Canada is Killing Copenhagen
Canada is trying to kill any potential agreement at the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen this December while blaming developing countries, which stand to lose most if we fail to successfully fight global warming.
And dirty oil sands are the reason.
The oil sands (also known as tar sands) are
- Canada’s fastest growing source of greenhouse gas pollution,
- the second largest hydrocarbon deposit in the world,
- and the most carbon polluting.
And they’re dictating Canada’s negotiating position as Copenhagen approaches.
Canada is a climate bully
With Canada behaving like a climate bully, it’s little wonder developing countries feel like walking out on negotiations because of Canada’s tactics. While pointing its finger at developing countries, Canada has the highest per person carbon pollution on the planet and was ranked last amongst G8 countries’ efforts to tackle global warming pollution.
Canada to the developing world: “you pay”
Canada wants to keep getting richer by expanding dirty oil sands and its carbon pollution. That’s why Canada doesn’t want a strong climate treaty, and why Canada still doesn’t have any regulations to reduce carbon pollution. Canada’s environment minister has said that it would be “irresponsible” for Canada to do its fair share to reduce carbon pollution.
Canada wants to make the developing world pay the costs of its inaction.
For more information
- From Hero to Hustler
- TAKE ACTION: The Tar Sands Blow
- G8 Climate Scorecards, World Wildlife Fund & Allianz SE
- Canada’s new climate change plan said to go light on oil sands, Stephanie Dearing, Digital Journal, 9/7/09
- Environment Minister Breaks Promise to Release Climate Policies Before Copenhagen, David Suzuki Foundation
