The snail’s pace of action in this year’s federal budget on climate is out of step with the urgency of the climate and income inequality crises.
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In its decision, the Supreme Court of Canada recognized the gravity of climate change and upheld the idea that Parliament has the authority to act on matters of “peace, order and good government.”
Several countries have made pledges to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to zero by mid-century. But new research finds the remaining carbon budget will be depleted before we get there.
None of Canada’s past climate targets or plans has been credible. But the math on the latest plan, which relies on a steadily increasing carbon price, could have Canada meet its 2030 goal.
The Paris Agreement set countries on a path to limit global warming. Five years on, some progress has been made, but not enough. Decarbonizing the economy will take leadership and imagination.
If Canada began to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by about four per cent per year, we could still meet our 2030 climate targets.
Canada is already behind on tackling climate change and catching up will be expensive, but relying on carbon capture technologies is risky and expensive.
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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climate campaigner
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Professeur titulaire (constitutionnel, municipal, environnement, droits humains), L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Full Professor, Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Director of Research and Lecturer - Grantham Institute Climate Change & the Environment, Imperial College London
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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PhD Student, Global Governance program at the Balsillie School for International Affairs, University of Waterloo
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Assistant Professor, Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures, University of Leeds
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Canada Research Chair, Climate Change, Energy and Sustainability, University of Regina
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Professor of Industrial Engineering & Assistant Vice-President, International, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor of Energy Policy, Member of Fuel Poverty Evidence and Trustee of the Fuel Poverty Research Network, Sheffield Hallam University
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Director, Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, Queen's University, Ontario
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