Global rich must cut their carbon footprint 97% to stave off climate change, UN says
The upshot: When it comes to cutting their emissions, “The richest 1% would need to reduce their current emissions by at least a factor of 30, while per capita emissions of the poorest 50% could increase by around three times their current levels on average,” the U.N. says. That translates into a reduction of 97% in carbon emissions for the wealthiest people.
Biden Introduces Climate Team, Calls Climate Change An ‘Existential Threat’
“This brilliant, tested, trailblazing team will be ready on day one to confront the existential threat of climate change with a unified national response rooted in science and equity,” Biden said in a statement. “They share my belief that we have no time to waste to confront the climate crisis, protect our air and drinking water, and deliver justice to communities that have long shouldered the burdens of environmental harms.”
Get ready for $4 gas with ‘Mayor Pete’
“Pete Buttigieg’s signature transportation idea is to impose massive taxes on carbon dioxide, which would likely begin by adding 20 percent – or 40 cents per gallon – to the price of gasoline, with even higher tax hikes imposed with each new year,” warns James Taylor, president of Heartland Institute. “Buttigieg apparently misses the days of $4 gasoline, and he will do his best to make sure government brings it back to drain the budgets of American households.”
Environment Ministry racks up $100K+ on flights while campaigning against climate change
“It can no longer be free to pollute,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as his government announced a massive carbon tax hike earlier this week. Meanwhile, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson and his staff have racked up more than $100,000 in flights this year.
Randall Denley: Quebec’s exemption from Trudeau’s carbon tax will come at Ontario’s expense
While the Liberals say it’s essential to have a carbon tax that will rise to $170 a tonne by 2030, Quebec’s cap-and-trade plan currently equals a carbon price of just $17 a tonne.
Liberal climate plan is punitive and imperfect, and it needs the OK of the electorate
On Dec. 11, the Trudeau government announced A Healthy Environment and A Healthy Economy, its long-awaited plan for Canada to achieve the carbon emission reductions that it had committed itself to from the Paris Climate Accord.
