To the Ministry of…

To the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks,
Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this important consultation on the future of Ontario’s climate plan.
We know from the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report that we are dangerously close to crossing the catastrophic 1.5C tipping point that would lead to runaway climate change.
It is in the context of this dire warning that I ask the Ontario government to take urgent action to reduce our emissions and formulate a plan for adapting to a changing climate.
Summary
Bill 4 fails to match the urgency of the climate crisis and represents a major step backward in the fight against climate change.
It is unfair and unreasonable to eliminate the province’s only climate plan without being transparent with the public about the plan to replace it.
Bill 4 closes Ontario for business to the $26 trillion global clean economy and will have a negative effect on clean jobs and investment.

The way forward: Recommendations for a credible climate plan
Adopt carbon fee and dividend
Focus on energy efficiency in homes and buildings
Electrify our transportation system
Support jobs and investment in the clean economy
Make our electricity system clean, affordable, and community-owned
Prepare Ontario for climate impacts

And please, we must have Clean Air to breathe..... I have asthma, and all the particulate dust in the air is Very Hard for breathing. Removing carbon caps makes already bad air worse. Please consider the health of our citizens. It is the very air we breathe that sustains us in life. Thank you.

Surely it is a good idea to have doors and windows that fit, even older homes. Surely retrofits are also necessary for people who are not millionaires.

Please do not undo programs that help make life better for the majority of citizens, not simply for large oil companies and rich people. Thank you.