Hello Friend,
Canada is a repeat offender. Since the Kyoto Protocol was signed - 25 years
ago - Canada has met _NONE_ of its global climate action commitments.
It is strange that we would now be rewarded with hosting an international
conference meant to address a biodiversity crisis that stems from the same
economic madness that caused the climate emergency. Yet, here we are. Will
our leaders now be willing to go beyond the rhetoric to truly address them?
It's doubtful.
Our previous and current governments have become experts at breaking their
promises, with disastrous consequences for much more than our country's
reputation. Let's be clear: Prime Minister Trudeau's failure to show face
during the recent United Nations climate COP27 meeting in Egypt - which our
own MP Mike Morrice attended [1] - will hardly be compensated for by his
presence this week at the biodiversity COP15 in Montréal.
The truth is that Justin Trudeau's Liberals did far worse during the recent
COP27 than not showing up. While Minister Guilbeault was in Egypt, his
colleague, the natural resources minister, Jonathan Wilkinson, told the
House that the "global shift to a low-carbon future can be accomplished
without phasing out Canada's oil and gas sector." He went further, claiming
that "the cause of climate change is not fossil fuels themselves, but the
carbon emissions associated with producing and burning them." Is that why
the Liberals accepted bids for MORE oil exploration off the coast of
Newfoundland while COP27 was being held?
Like other Liberal ministers, our Minister of Environment, Steven
Guilbeault, likes to point out that while we could do more, we are already
doing a lot and that progress is underway.
Sorry, Steven - that's just not good enough. The lack of commitment and
choice of unethical practices have resulted in Canada being ranked as the
worst polluter of the G7 countries.
Our Green MPs, Elizabeth and Mike, are fighting for a credible climate
plan that includes a just transition. We need your support now to help make
that happen [2].
DONATE [2]
When your government buys a pipeline that violates Indigenous rights and
threatens endangered marine species, approves deep sea drilling projects,
and greenlights new exploration projects _DURING _COP27, you'll have to
excuse us for not taking you seriously anymore. That would be the
equivalent of hosting an international conference on biodiversity while
allowing foreign companies to violate Indigenous rights to clear-cut
fragile old-growth forests in some of Canada's most ecologically valuable
territories and watering down forestry trade regulations [3]… oh, wait.
Canada's obvious hypocrisy would be comical were it not so deadly. Our
country's twin failures to reduce our fossil fuel production and protect
biomes that are critical to the planet's ecological balance do more than
put us on the wrong side of history. They perpetuate the global inequality
we, and other global north nations, have benefited from for so long. And it
kills Canadians, as well as people all over the world. In 2022 alone,
devastating floods in Pakistan, droughts in China and Europe, heat waves
and stronger hurricanes and storms have affected millions. Last year over
600 people died in the historic heat wave in B.C.
There is no doubt that we are losing precious time under the joint
'leadership' of the Liberals and NDP. They are as obsessed with oil as the
Conservatives. WHILE CANADIANS STRUGGLE WITH PUTTING FOOD ON THE TABLE AND
PAYING THEIR RENT, THE TRUDEAU-SINGH ALLIANCE CONTINUES TO HAND OUT
BILLIONS IN SUBSIDIES TO THE PRIVATELY-OWNED FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY PILLAGING
OUR NATURAL RESOURCES.
Let's once again be clear: the 'net-zero by 2050' is not enough to limit
global warming to 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius. We need to be net-negative as
early as possible, and for that, we need to reduce our emissions by 60
percent by 2030, and to peak before 2025.
As COP15 is underway, the Green Party of Canada calls on the Canadian
government not to stonewall or drop the ball.
Elizabeth, Jonathan and Rainbow Eyes will be at COP15 showcasing Green
leadership on biodiversity and climate. We have an ambitious plan we want
to move forward with your support. [2]
DONATE [2]It's time to commit to the phase out of fossil fuels and an
ambitious plan to restore and protect large swathes of ecologically-rich
Canadian territory in agreement with Indigenous Canadians.
To address the concerns raised above, the Green Party of Canada proposes a
just transition plan that includes:
* The immediate cancellation of all new fossil fuel projects such as the
Trans Mountain Expansion and Bay du Nord drilling project, along with a
full commitment to phasing out existing projects;
* A ban on fracking;
* An immediate end to all producer fossil fuel subsidies with a greater
investment in renewable energy production and decreasing inequalities;
* Support for fossil fuel industry workers to retrain and for their
families as they transition to more sustainable industries, and alternative
models of support for those who are unable to transition such as early
retirement funds, etc;
* An ambitious conservation program designating large percentages of the
Canadian territory for restoration and protection, with the consent of
Indigenous Canadians and a transparent and independent oversight and
tracking mechanism.
GREEN PARTY OF CANADA
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