Canada’s Climate Action Plan must include:

• a price on greenhouse gas pollution, applied broadly in the economy, of at least $30/tonne by 2009, rising to at least $75/tonne by 2020;
• a cap and trade system for Canadian industry whereby the government caps the greenhouse gas emissions permitted in a given year and then ratchets that cap down over time, toward our target.;
• world-leading regulations and effective investments to cut greenhouse gas pollution from vehicles, buildings and other significant emissions sources;
• regulations for vehicles to meet or exceed California’s clean car standard;
• measures to ensure a massive scale up of energy conservation and use of all low-impact renewable energy options in Canada;
• effective measures to minimize climate change impacts on Canadian citizens;
• urgent measures to minimize impacts of climate change on biodiversity, including large-scale protection of natural ecosystems;
• a guarantee that Canada will provide its fair share of funding to help poor countries fight global warming
• annual, independent audits of Canada’s progress towards its greenhouse gas targets so the Plan can be strengthened if needed
• a commitment to provide full information about emissions, caps, trading, and other actions to reduce greenhouse gas pollution for Canadian citizens.

502 people have already signed the KYOTOplus petition. View the public signature board .

KYOTOplus Petition for Concerned Canadians Whereas global warming is an unequivocal threat to our environment, our economy and to people’s lives; and whereas global warming must be kept as far below 2° Celsius as possible (relative to the pre-industrial level) in order to prevent catastrophic consequences; requiring developed countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 25 to 40 per cent (from 1990 levels) by 2020; and whereas Canada should join the global community in agreeing to these reductions at the United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen, Denmark in December 2009; therefore I call on elected officials to ensure that Canada honours its Kyoto commitment and sets a national target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25 per cent (from the 1990 level) by 2020. Canada must have a credible plan to meet this 2020 target, including: a just price on greenhouse gas pollution; world-leading regulations and effective investments to cut greenhouse gas pollution from vehicles, buildings and other sectors; strong measures in support of energy conservation and renewable energy; and urgent measures to minimize climate change impacts on people and ecosystems here and abroad. Signed: Your Name: Your Email: City, Province , Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland & Labrador Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon Postal Code: Include my name and location on the public signature listing (your email will not be shown) I wish to receive Oxfam's email Newsletter

The KYOTOplus campaign is a project of Canadian public interest groups designed to mobilize public support for an urgent solution to the global warming crisis. For more information about the campaign and a list of coalition partners, visit http://www.kyotoplus.ca

 

 

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