I cant believe how bad this is…
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- Published on Sunday, 29 November -0001 16:00
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Paov,
Today, Trudeau unveiled Canada’s new emissions reduction plan — and there’s a big problem.1
Despite a clear need to phase out fossil fuels, this plan assumes that oil and gas production in Canada will expand — with tar sands expansion expected to increase by a million barrels per day by 2030.
On top of that, while all of Canada is expected to reduce emissions by 40% by 2030, the fossil fuel industry is expected to only reach 30% reductions. That’s 10% less than the rest of the country. And, tax payers will be on the hook for financing the industry’s emissions reduction measures.
Plans like this are eating up the precious years we have left to phase out our dependence on fossil fuels and shift to a green energy economy. If the Trudeau government is serious about taking action on the climate emergency, they need to get moving on an ambitious Just Transition Act that works for people and the planet. Help make sure they get this message by making your submission to Natural Resources Canada’s public consultation on Canada’s Just Transition.
Once again, the Trudeau government has put forward a plan... that fails to meet the urgency of the climate emergency. They seem to be more interested in propping up the fossil fuel industry and false climate solutions than making the kind of big investments we need in real solutions.
Imagine if the government actually took this as an opportunity to kickstart a major retraining program for oil and gas workers; announce massive funding for community-led renewable energy projects; or embolden Indigenous-led climate solutions.
All this and so much more is possible with a Just Transition Act that rapidly transitions us off fossil fuels while investing in workers and communities. Let’s make sure that the government hears from us. Use our one-click tool to make a submission to the public consultation process on a Just Transition.
Together, we’ve made over 7,000 submissions to the government portal. Let’s try and get to over 10,000 by the end of the week. We know that Big Oil has been trying to hijack this public process, but luckily, we’ve got people power on our side and, if enough of us speak up, we can drown out Big Oil’s attempts to undermine Canada’s Just Transition plans.
Onwards,
Atiya
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