Exploring fair climate policy for Canada in the global context
Countries around the world are taking up the “Net-0 challenge”, including ours. Why isn’t it common knowledge that Canada is already Net-0, or likely better, a net carbon sink today? Humans add (emit) ~40BT Co2 to the atmosphere each year, half of which is subtracted (removed/absorbed) by lands and oceans, leaving ~20BT/year. That is the … Read more
Canadians are told time and again that climate change is an existential challenge requiring “emergency” action. We are also told humanity is the source of the problem, producing more CO2 than the world’s lands and waters can consume. Governments around the world, including Canada, are committing to manage atmospheric CO2 while adopting “net-zero” as a … Read more
In successive Throne Speeches the Trudeau Government has declared that climate change is the defining challenge of our time and promised, in Bill C12 introduced November 19, 2020, to legislate Net-0 emissions by 2050. It is curious however that our PM has not shared with us where Canada is today so that we can understand … Read more