[All] Fw: The Liberal plan for the environment, climate change and clean energy jobs

[Louisette Lanteigne]

FYI

--- On Fri, 10/22/10, Ignatieff.M at parl.gc.ca <Ignatieff.M at parl.gc.ca> wrote:

From: Ignatieff.M at parl.gc.ca <Ignatieff.M at parl.gc.ca>
Subject: The Liberal plan for the environment, climate change and clean energy jobs
To: butterflybluelu at rogers.com
Date: Friday, October 22, 2010, 3:06 PM



 
 
 
 




Dear Sir/Madame: 
   
On behalf of Michael Ignatieff, I would like to thank you for your email regarding your concerns about our environment. 
As you may be aware, Mr. Ignatieff has presented the Liberal plan for the environment, climate change and clean energy jobs. 
   
Under this plan, a Liberal government would restore Canada’s climate change leadership with a firm commitment to keep global warming within two degrees Celsius and create the clean jobs of tomorrow through a historic investment in clean
 energy and energy efficiency. 
   
A Liberal government would create a binding and verifiable cap-and-trade system - with hard caps leading to absolute reductions - that is fair to all regions and industries, and compatible with other systems for international carbon trading. 
   
At the heart of everything affecting climate change is the question of energy: the energy we produce, the energy we save, and the energy we’ll need. 
That’s why a Liberal government would set an ambitious target of quadrupling Canada’s production of renewable energy by Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017, and promote energy efficiency through new transit systems, high-speed rail, and ”smart” electrical
 grids.  
   
Mr. Ignatieff has also proposed a single Clean Energy Act that would adopt the toughest vehicle emissions standards in North America and has outlined strategies to protect our air, water, forests and Arctic. 
   
We need a Government that looks forward, not backwards. 
It’s time to set ourselves a new national project – one that brings together our economy, our environment and our best ideas to create the jobs and prosperity tomorrow.
 
   
You may find a copy of the highlights of our plan here: 
http://www.liberal.ca/files/2010/07/261109highlights_e.pdf.  
 
   
Yours sincerely, 
   
C. McKone 
Office of the Leader of the Opposition 
   

 
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