The associations’ three-part prescription to anyone seeking election to Parliament this fall: Develop “effective and evidence-based climate action plans that demonstrate how Canada will achieve the emission reductions needed to do its fair share to keep global warming below 1.5°C”, fund the transition off carbon for vulnerable industries, and give health care institutions, public health units, and communities the funding and coordination they need to prepare for climate impacts.
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Colossal Fossils Plot 35% Oil Production Increase Through 2030 – The Energy Mix
“If we were serious about addressing climate change we would leave some oil in the ground, so there is a scramble among big oil companies to make sure their assets are not the ones left stranded,” said Oxford University economist Dieter Helm. “Their answer is to pump as much as they can, while they still can, to keep delivering shareholder dividends. But the problem for the rest of us is that they are going to produce far more oil and gas than is consistent with the Paris Agreement.”
“Rather than planning an orderly decline in production, they are doubling down and acting like there is no climate crisis,” agreed Oil Change International Senior Research Analyst Lorne Stockman. “This presents us with a simple choice: shut them down or face extreme climate disruption.”
Imagining Northern BC Without Oil and Gas | The Tyee
Experts interviewed by The Tyee about the transition to a post-carbon
economy tended to make three points: It’s possible. It likely won’t be
comfortable. And it’s going to take a lot of political will.
economy tended to make three points: It’s possible. It likely won’t be
comfortable. And it’s going to take a lot of political will.
Marc Lee, senior economist with the B.C.
office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, says how easily
we transition depends on how quickly we begin to move quickly to slash
emissions.
“If you’re trying to get to zero next year,
it’s going to be disruptive,” he says. “If you have two to three
decades as the period to manage that transition, then it shouldn’t be a
problem.” A 30-year transition — with steady progress during that period
— puts us in line with current predictions for avoiding catastrophic
climate change, he added.
The Macdonald Bridge “Blanket Girl” speaks: I’m 17 years old, and people are threatening to kill me
I do feel like the video was taken out of context, but I also know this isn’t just about the video. And it’s not even really about me. People need to take anger out on someone, and as a young Indigenous girl I think I represent things that they feel angry about.
People can see a meme if they want, or they can see that a young girl is able to speak up for what she believes in. They can appreciate the fact that I’m so passionate when so many people aren’t. That I’m able to stand with my people and for my people. I’m proud of all of those things.
I want all girls and young women to know that you can speak out for what you believe in. I want people to know that sometimes when you’re fighting you don’t do everything perfectly, but you can still stand up. I want young people being bullied to know that even when you go through something like I’m going through now, you can go and hide and let the hate get to you, or you can keep holding your head up high.
I’m a young woman who fights for my community, for the water, and for your future.
And I’m not going to stop.
1 year after B.C. pipeline explosion, First Nation still waiting for answers | CBC News
A year after a natural gas pipeline exploded near Prince
George, B.C., the people who felt their homes shake are still waiting
for answers about what exactly went wrong and what can be done to
prevent future incidents.
George, B.C., the people who felt their homes shake are still waiting
for answers about what exactly went wrong and what can be done to
prevent future incidents.
Approximately 100 Lheidli T’enneh
residents in the community of Shelley, 15 kilometres northeast of Prince
George, fled their homes as a precaution after the explosion.