That communities and ecosystems around the world are suffering
from global climate change, and are experiencing warmer
temperatures, more extreme weather patterns, and rising
sea levels, and
That the world's climate scientists are agreed that the
impacts of climate change will become catastrophic unless
we reduce our greenhouse gas emissions immediately, and
That the Kyoto Protocol is the only credible global treaty
that is committed to fighting climate change, and there
are many policies, initiatives and investments that can
reduce Canadafs greenhouse gas emissions, and
That it is not fitting for the Government of Canada to
cut and run in the face of a crucial global challenge.
Therefore, your petitioners call upon Parliament
- to honour our legal commitment to the Kyoto Treaty,
and
- to further pledge to reduce Canada's greenhouse gas
emissions by 30% below the 1990 level by 2020, and to
80% by 2050, as the Federation of Canadian Municipalities
and the State of California have done, and
- to institute a revenue-neutral carbon tax to increase
prices of fossil fuels, and
- to enforce increasing fuel efficiency standards on all
motor vehicles.
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