WHEREAS An Act to ensure Canada meets its global climate change obligations under the Kyoto Protocol has been in force since 2007;
WHEREAS, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference, Cancun, Mexico, December 2010 urged developed nations “to implement quantified economy-wide emission reduction” targets and commitments;
WHEREAS 40% of CO2 emissions are generated by petroleum-fuelled transportation;
WHEREAS, since natural gas and petroleum resources are limited and in declining supply, it behooves us to reduce our reliance on them;
WHEREAS the development of the potential in Canada for clean renewable energy, energy conservation and energy efficiency would create wealth while respecting the environment and principles of sustainability;
WHEREAS Canada has not yet joined the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA);
BE IT RESOLVED that the Liberal Party of Canada urge the next Liberal government of Canada to i) join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and ii) reduce CO2 emissions in Canada by working with provincial, territorial and municipal governments, as well as civil society organizations, to develop and implement programs to:
- maximize energy efficiency and energy conservation
- optimize sustainable production of clean renewable energy from solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, small-scale hydro, tidal, etc.
- protect (and retrain for equivalent employment) redundant energy sector workers
- minimize reliance on the use of liquid petroleum for transportation
- expedite the electrification of transportation systems, especially in urban areas
- create Urban Transportation Corridors (UTC), and integrated regional transportation plans
- promote Transport Oriented Development in UTCs.
Liberal Party of Canada (Quebec)
I like the Policy but when the Liberals are elected they MUST follow through which has not been the case in the past.
I suggest ammending the resolutiom to include at the end:
. promote public transportation and discourage use of cars
. promote urban concentration and discourage sprawling
. promote telecommuting and house/job exchange between individuals so that people will be able to work at/close to home.I support this resolution as ammended.
Canada (especially Quebec) has everything to become super-efficient car manufacturer using Canadian developed technologies of ultralight car, using aluminium.
The experiment with foreign, mainly American branch plant assembly of vehicles not many like to buy, was a mistake, and cost us tonnes of money in bailouts to save the jobs. Challenger program initiated and financed by Federal Government was a success (Canadair), leading to the genuine Canadian aeronautic industry, which is now third in the world. Same could be done to new Canadian car industry, but it has to be a leap forward towards efficiency (2 l/100 km is possible using conventional technologies of radial engine and CVPST).
Automotive industry is the best creator of jobs, and we have already in Canada the parts makers, it is just the question to ask them to produce the parts for ultralight cars, and engines. It looks like Detroit has learnt nothing from recent near-death experience, and is still pushing “iron” producing ever bigger SUVs and pick-up trucks. Industrial policies in Canada should take a better road, and looking at export, as Canada has not big enough market to justify mass production of the cars.
I think only Liberals, under proper leadership, (possibly with support of NDP), can achieve that.
I am as flabbergasted as Mark Kmicikiewicz as why Canada has not embarked on its own auto industry. I could not believe last year, when I saw that electrical cars made in Quebec are sold around the world, but Transport Canada won’t license them to be sold in Canada. Transport Canada should be taken to task. Nevertheless, past Liberal governments have a lousy record on the environment. Canadians are tired of seeing words written and spoken, but no actions to implement. It’s a cheap political trick to get elected, then delay, delay, delay, or pretend. Remember: Lip service is best practiced by whores. If the next Liberals seeking power are not genuine, and merely giving lip service to get elected, then they will eventually be always on the outside looking in. We need bold visions dreamed, and bold actions to implement.
Canada is a nation.
It SHOULD have a national energy policy.
This policy should address energy supply and energy independence.
It should also cover distribution.
It should cover all forms of energy, renewable as well as non-renewable.
None of the above broach this.
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You are right, but you forgot about energy conservation. That what Canadian genuine auto industry of super-efficient and ultralight cars [and trucks] would achieve. I agree with one blogger, who said; “the energy sector does not want” super-efficient cars or trucks… after all it would reduce the sales of their products… Fair enough, but we should stop listening to energy lobbies, and start to promote policies which would be good for the rest of us, and create thousands of good jobs, and protect environment. That would be “win-win” policy…!
canadaharbour, you are right, but you forgot about energy conservation. That what Canadian genuine auto industry of super-efficient and ultralight cars [and trucks] would achieve. I agree with one blogger, who said; “the energy sector does not want” super-efficient cars or trucks… after all it would reduce the sales of their products… Fair enough, but we should stop listening to energy lobbies, and start to promote policies which would be good for the rest of us, and create thousands of good jobs, and protect environment. That would be “win-win” policy…!
Please take note of the November 2011 UNEP Report and disseminate widely
Towards a Green Economy:
Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication
The Green Economy Report is compiled by UNEP’s Green Economy Initiative
in collaboration with economists and experts worldwide. It demonstrates that
the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a new
engine of growth; that it is a net generator of decent jobs, and that it is also
a vital strategy for the elimination of persistent poverty. The report also seeks
to motivate policy makers to create the enabling conditions for increased
investments in a transition to a green economy.
Green Economy Report
http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/GreenEconomyReport/tabid/29846/Default.aspx
Synthesis for Policy Makers
http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/Portals/88/documents/ger/GER_synthesis_en.pdf
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Summary of Conclusions
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Please take note of the November 2011 UNEP Report and disseminate widely. Thank you
Towards a Green Economy:
Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication
The Green Economy Report is compiled by UNEP’s Green Economy Initiative
in collaboration with economists and experts worldwide. It demonstrates that
the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a new
engine of growth; that it is a net generator of decent jobs, and that it is also
a vital strategy for the elimination of persistent poverty. The report also seeks
to motivate policy makers to create the enabling conditions for increased
investments in a transition to a green economy.
Green Economy Report
http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/GreenEconomyReport/tabid/29846/Default.aspx
Synthesis for Policy Makers
http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/Portals/88/documents/ger/GER_synthesis_en.pdf
[Arabic Chinese French Portuguese Russian Spanish]
Summary of Conclusions
http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/Portals/88/documents/ger/GER_summary_en.pdf
[Arabic Chinese German French Japanese Portuguese Russian Spanish]
From: Public Awareness Education Programs of the Sciences and Humanities
http://www.paep.ca
Please take note of the November 2011 UNEP Report and disseminate widely. Thank you.
Towards a Green Economy:
Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication
The Green Economy Report is compiled by UNEP’s Green Economy Initiative
in collaboration with economists and experts worldwide. It demonstrates that
the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a new
engine of growth; that it is a net generator of decent jobs, and that it is also
a vital strategy for the elimination of persistent poverty. The report also seeks
to motivate policy makers to create the enabling conditions for increased
investments in a transition to a green economy.
Green Economy Report
http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/GreenEconomyReport/tabid/29846/Default.aspx
Synthesis for Policy Makers
http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/Portals/88/documents/ger/GER_synthesis_en.pdf
[Arabic Chinese French Portuguese Russian Spanish]
Summary of Conclusions
http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/Portals/88/documents/ger/GER_summary_en.pdf
[Arabic Chinese German French Japanese Portuguese Russian Spanish]
From: Public Awareness Education Programs of the Sciences and Humanities
http://www.paep.ca
George Apostol,
I agree with what you are saying about use of cars, and promote urban concentration. But that, if adopted, will take couple of genaration to make a real impact. In contrast, the promotion of super-efficient cars would take couple of years, and their efficiency would accelerate the [successful] introduction of electric drives. Of course, this is no good for energy sector… but Liberals would better listen to their base, and not to energy lobbies… On top, true Canadian auto industry would create thousands of high skill jobs so badly needed, and export of the Canadian products all over the world…
Iam not if this idea has been studied as being feasible or not but in my estimation sounds like something we should consider. It may well betime for this country to support a true Canadian green auto industry. Done right we could be an innovative world leader. Paired with the addition of high speed rail we could balance any loss of oil patch jobs with new jobs created in these two sectors. It may well be that there would be little or no economic loss as the rest of the globe has need of our oil reserves.