[GREN-Exec] Fw: Election 44: Climate Crisis and a Just Transition

[Greg Michalenko]

Dear Susan,

Perhaps some suggestions for suitable questions can be found here.

  *   Greg

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From: Erika Shaker, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives <outreach at policyalternatives.ca>
Sent: August 18, 2021 12:59 PM
To: Greg Michalenko <gcmichal at uwaterloo.ca>
Subject: Election 44: Climate Crisis and a Just Transition

What do governments need to do to create sustainable climate change in Canada? Find out in this week's elections newsletter.
Just Transition Now.

The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report<https://policyalternatives.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50ab80acdbcc30e47a51c061b&id=1b3c8854f7&e=632fdac524> has set off alarm bells as the best case scenarios for mitigating the climate crisis slide increasingly out of reach. The report is yet another indictment of Canada's efforts to reverse climate change: we need to do more now.

Canadians want to do their part in tackling the climate crisis and have made it a top electoral priority. The truth is, no matter how hard we try, as individuals, to reduce our environmental footprint, we can only solve a problem this big when we work together to pressure governments to take action.

Our research<https://policyalternatives.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50ab80acdbcc30e47a51c061b&id=0626e2cc3f&e=632fdac524> shows that, to be effective, progressive climate policy needs to be ambitious in its pursuit of a zero-carbon economy while ensuring a just and fair transition for those communities that rely on the fossil fuel industry. And this is well within our reach!

During this election season, we are hopeful that all political leaders will face the climate crisis head on with bold, proactive policies that rise to the scale of the challenge. Here are a few things that we're looking out for:

  1.  Fossil fuel phase-out: There is no place for oil, gas and coal in our clean energy future. We must set a deadline for the phasing out of oil and gas production, just like we did with coal power across the country.

  2.  A just transition: Transitioning to a green economy need not harm workers and their communities. We must protect workers' rights, enhance the social security net, and empower vulnerable communities to make the transition to a cleaner economy, on their own terms.

  3.  Inclusive growth: The potential for further marginalization of Indigenous peoples, racialized workers, women and other groups in the clean economy can be avoided with proactive policies to train, recruit and support these workers.

  4.  Public funding: Climate experts suggest that we need to be spending between 1-2% of GDP<https://policyalternatives.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50ab80acdbcc30e47a51c061b&id=85564f7ac4&e=632fdac524>—as much as $40 billion a year—to decarbonize the Canadian economy. Current federal commitments are only a fraction of that figure.

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"Given the enormous stakes and rapidly diminishing timeline for climate action, we can’t wait around for the benevolence of corporations to save us. We need an empowered public sector to lead."
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Platform Crunch: NDP releases commitments ahead of anticipated federal election call

How much is the NDP party willing to invest in climate? Our team of experts crunch the NDP and the Conversative party's promises on climate, child care, affordability and more in our latest article.

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Will the green economy of the future work for everyone?

Ensuring a just transition toward a green recovery and a net-zero economy will require more ambitious federal action than is currently on the table. Clay Duncalfe discusses why.

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A just border carbon adjustment? A primer

Canada, the United States and Europe are considering ways to tax imports to fend off carbon leakage—outsourcing to countries where there is no carbon tax or environmental protections are less strict. Amy Janzwood explains what you need to know.

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