Environment committee  That should be a recommendation? Okay. Thank you. I still have one minute. With regard to climate change and its impact on wildlife, we have to reduce emissions to scientifically determined levels, and I think we also have to help wildlife adapt. Many species already face

Environment committee  . But what I thought might be helpful for the committee is if I just tried to give you a sense of what the context is in Britain for this whole debate. Until perhaps four or five years ago, the issue of climate change was seen as an environmental one and a soft issue, almost an esthetic

Environment committee   of the Canadian and global natural environment is perilous. Various environmental factors show that more protection is called for due to decades of environmental degradation and exploitation of the planet’s natural resources. Climate change, diminishing biodiversity, deforestation

Environment committee   of companies that are focused exclusively in the renewable energy sector. We believe that climate change is a serious issue and that the federal government must adopt legally binding targets and put in place supportive actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, the establishment

Environment committee  Thank you very much. I apologize for somewhat rushing you, but my time is limited. I just have a quick question for both of you. I will start with Mr. Young. Should the national conservation plan pay attention to climate change or action on climate change? Should

Environment committee  I would argue not just climate change, as per the content that I've shared in my opening statements. I think there's a convergence of issues that need to be considered over the land base. These issues are climate change, economic development, and the different sectors

Environment committee  Thank you. Mr. Wareham, I really think this needs to protect the atmosphere, biodiversity, terrestrial landscape, freshwater, groundwater, and marine protected areas. You've mentioned climate change a number of times. What do you think this conservation plan should include

Environment committee   areas into sustainably managed land and seascapes so that wildlife can move between them. It's particularly important in the context of climate change. We need to allow plants and animals the space they need to shift and adapt to changing conditions. Nature conversation enjoys broad

Environment committee  , in your presentation you highlighted the consequences of climate change all over the world. In the third paragraph of your presentation you referred to the first paragraph of the statement from the Toronto Conference on the Changing Atmosphere, held in 1988. You said: The conference

Environment committee   the reasoning I presented then in support of this bill. Suffice it to say that in light of the increasing urgency of curbing climate change and the continuing lack of action to cut Canada's greenhouse gas emissions, major Canadian environmental NGOs believe it is more important than ever

Environment committee  Thank you very much for the opportunity to appear before this committee. In terms of Health Canada's work and contribution towards the climate change agenda, clearly we recognize the health impacts associated with climate change, and I would say particularly in relation

Environment committee   assure you that this resistance and the resulting international disapproval are insufferable to many Canadians who are genuinely concerned with climate change. Bill C-311 would certainly help rebuild Canada's international stature in the stewardship of the global environment. Second

Environment committee   commissioner said that you had no plan to offset climate change. I'm not talking about GHGs, but climate change. So, what is the basis, in your department, for engaging in significant spending on climate change if you have no plan? Let me give you an example. The minister just talked about

Environment committee  , but they are minor contributors to total greenhouse gas emissions. I can't say this enough: Canada is a leader in the global science effort to address the phenomenon known as climate change. We are an active participant and contributor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. As my

Environment committee   have cut back on funding in your department. You cannot provide reliable information on weather and climate. So how can you say today that you are able to meet the objectives with regard to adapting to climate change when you are cutting back on funding to researchers and to climate