Last week us Climate Motivators wrote letters to our MP and Minister Steven Guilbault to address things around climate change that we, along with the United Church of Canada, want to see the government do around climate change and climate justice. These of which include, support calls to address loss & damage in the Global South, and establish a mechanism for financing it. The last COP27 Canada agreed to the idea of loss and damage. The upcoming COP28 will be largely surrounding the logistics of implementation. A commitment to equal financial support for climate change adaptation and mitigation measures in the global south; it is currently a 40/60 split. An increase in Canada's current Greenhouse Gas emissions target from 40-45% below 2005 levels to 60%. That's not all, we also encouraged MP’s and Minister Steven Guilbeault to pass bills C-262 and C-263 of which have to do with improving Canadian corporate accountability internationally, this especially relates to resource extraction. In the climate emergency it is important to hold not only individuals but companies and organisations as a whole to ensure their knowledge and accountability to climate change.
We also included origami paper cranes and/or other origami animals with a meaning behind them. That meaning is to show our support for millions of people worldwide who will demand a swift, just, and equitable end to fossil fuels, as world leaders gather at the UN in New York. The climate crisis is primarily caused by the coal, oil, and gas industry, which drives a destructive economic system. A rapid and just transition from fossil fuels to a clean energy system is crucial for addressing climate change. Leaders of polluting countries must deliver a fair phase-out and fund it globally. People are resisting pipelines, mines, and infrastructure development, demanding financial institutions stop funding fossil fuels, and demanding accountability from big oil, coal, and gas companies.