Dear Friend,
It's been a tough couple of years and a tougher few weeks. We just marked
two years since the beginning of the pandemic in Canada. The Russian
invasion of Ukraine has horrified people around the world. And in the
middle of all this, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
released the second installment of its sixth report.
Its overall message could not be any clearer. Any delay in action to slow
climate change and to limit its impacts means we:
“ . . . WILL MISS A BRIEF AND RAPIDLY CLOSING WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO
SECURE A LIVEABLE AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR ALL.”
It's not good news and Elizabeth May's excellent speech in the House of
Commons [1] summed it up clearly for me. In many ways, this latest IPCC
report drives home the same message: our failure to take climate change
seriously and to act on it in an equally serious way is making the planet a
more dangerous place.
In the face of the IPCC findings, it can be tempting to give up. What can
we possibly do, individually and collectively, to make things better when
everything just seems to be getting worse? Well, a good start is to chip in
and help us support the work of our amazing Green MPs, Elizabeth and Mike
Morrice, as they make the case in parliament for real action on the climate
crisis.
SUPPORT OUR GREEN MPS [2]
As the Green Party Shadow Cabinet critic for Climate Change, I urge you not
to give up or get pessimistic. There are things we can do. There are things
that many of us have already been doing and need to keep doing. Some
examples:
* Initiatives to protect our natural environments, save our local forests
from destruction, and mitigate against further species loss.
* Increasing local food production.
* Building community resilience and educating the public about climate
change.
* Creating welcoming communities for individuals and communities impacted
by climate change. And keeping the pressure on government and industry to
take real action on climate change.
These initiatives matter. Government and industry are now being forced to
account for their inaction on climate. The climate emergency is now front
and centre and will never again be consigned to the back pages.
The latest greenwashing efforts by fossil fuel companies show how desperate
they've become to preserve the status quo. Some governments and companies
are even using the Russian invasion of Ukraine to push for expanding fossil
fuel production. Greens know that the only way to safeguard our energy
security and our environmental future is to invest in clean, renewable
energy.
The role of our resurgent Green Party is clear: We have to hold the
government to account for what it does and doesn't do and make sure that
Canada develops and implements policies to mitigate and adapt to climate
change. We take the IPCC's findings seriously. The time for action is now.
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Please help me and the other Shadow Cabinet members as we work with the
Green Party MPs to develop policies that create a liveable and sustainable
future for all the earth's inhabitants.
DR. IMRE SZEMAN, F.R.S.C.
Shadow Cabinet Critic for Climate Change
PS. Did you get a chance to watch the press conference [3] our leader Dr.
Amita Kutner and our two MP's Elizabeth May and Mike Morris held? The Green
Party has been front and center on the climate emergency. I'm so proud to
be part of this team and this party!
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