Is it 70 times more? Wow, I didn't realize that. Thank you for the correction.
Obviously, they have an incredible impact on the environment and the rise in temperatures.
I think understanding what's happening a little better will, perhaps, help us understand why we need to meet these challenges, because it is difficult to meet the challenges. We have to change. We have to change our behaviour. We have to shift our economy. We have to make difficult changes. There's a very existential reason why we are doing this. Just because something is difficult, that doesn't mean we should back away from it. Doing the same thing over and over again, and sticking to the old way of doing things because we're afraid of change or it might be difficult.... Canada is an incredibly innovative country. We have incredible people who work in our energy sector and universities. We have a lot of knowledge about how we can transition to greener energy production and therefore a greener economy.
I think these kinds of programs we're putting in place—the price on pollution, which includes the carbon tax; the climate action incentive rebate, which addresses affordability; the investments in technology we're making so we can meet these goals—are very important. This is how Canada will face the challenge. This is how we will move forward and protect the next seven generations. It is our responsibility as parliamentarians, and especially as members of the environment committee, to look at these challenges, assess what we're doing, ensure we are taking sufficient action, and help Canadians face these challenges through the monumental investments in technology we're making.
Therefore, I think this study is needed. It's needed right now, because we can no longer afford to debate whether we need to make changes. We need to embrace the change, and we need to confront the challenges and the difficult task of making this transition. Also, we need all Canadians behind it. We all need to let go of holding on to the past and the disinformation out there, and embrace the change we need to make.
Mr. Chair, I would highly recommend that we undertake this study as soon as we can. I think it's very important to our future as a country and a planet, and to the work of this committee.
Thank you.