A CONCRETE DIRECTIVE: cut global
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in half by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050
and we can limit global warming. Every incremental amount matters, and the
great news is we already have the technology and policy solutions to
accomplish this.

By banning fracking, cancelling all new pipeline and oil and gas
exploration projects, launching a Just Transition for fossil fuel workers,
building a national renewable energy corridor, undertaking deep retrofits,
and making strong investments in renewable energy and cleantech, we can
dramatically reduce GHG emissions. And what's more, doing all this will
create a competitive green economy for Canada and the sustainable, green
jobs of the future.

WHAT’S MISSING IS THE POLITICAL WILL.

Under successive governments, Canada has never met a target for reducing
GHG emissions and we continue to be a top three GHG emitter globally per
capita. However, failure in the past does not have to mean failure in the
future. CANADA CAN STILL BECOME A GLOBAL LEADER ON CLIMATE ACTION with a
concrete plan on a scale that matches this challenge (you can read more on
the report here [2]).

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I WILL CONTINUE TO ACT. I AM NOT LOSING HOPE. During the pandemic, people
in Canada have proven we are able to act with determination and ambition. I
know that we can take that same spirit to come together across the country
to support a national action plan on the climate.

There is hope yet and we will seize it.

Annamie Paul
Leader of the Green Party of Canada

P.S. IT’S UP TO US TO STAVE OFF THE WORST CONSEQUENCES OF THE CLIMATE
CRISIS. CAN YOU CHIP IN TO HELP US REACH OUR $25,000 GOAL, AND TO HELP
GREENS TAKE OUR GREEN RECOVERY PLAN TO OTTAWA? EVERY DOLLAR HELPS! [1]

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