After years of action, the Ontario government is now blowing smoke when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change, the province's environmental commissioner warns.
In a critical 84-page report, entitled "A Question of Commitment," released Tuesday at Queen's Park, Gord Miller said the Liberals have abandoned many environmental initiatives in part due to fiscal challenges.
"Clearly the Ontario government's commitment to responding to GHG emissions and climate change has become questionable," Miller told reporters.
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2052: A Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years, by Jorgen Randers, launched by the Club of Rome on May 7, raises the possibility that humankind might not survive on the planet if it continues on its path of over-consumption and short-termism. In the Report author Jorgen Randers raises essential questions:
The Report says the main cause of future problems is the excessively short-term predominant political and economic model. “We need a system of governance that takes a more long-term view”, said Professor Randers, speaking in Rotterdam. “It is unlikely that governments will pass necessary regulation to force the markets to allocate more money into climate friendly solutions, and must not assume that markets will work for the benefit of humankind”.
AN : some critical analysis of our current use of the world's resources is being addresssed here. Valuable and clarion call for concern and action.
http://www.clubofrome.org/?p=4211
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