Cancelling the existing cap…

Cancelling the existing cap and trade system and not replacing it with a strong, clear piece of legislation that moves us towards greenhouse gas emission reductions is the wrong way to go. As the environmental commissioner of Ontario said this week, we need the new provincial government "the provincial government to create a climate change law that drives down emissions while funding sensible solutions. A meaningful climate law needs science-based emissions budgets, a legal obligation to stay within those budgets, and credible, transparent progress reporting". Not making one is truly a deadly error - without meaningful action on climate change, we are headed towards the total destruction of our economy, and possibly the human species as a whole. The evidence shows that, without meaningful greenhouse gas emissions reduction, the earth will warm so much that "adaptation is questionable". We need better leadership on this issue, or we will all suffer significantly in the long term.