Congratulations Canada for the first step towards protecting the environment
Today, Canadian government pledged $1 Billion to act on its commitment towards Kyoto protocol. Canada officially adopted Kyoto accord on December 16, 2002. The overwhelming public support for this protocol, defused all the actions of lobby groups who were lobbying on behalf of big businesses and industries which did not want to be part of this and considered their mandatory participation in this, as profit cutting factor. Pro-business parties in Canada such as "Canadian Alliance" and "Progressive Conservative Party", strongly opposed this law, while it was backed by "The New Democratic Party - NDP" and "Block Quebequa". This was also supported by majority of the Liberal MPs in Canadian parliament to some of whom public pressure played a major roll to support this protocol.
Today's announcement from the government of Canada can be considered as a small step torwards meeting canadas commitment in reducing "Green House Gas Emmitions". In this announcement, there are incentives for almost everyone should they take more active roll in helping reduce G.H.G.E. .
When it comes to Green House gases, next to the US, Canada is still one of the biggest offenders( see here ). However, Canadians today should take pride in taking this first step towards less polluted environment and living up to their responsibilities.
It is interesting that during Clinton administration in the United States (the most polluting country on earth), this country had agreed with this treaty, but the new administration of Mr. Bush showed its anti-environmental policies by killing this agreement as one of the first major implemented policies.
Perhaps it has been correctly said by Mr. Al Gore in his recent speech:
"...That's what happened, for example, when Vice President Cheney invited all of those oil and gas industry executives to meet in secret sessions with him and his staff to put their wish lists into the administration's legislative package in early 2001....
....That group wanted to get rid of the Kyoto Treaty on Global Warming, of course, and the Administration pulled out of it first thing."
Let's hope Canada's leading roll in this issue, becomes a model for other countries most contributing to the global warming.
More on this can be read here .
Today's announcement from the government of Canada can be considered as a small step torwards meeting canadas commitment in reducing "Green House Gas Emmitions". In this announcement, there are incentives for almost everyone should they take more active roll in helping reduce G.H.G.E. .
When it comes to Green House gases, next to the US, Canada is still one of the biggest offenders( see here ). However, Canadians today should take pride in taking this first step towards less polluted environment and living up to their responsibilities.
It is interesting that during Clinton administration in the United States (the most polluting country on earth), this country had agreed with this treaty, but the new administration of Mr. Bush showed its anti-environmental policies by killing this agreement as one of the first major implemented policies.
Perhaps it has been correctly said by Mr. Al Gore in his recent speech:
"...That's what happened, for example, when Vice President Cheney invited all of those oil and gas industry executives to meet in secret sessions with him and his staff to put their wish lists into the administration's legislative package in early 2001....
....That group wanted to get rid of the Kyoto Treaty on Global Warming, of course, and the Administration pulled out of it first thing."
Let's hope Canada's leading roll in this issue, becomes a model for other countries most contributing to the global warming.
More on this can be read here .
posted by Faramin | 6:59 p.m.
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