Dear Chris,
You may have heard the buzz around Canada's Green New Deal, a massive proposal backed by a coalition of 100+ green orgs and climate movements to restructure our economy towards sustainable energy and environmentally responsible practices currently being worked on across the country. To ensure a democratic process involving public input and feedback about what Canadian citizens would like to see in Canada's Green New Deal, the coalition is organizing 100+ Town Halls in varied cities in every province, hoping to attract a wide range of demographics and opinions.
Extinction Rebellion has joined this coalition to assist and get involved in discussions about restructuring our economy and taking the climate crisis seriously. We encourage all of our members to attend these Town Halls to present a strong voice for the change that is needed in our country.
However, there's an problem. Currently the proposal is only aiming for Canada to 'halve its emissions by 2030' as a target. Extinction Rebellion Canada doesn't think this target is ambitious enough to stay within 1.5 degrees of warming, and would like us to aim for 'net zero emissions by 2025-2030' instead.
With this is mind, we've created a 2 page fact sheet to help you get informed about this topic, and present it for discussion at Town Halls. This fact sheet contains some of the most relevant information about the 'net zero 2025-2030' target Canada needs to aim for and why. Have a look to learn more, and possibly even print out to hand out to others and raise public awareness. The fact sheet will also soon be online here: https://extinctionrebellion.ca/media.
The Green New Deal is a great opportunity for citizens from all walks of life to get involved in important talks about Canada's future, and we definitely encourage our rebels to join! Visit green new deal canada to find the Town Hall nearest you.
With Love and Rage and Canada's future in mind,
Extinction Rebellion Canada
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