POSITION PAPER
Canada and the Paris Agreement 2016
The recent Paris Agreement of 2016 is the right step for Canada to take because it could significantly reduce the risks and the impacts associated with climate change, allow Canada to develop their own climate strategies, and increase the jobs opportunities in the country. The goal of the Paris Agreement is so mitigate global warming as a planet. Canada produces almost 722 megatonnes of greenhouse gases each year and despite the effort, the greenhouse gases have just continued to rise. The new international target is drop 17% of the greenhouse gases by 2020.
With several countries working together alongside Canada, the risks and impacts of global warming and climate change would significantly
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In order to tackle these multiple impacts and any future risks, Canada has already has a layout planned for the future. These points include: closing many energy-intensive industries, shutting down coal plants, putting regulations on heavy-duty vehicles and coal-fired electricity generation.
“There are no jobs on a dead planet” is what we think. Investing in climate action is already creating multiple jobs throughout the country. The Paris Agreement shows that we can protect the climate while saving money, and creating half-a-million jobs per year. The solar industry is creating jobs 20 times faster than the overall economy, and Canada’s unemployment rate dropped 6.6% these past 7 months. This agreement can bring workers, unions, and allies together around increasing job opportunities by protecting the climate.
Climate change is an important global issue affecting everyone. Canada has made the right step forward by signing this agreement since it will decrease climatic impacts, increase climate strategies for Canada, and let the job industry flourish throughout the country. This is the process of reaching a new global legally binding agreement on climate - the Paris Agreement and its
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