Mr. Speaker, in the petition I am honoured to present today, petitioners note that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has pointed out that the impacts of climate change disproportionately hit those portions of the world that have contributed least to the problem in the global south. Particularly, the petitioners point out that the damage that will be done will also reverberate to Canada and that climate impacts through extreme weather events and loss of food production will contribute to 100 million more people living in poverty globally by 2030.
The petitioners ask that the Government of Canada ensure that the limited amount of global finances should be expanded so that we can do more as an industrialized country that has contributed to the problem. They ask that the Government of Canada focus on adaptation measures, at least equally with other measures, to reduce emissions.