Bill C-12 needs some improvements

Editor:

In Bill C-12, the Canadian government is taking an important step in addressing climate change, but the bill needs amendments in order to be more effective.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned that we have less than a decade to prevent climate disaster. Canada needs a climate law that ensures a rapid reduction in our emissions of carbon pollutions by 2030. In particular, Bill C-12 does not have a 2025 target. Politicians must be accountable for reducing emissions in the next five crucial years. The federal government needs to listen to scientific experts and rely on their expertise to make plans, set targets and evaluate progress through ongoing impact reports. Bill C-12 must require the federal government to work with provinces, industry and Indigenous peoples to develop and implement plans to achieve their emission targets. Sheila Tousignant Calgary