Climate Change In Canada

Describe realistic strategies that Canadians could take to reduce their negative impact on land, water and the atmosphere.

The reason I chose this issue is because throughout this course, I’ve been very passionate about climate change and I really wanted my last project to take the same focus as well. Additionally, there are many reasonable policies like carbon taxes, which will truly help Canada become more environmentally sustainable. However, many citizens are still not convinced about the urgency of climate change and I’d like to change their minds.

An urgent issue, climate change is undoubtedly a sweeping global dilemma of paramount importance. Though most people are aware of this fact, many either choose to ignore it, or acknowledge it, but take no action against it. Those who do choose to take action usually attempt to combat climate change by using the methods that are most commonly discussed: becoming more energy efficient, recycling, and reducing emissions through using more sustainable transportation. Though these actions are helpful, they are not the most efficient way to counter climate change.

We once lived in a world lush and plentiful where we enjoyed all the natural resources peacefully. However at the beginning of the industrial revolution more people moved to the cities therefore increasing their dependency load. Fastforward to today and the world has seen a drastic change in the loss of natural resources as well as a number of health related illnesses like asthma. This is mainly due to the effects from carbon pollution, greenhouse gases and global warming. Canada as a country is thought of as environmentally aware and progressive. Actually has many issues regarding this topic and if it is not taken care of it will affect the future of the nation. I care about this topic because it has to

Ontario has its own creative and effective strategies to combat climate change. One of Ontario’s goal is a low-carbon future. To accomplish this the province started making carbon reductions in 1990 and are on track to reduce carbon emissions by 15% in 2020, 37 per cent in 2030 and 80 per cent in 2050 (Climate Change Action Plan, 2017). Ontario’s target of reducing emissions by 6% was met on schedule in 2014 (Climate Change Action Plan, 2017). One of the reasons this has been made possible is because of Ontario’s investment in carbon reduction. For example, in 2015 Ontario committed $325-million payment to Ontario’s Green Investment Fund to support programs that help households and businesses implement

Global warming is a serious issue throughout the world, and a thoughtful problem for Canada. In addition, this issue has evolved primarily because of the arrival of cars and the burning of fossil fuels. Also, with this more and more dioxide carbon or co2, went to the earth’s atmosphere and as a result temperatures throughout the world rise. As time passes, Canada becomes in serious danger not only because of the raising of sea levels (which can flood many cities and provinces) but it can also bring health issues to individuals as well as economic issues. Global warming is a real and serious issue that Humans are continuing to build up, (because of combustion of fossil fuels in cars, factories, electricity production, etc.) and as a result,

Food and shopping are also increasing the effects of global warming. In Canada there are many farms, food factories, and clothing factories. With all these factories, Canada has many markets and stores open to sell all of that was produced from the factories. All of the production emits greenhouse gases, which is one of the reasons global warming is occurring in Canada. The greenhouse gas emissions from the food and shopping sectors produced by Canada is 4,603 megatons, which is almost 1 percent of the total greenhouse gas emitted in Canada (2011).

There are many issues that the government of Canada has to face and each new party that runs the government is introduced to new problems as well as the problems they have inherited from their predecessors. In this essay I will be directing your attention to the problem of climate control and how Canada can address the rising carbon emissions issue through carbon pricing. Canada has yet to implement major changes but through movements involving a national carbon price, energy saving transportations, and investments in the search for new reusable energy sources. Canada needs to turn move towards action to swiftly deal with the issue of carbon emissions.

Weather is the conditions in the air above the Earth such as wind, rain or temperature. Climate describes the total of all weather happening over a term of years in a certain place. For example, Vancouver has a rainy climate and Toronto has extremely cold winters. The Earth’s climate is always changing because of occurrences that happen in nature. For a long time, Earth’s climate has been warmed by natural events and by generating electrical power. Climate change is affected by weather change. During a drought, if there is rain, that weather change is good cause for only like this situation. However it is usually bad. Because it can change in precipitation patterns an climate average. Using too much energy can harm our

recent years, the population of Quebec has shown increasing awareness and concerns for the protection of the environment . Like all the industrialized nations on the planet, Quebec, and more generally Canada, produces huge amounts of greenhouse gas, which have terrible effects on the planet. The Kyoto protocol, ratified in 1997, is the initiative for Governments around the world to act in favor of the reduction of GHG emission. Furthermore, the Government of Quebec has taken action to promote a greener way lifestyle by subsidizing many environmentally friendly initiatives. Special matter was accorded to transportation, which accounts for 42.5% of emissions of GHG in Quebec. Transportation is thus the biggest emitter sector and should be

Residential sector is one of the major energy consumers in Canada and is responsible for 77% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for space heating and cooling, and hot water.

The amount of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions that are produced and released in the atmosphere from Canada, the United States (U.S), and many other countries, is a big issue for the planet’s health since it causes climate change. Climate change has various damaging effects on the earth. It can cause severe weather such as floods, droughts, etc. Some political parties agree that a carbon pricing policy should be implemented, like the Green party, New Democratic Party (NDP), and the Liberals, while other parties think that it isn’t worth implementing, like the Conservatives. Implementing a carbon policy will take a lot of time, effort, and money, and might unfairly target those who are at a disadvantage, like low income people or those living in remote areas, making them pay more taxes. But to avoid the harmful effects of climate change, Canada needs to implement a carbon pricing policy—a method that has made a significant change in many countries that decided to tax or cap carbon emissions.

The public in Canada are used to traveling long distances relative to other parts of the world. Due to this, reducing the impact of CO2 emissions by vehicles in Canada can have a significant impact on the current climate change problem. A study in Surrey, British Columbia concluded that changing the fuel source

Canada’s future economy will be a “green” economy. But getting there will require a transformation in various aspects of our economic lives that

“Reducing your heat-trapping emissions does not mean forgoing modern conveniences; it means making smart choices, using energy-efficient products, and understanding which areas of your life generate the most carbon emissions.” (Ten Personal Solutions to Global Warming) A decade ago, global warming was not much of a concern as it is now. No matter how much we are informed about it , we as a society seem to ignore the future disasters that global warming will acquire. Global warming is a “global” dilemma and everyone has an obligation to help reduce emissions.