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Winfield, Mark. 2022. How the War in Ukraine Will Shape Canada’s Energy Policy—and Climate Change
. The Conversation.
Mark Winfield is a professor of Environmental and Urban Change, York University. The progression of climate change can be seen in relation to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. The main claim of this reading is that the outcomes of wars can have everlasting effects on globalization and the norms that are currently adopted. Although this invasion has deterred people from focusing their attention on the pandemic or the Climate Crisis,
its effects of will result in changes to the climate. Energy security because of the war is having negative effects on Europe. Their dependence on the Russian oil and gas sector has threatened Europe’s energy security. This also relates to Canadas influence in the energy sector because they are more likely to receive pressure from other countries to export their natural gasses and oil, but this does not align with their climate commitments. This reading was assigned because it shows how war relates to climate change. Many countries have had to adapt to the changes as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It has
led many countries like Canada to reconsider their role in the natural gas industry. This connects to another reading from this week as this article relates to building a healthy environment and economy. The environmental commitments that have been announced and stated on the Government of Canada website aims to reduce their emissions for a more prosperous and clean country. Canadas ambitions for clean air will not be attained if the pressures from outside countries to export their non-renewables are taken into effect. Both readings show the contrast between the impact of global
