The government under Prime Minister Mark Carney has “repealed or weakened virtually every climate policy and regulation that Canada had developed in the last decade,” a former member of Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body told MPs.
Two former members of the body said last week they were left uninformed of new policy directions on fossil fuel development and emissions reductions while their previous advice was ignored.
Canada’s goal of reaching net-zero emissions — and helping to slow the effects of climate change — by 2050 is now “out of reach”
"Carney government is ‘shredding’ environmental rules and ‘misleading’ Canadians: former advisors"
"The federal government shut out its own climate science and policy advisors while gutting Canada’s environmental protections in favour of oil and gas"
“You cannot abandon the map and still expect to reach your destination. Yet that’s exactly what the federal government has done with its 2030 climate plan. Right now, its only climate plan is a plan to fail — and that’s not just irresponsible, it’s unlawful under the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act.”
(Via @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social on BlueSky)
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Heatwaves #Wildfires #Drought #NoPipelines
“The federal government made a promise, a legal commitment, to meet its climate targets (…). Now it must keep its word.”
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateBreakdown #ExtremeWeather #Heatwaves #Wildfires #Drought #NoPipelines
"The prime minister has taken a wrecking ball to our hard-fought climate progress".
Carney's environmental rollbacks include:
• Eliminating the consumer carbon tax
• Reversing the implementation of the oil & gas emissions cap
• Scrapping our EV sales mandate
• Increasing fossil fuel subsidies
• Charting plans to turn Canada into one of the largest suppliers of LNG in the world
• Backing the construction of a new pipeline to BC's West Coast
"Under Prime Minister Mark Carney, we have seen a sweeping dismantling of climate policy without a credible plan to reduce emissions and meet Canada's 2030 target".
"Over the last year, we have watched the Carney government weaken, delay and repeal Canada's key climate policies without identifying credible alternatives to make up the gap, all while doubling down on a future powered by fossil fuels"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/climate-lawsuit-federal-government-carney-9.7237269
Deadline for public feedback extended to July 22!
"Canadians fought hard for these laws to protect people, water, wildlife, and future generations. The Carney government is now proposing to gut them or introduce powers to bypass them without credible justification or adequate consultation."
https://ecojustice.ca/take-action/tell-your-mp-dont-gut-environmental-laws/
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ABPoli #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines #Ecocide
“We have to recognise that the world is committed to net zero – more than 80% of our trading partners are committed to net zero (…). The world is changing. We can pretend that’s not happening, as some in Australian domestic politics do. Or we can prepare.”
#Canada #CDNPoli #Australia #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateChange #NoPipelines
Deadline for public feedback extended to July 22!
"Canadians fought hard for these laws to protect people, water, wildlife, and future generations. The Carney government is now proposing to gut them or introduce powers to bypass them without credible justification or adequate consultation."
https://ecojustice.ca/take-action/tell-your-mp-dont-gut-environmental-laws/
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ABPoli #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines #Ecocide
"Removing tanker ban would be folly":
"This coast is not only one of the most dangerous in the world, it’s also one of the most ecologically significant. (…) A large oil or bitumen spill would have widespread, long-lasting and, in some cases, irreversible consequences."
https://terracestandard.com/2026/06/04/removing-tanker-ban-would-be-folly/
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