The Canadian government’s crazy approach to tar sands pollution | – Environmental Defence.
Yesterday in Parliament, Prime Minister Stephen Harper called regulating the largest source of carbon emissions in the country, the oil and gas sector, “crazy.” Twice. In one fell swoop, the leader of our country broke three promises to Canadians and the rest of the world.
For at least seven years, the federal government has been promising to regulate carbon pollution from the oil and gas sector. Canada’s environment minister even said it on the world stage, at the UN climate conference last year in Warsaw. Promise…broken.
The Canadian government has also promised to move forward in lock-step with the U.S. on climate change. Contrary to the Prime Minister’s statement in the House, oil and gas regulations would not be “unilateral.” In 2012, the U.S. put significant limits on carbon emissions from its oil and gas sector. Canada is not following the U.S. lead on this. Promise…broken.
Canada’s environmental commissioner has said that, without regulating the fast-growing carbon pollution coming from oil and gas facilities, Canada’s 2020 Copenhagen commitment is officially out of reach. So the Prime Minister just ripped up its commitment to the global community too. Promise…broken.
…click on the above link to read the rest of the article…
