Copenhagen marks the most important global summit of the 21st century.  Climate change is the #1 threat to our planet, killing our forests, acidifying our oceans, intensifying storms, diminishing food supplies, threatening mass extinctions, and becoming a driver of resource scarcity, massive dislocation of populations, and wars. Copenhagen presents the most crucial opportunity at a pivotal time in the planet’s future to create a successor treaty to the Kyoto Accord that will move the planet towards a solution before runaway global warming takes effect.

 

Where does Canada stand on the issues?

 

THE HARPER GOVERNMENT'S POSITION FOR THE TALKS

"The federal government intends to harmonize its climate change policies with those emerging in the United States in the hope of creating an integrated market to restrict greenhouse gases and allow polluting companies to trade emission credits with greener firms. Canada is also sticking to the goal of cutting emissions in 2020 to 20 per cent below 2006 levels, despite the urging of environmentalists and many other countries who have tougher targets."   Very disappointing...

The attendance by world leaders at Copenhagen will be crucial for reaching an agreement, but to make matters even worse for Canada’s reputation, we now receive word that Harper may not be attending the talks in Copenhagen.