Civic Issues In Canada

We once lived in a world lush and plentiful where we enjoyed all the natural resources peacefully. However at the beginning of the industrial revolution more people moved to the cities therefore increasing their dependency load. Fastforward to today and the world has seen a drastic change in the loss of natural resources as well as a number of health related illnesses like asthma. This is mainly due to the effects from carbon pollution, greenhouse gases and global warming. Canada as a country is thought of as environmentally aware and progressive. Actually has many issues regarding this topic and if it is not taken care of it will affect the future of the nation. I care about this topic because it has to

The government responsible to take charge for this issue are global, federal and provincial. As a planet, we must coalesce with each other to find solutions to preserving the planet. World leaders are meeting with each other, discussing ways to fix the damages humans created. The government of Canada is dedicated on working with leaders all over the world to make changes that will help resolve the effects of climate change. Also, Canada is committed to supporting and helping out third world countries who need help in accommodating to the effects of climate change. Investments are being made to reduce emissions as well. The government of Canada and its provinces and territories are uniting together to encounter the effects of climate change. They aim on federal funding, the flexibility to design their own carbon pricing policies on putting a price on carbon and reducing carbon pollution.

A major role in climate change is electricity; the burning of fossil fuels, so I would pass laws to cut back on the burning of coal and other such fossil fuels, and instead switch to other reliable sources such as nuclear or solar power. This would be effective because the burning of fossil fuels would releases vast amounts of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and other greenhouse gases, which contribute to climate change, so cutting back on these could slow down global warming. This could not be possible because fossil fuels are cheaper than other sources, but luckily Ontario has already banned all coal factories.

Some research shows that climate change is a load of crap. Climate change is a natural event that occurs in cycles of warmings and ice ages, some examples of which are: ice age about 10000 years ago; Mediterranean see froze to ice a few centuries ago; Sea shell in the Artic Ocean suggest a period of warming. The spontaneous worldwide eruption of volcanoes and peak of meteorite and asteroid activity during the dinosaur era would bring more damage to climate that we humans. This year winter in Toronto lasted until April rather than February – where’s the global warming? These so called “scientists” create speculations of these so called “global warming”, “carbon foot print” etc. and conduct these so called “researches” to continue being financed and receive guaranteed income. On the other hand, United Nations is a organization filled with a bunch of bias bureaucrats. In other words, the chain of bureaucrats between the investing party and the so called “Climate Fund” pocket a good chunk of the monetary funds before they even reach the over exaggerated or even non-existing issue. Other examples include excessive and unnecessary spending on “infrastructure” and “job creation”. Rona Ambrose, interim leader of Conservative Party Canada brings up a few good points on unnecessary spending, what she referred to as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s

The following paper will provide an overview of Canada’s current climate change policy, under the Trudeau administration. Then, an overview of the climate change policy for the Trump administration will be introduced. Finally, Canada’s options in the face of these circumstances will be introduced, along with the decision that should be made for Canada’s future policy on climate change.

The Kyoto Protocol does not benefit Canada because it is unfair and too costly. The countries involved are not treated fairly, especially Canada. Some of the world’s largest polluters, such as China and India, are exempt from the first half of the Protocol and large polluters such as the US didn't choose to ratify the agreement. Secondly, Kyoto allows some industrialized countries, such as Russia and New Zealand, to make no cuts, and even permits some places, like Iceland, to emit more greenhouse gasses (Torrie and Parfett et al.). Finally, Canada will need to provide developing countries with funding to help them reach their reduction goals ("Canada's Kyoto Protocol Targets and Obligations"). Canada has more to lose with the Protocol than other countries and many other countries are not giving any funding at all. Every country that is signed on to the Kyoto agreement should be treated equally, and there should be no exceptions. For these reasons, the Kyoto Protocol will have little effect on the earth’s

Stephane Dion (2007) published a summary of the liberal party’s proposal intended to decrease the carbon emissions in Canada. The liberal party suggested making the carbon emissions reduction not only a governmental concern but also the businesses need to get involved. This proposal recommended having a targeted goal so that all the businesses can be on the same page. The industries that would respect these new regulations and reduce their carbon emissions would be recognized and those that do not would be penalized. The party believed that the long-term positive effects outweigh socially and economically the negative impacts. The liberal party was certain that this new plan took into account the human lives threaten by climate change. Reading this article, the question that arose is: would this plan affect the economy of the country if applied?

It has been clear to many that Prime Minister Stephen Harper possessed a hostile perspective towards climate change issues, in contrast to previous Conservative Prime Ministers (i.e. Brian Mulroney). Mulroney made the environment a high priority within his cabinet and on the policy agenda (Healy, 2008). His government developed a first ever Green Plan, and Canada was the first industrialized country to ratify the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), under which the Kyoto Protocol was developed (Healy,

In recent years, Canada’s lack of climate action at the federal level has damaged our international reputation. With the UN climate talks in Paris, Canada has an opportunity to step up and take meaningful climate action and be viewed as a climate leader on the

2007 – A speech from the Throne is given outlining the need for climate leadership. In response, 180 municipalities in B.C sign the Charter.

On December 15, 2011, the Government of Canada authoritatively told the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that Canada would practice its legitimate right to formally pull back from the Kyoto Protocol. The Environment Minister, Peter Kent, was the one who announced this. The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement connected to the UNFCCC that sets internationally binding greenhouse gas reduction targets for each country that is in the agreement. There are a lot of benefits as to why Canada should stay in the agreement, but at the same time there are a few complications and setbacks that we will have to face as well. Canada will reduce the amount of greenhouse gases, save money and create jobs, and reduce drastic

At this point in time our possible solutions to the global warming are few; our technologies aren’t advanced enough to take the brunt of energy production and wean away from fossil fuel, and we have been too passive for too long regarding our CO2 emissions that’s it’s not feasible to either use cap and trade, or a flat out reduction of CO2. At our current rate of growth, energy from alternative energy sources will be around 8% of the total energy usage by 2025 (Butler 3). This is not nearly enough to be used as a feasible solution to combat our rising CO2 production, and by the time this is feasible, sever climate changes may have

There are many issues that the government of Canada has to face and each new party that runs the government is introduced to new problems as well as the problems they have inherited from their predecessors. In this essay I will be directing your attention to the problem of climate control and how Canada can address the rising carbon emissions issue through carbon pricing. Canada has yet to implement major changes but through movements involving a national carbon price, energy saving transportations, and investments in the search for new reusable energy sources. Canada needs to turn move towards action to swiftly deal with the issue of carbon emissions.

Over the past century, the Earth has experienced a dramatic change in temperature and we need to work to reverse it. Politicians have debated the idea of climate change for years now and nothing has really been done to improve the situation. Some politicians have been exposed to the facts about climate change, while others believe in a hypothetical theory that the Earth goes through “cycles”. The government needs to stop arguing and act now, to educate the public and regulate the phenomenon of climate change, before it is too late.

The Federal government's plan to meet its stated INDC is the right approach for Canada to address climate change. Climate change is a worldwide issue affecting everyone on this planet and is irreversible (Guarino, 2017) because of its consequences like the increase in natural disasters (Weather-related 2017). In a scientific perspective, climate change does not only affect people but also the surrounding environment including biotic and abiotic factors. Climate change impacts all regions around the world and 82% of 94 ecological systems are affected by climate change (Scheffers, 2016)." Consequently, this dramatic change can alter the Earth’s major systems.