Hat tip to Mark Francis of Section 15 for forwarding this along to me. The Green Party has released a statement that says Baird’s plan is actually weaker then what Rona Ambrose officially released in the original Clean Air Act a year ago.
The key part of the statement:
The new target announced by Mr. Baird is a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions against today’s levels by 2020. Thus Mr. Baird has set a course that will take Canada to 11% above our Kyoto target by 2020. We will be unable to reach our mandated Kyoto target until well into the 2020s. In contrast, the EU has adopted a target of 20% reductions below 1990 levels by 2020. The similarity of the numbers and the alarming variation of base year appear to be designed to confuse Canadians about the nature of the Harper-Baird plan. It is a plan for increased climate risk.
In fact, the changed base year makes Mr. Baird’s announced target even weaker than that announced by his predecessor, Rona Ambrose, last fall. She announced 45-65% reductions below 2003 levels by 2050. Mr. Baird has changed the base year to 2006, when emissions were higher.
This plan is all about the packaging folks.. trying to dupe Canadians into believing its actually reasonable. It must be exposed for the sham that it is.
I was going to ask how to do that, but that statement is pretty darned clear. This is worse than their first attempt. Imagine…no don’t. It’s just too damned taxing on our minds.
You’re right Scott, exposure, exposure, exposure. This is the planet’s real estate we’re speaking of, location is not the issue.