The Justin Trudeau Climate Playbook Version 2.0 – Below 2C
Let’s roll forward to the 2019 COP25 climate talks in Madrid. Canada announced a few lofty climate goals: legislating a net-zero 2050 target, a just transition act, strengthening our 2030 commitments. Bravo!
But in the hallways and streets of Madrid, Canada was exposed as a climate laggard, ranking 55th out of the world’s 61 biggest countries in climate performance. Canada was also lambasted for approving new fossil fuel projects and promoting the expansion of the Alberta Tar Sands. And of course for the purchase and expansion of the Trans-Mountain pipeline.
And while newly-appointed climate Minister Wilkinson was telling the world that climate action is our number 1 priority, the approval of the Teck-Frontier mine was on everybody’s mind. Now back from Madrid, the Trudeau government will decide on the mega-project in the first three months of 2020.