The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, at present issued the next assertion on World Surroundings Day:
“Right this moment, on World Environment Day, we come along with the worldwide group to guard our planet and guarantee our youngsters and grandkids can have a secure and wholesome place to stay and develop. This 12 months’s theme – Solely One Earth – highlights the significance of working collectively towards this aim.
“Local weather change is actual and its impacts are already right here. Throughout the nation, Canadians have skilled excessive warmth waves, had their properties destroyed by wildfires and floods, and seen their crops devastated by drought – and these excessive climate occasions are on the rise.
“Since 2015, the Authorities of Canada, along with Canadians, has taken historic motion to chop air pollution whereas rising the economic system and creating good jobs. We put a worth on air pollution, which is making life extra reasonably priced for Canadian households in jurisdictions the place the federal pricing system applies. We made historic investments in nature conservation, and we’re working with Indigenous and different companions to guard our lands and waters from coast-to-coast-to-coast. We’re working intently with business to create good manufacturing jobs constructing electrical autos. We’re banning dangerous single-use plastics and supporting small companies to innovate and discover options to single-use plastics. With the assistance of Canadians in communities throughout the nation, provinces and territories, Indigenous companions, and the personal sector, we’re growing Canada’s first National Adaptation Strategy to assist put together our communities for the impacts of local weather change.
“The 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: Canada’s Next Steps for Clean Air and a Strong Economy reveals how every area of the nation and every sector of the economic system has an vital position to play in making a clear future. This formidable and achievable roadmap consists of $9.1 billion in new investments to assist Canada meet its 2030 emissions goal whereas rising our economic system.
“We all know that the local weather disaster is aware of no borders. So, similar to we’re main at dwelling, Canada is a powerful advocate for formidable environmental motion: we’re working intently with our worldwide companions to preserve our oceans, we doubled our local weather financing dedication in order that the world’s most weak don’t get left behind, and final 12 months, we known as on all nations to undertake a worth on air pollution to drive innovation and create jobs.
“On this World Surroundings Day, I encourage all Canadians to study extra about what we can do to depart a clear, wholesome planet for our youngsters and grandkids. We solely have one Earth. Let’s stand collectively to guard it.”
