Environment committee  Actually, yes, I do have something. In all this conversation about leadership and credibility, the thing I keep thinking is that, to my understanding, the EU has already promised sharp reductions, and they promise to make more reductions if the rest of the world comes along. So

Environment committee  I don't actually have anything to add to what I said.

Environment committee  We have around 12 active members right now.

Environment committee  Yes.

Environment committee  In total, I'm going to go with 12 active members right now. That's all I'm comfortable speaking on behalf of.

Environment committee  Because it is a coalition, we don't count individual members.

Environment committee  We are currently funded through private foundations.

Environment committee  First, regarding the government's target of 20% in 2020, it is starting from the wrong baseline of 2006. So even that might not be enough to avert these things I'm talking about, and in fact, it is probably not going to be. Therefore, I'm not convinced that the government is putt

Environment committee  In terms of objectives, we do call for the phase-out of fossil fuel subsidies. We do call for better regulations, at least California standards, for automobile emissions. The phase-out of coal we can do, at least in Ontario, and I think in B.C. as well. There have been studies pr

Environment committee  I don't know the specifics.

Environment committee  At this point we don't feel they're representing us, or most of the people I know, or the people in the 20 communities who are mobilizing for the International Day of Climate Action, who feel that Canada is really not living up to its commitments and is not taking leadership on t

Environment committee  The reason we're bothering now, in specific terms, is due to a lot of the things that have already been addressed. Now is the time; we need a strong negotiating mandate to go forward if we're going to have a continued process past 2012. Why the youth specifically are going is t

Environment committee  Sorry. The first step to reducing our emissions is actually to attempt to reduce our emissions. In order to reduce our emissions by the amount necessary, Bali must lead to a plan with firm reduction goals, strict penalties for violators, and a clearcut deadline for these changes

Environment committee  The committee may not be aware, but Canadian youth have had an impressive if informal history with the UN negotiations. From five youth at COP-6 in The Hague to the current youth delegation to Bali of 32, complete with logo, the Canadian youth movement, and indeed youth globally,