Letters to the editor: Oct. 5: ‘Nothing about fighting climate change, or a war, is easy.’ Plus other letters to the editor

: I agree with columnist Gary Mason when he says this election should be focused on the climate emergency. I lay the fault for this not yet happening at the feet of the fossil-fuel industry.

I believe they have lobbied against action and denied long-known science proving the link between fossil-fuel burning and climate degradation. Climate change looks to be the biggest threat to humanity we have ever faced, and we need to mobilize the way people did during the First and Second world wars.

Since our political leaders seem handcuffed, we should boycott this industry in any way we can: walk, bike, take transit, buy electric vehicles, avoid single-use plastics. It won’t be easy to make these changes, but nothing about fighting climate change, or a war, is easy – just necessary for survival.Canada’s contribution to atmospheric carbon is just a few per cent of the world’s total – the Canadian climate effort would do little to address the emergency at large.

Although perhaps it is unfair to blame China or India – after all, they would like to have natural gas from Canada to replace coal-fired power, if we could provide it.I personally support all activities that focus on reducing our contribution to the climate crisis. I do, however, want to point out that rural Canadians would bear the brunt of many of these initiatives.

While it is easy for those in larger centres to take the subway to their air-conditioned offices to call for reductions in vehicle use and many other climate-saving ideas, it has been a long time since food was grown along most of Yonge Street. The more costs and restrictions that are placed on rural Canadians, the greater the risk to our own sustainable food security.

Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)

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