Doug Ford and Andrew Scheer seem oblivious to this threat, or are willing to put politics ahead of people and the planet
must decide whether the carbon tax is related to the"fate of the planet" or just a"division of power." Provincial and Canadian taxpayers will be on the hook for the legal costs of this frivolous lawsuit .
We are essentially suing ourselves over a policy for the greater good of humanity, which has little impact on the Canadian economy. Is this what we expect from our public officials? There are consequences to all Canadians for these silly court cases and partisan games to garner extra votes. Science has repeatedly warned that climate change is anA special study was conducted by the IPCC,, just to deal with why it was important to act sooner than later. The climate experts asked"why are we talking about 1.5℃?" The answer began with these:"Climate change represents an urgent and potentially irreversible threat to human societies and the planet.
, which forewarned of the impact of climate change on the U.S. economy:"With continued growth in emissions at historic rates, annual losses in some economic sectors are projected to reach hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century—more than the current gross domestic product of many U.S. states." Upon hearing of the economic peril,The science of climate change, as with all science, is apolitical, by definition.
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