Opinion: In search of a less partisan approach: Let’s use Conservative-agreed upon climate targets

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Elizabeth May is the member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands in B.C. and parliamentary leader of the Green Party of Canada

The 2009 Copenhagen climate conference is remembered as a failure and for good reason. The goals of the so-called Copenhagen Accord were recognized immediately as far too weak to avoid climate disaster. But they are goals that the Conservatives can hardly reject or attack. They are the Conservative Party’s goals of 2009. All the key Canadian political players in Copenhagen were from Alberta. We could rename the Copenhagen target the Alberta target.

Ten years ago, Mr. Prentice reinforced the importance of national unity in sticking to climate targets. “We need certainly to have everyone working together,” he said. “Some of the provinces chose to be critical of Canada internationally. I don’t agree with that. I don’t think it was a responsible thing to do. That being as it is, we will carry on. We will work together.”

To cut more than 100 Mt in one year is daunting. It would focus the mind on the difficult choices that must be made. We would have to reject natural gas from fracked sources as a replacement for coal and leapfrog directly to renewable energy sources. Banning fracking would help nationally, while boosting investment in geothermal, wind, solar and district energy would keep economic activity strong.

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