The Saskatchewan government plans to create a “carbon offset” credit program to replace the federal carbon tax and other federal climate change programs..During the Throne Speech, Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty said, “My government believes there are better ways to address climate change than the punitive taxes and ineffective regulations imposed by the federal government.”.Mirasty said the program commits additional resources to support the Prairie Resilience climate change strategy.. Russ Mirasty Crowd .“This year, we committed additional resources to support work undertaken through our Prairie Resilience climate change strategy,” said Mirasty..Mirasty said the “made-in-Saskatchewan” program will use voluntary carbon offset credits for producers and companies who have “lower greenhouse gas emissions than global averages.”.“To help lower global greenhouse gas emissions and to recognize the sustainability of Saskatchewan commodities sold around the world, my government will create a made-in-Saskatchewan program to generate voluntary carbon offset credits to producers and companies whose commodities have lower greenhouse gas emissions than global averages,” said Mirasty..READ MORE Sask Lieutenant Governor delivers Throne Speech, plans sell off liquor stores and expand autonomy.Mirasty said the credits can be kept or traded to other producers and companies to allow others to lower their carbon footprint..“These offset credits can then be used by Saskatchewan producers and companies as part of their own efforts to voluntarily reduce emissions or can be traded to others for similar purposes,” said Mirasty..Premier Scott Moe said “agricultural lands are fixing enough carbon each year that they could make the province net negative when it comes to emissions.”.Moe said the goal is to help Saskatchewan producers maximize their production, but sustainably..“My government will continue to ensure our producers have every opportunity to reach maximum production in a sustainable manner,” said Moe..Moe pointed out Saskatchewan is already leading the way in sustainable agriculture..Moe said “the province leads in making agriculture more sustainable. In 2020, nearly 13 million tonnes of carbon were sequestered in agricultural soil, equal to taking 2.78 million cars off the road for a year.”.Saskatchewan has a 95% zero-till adoption rate, which puts Saskatchewan ahead of all the other provinces..Moe said Saskatchewan farmers and ranchers “are the very best in the world at what they do and succeeded during last year’s severe drought because of their skill, knowledge, determination and resilience.”
The Saskatchewan government plans to create a “carbon offset” credit program to replace the federal carbon tax and other federal climate change programs..During the Throne Speech, Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty said, “My government believes there are better ways to address climate change than the punitive taxes and ineffective regulations imposed by the federal government.”.Mirasty said the program commits additional resources to support the Prairie Resilience climate change strategy.. Russ Mirasty Crowd .“This year, we committed additional resources to support work undertaken through our Prairie Resilience climate change strategy,” said Mirasty..Mirasty said the “made-in-Saskatchewan” program will use voluntary carbon offset credits for producers and companies who have “lower greenhouse gas emissions than global averages.”.“To help lower global greenhouse gas emissions and to recognize the sustainability of Saskatchewan commodities sold around the world, my government will create a made-in-Saskatchewan program to generate voluntary carbon offset credits to producers and companies whose commodities have lower greenhouse gas emissions than global averages,” said Mirasty..READ MORE Sask Lieutenant Governor delivers Throne Speech, plans sell off liquor stores and expand autonomy.Mirasty said the credits can be kept or traded to other producers and companies to allow others to lower their carbon footprint..“These offset credits can then be used by Saskatchewan producers and companies as part of their own efforts to voluntarily reduce emissions or can be traded to others for similar purposes,” said Mirasty..Premier Scott Moe said “agricultural lands are fixing enough carbon each year that they could make the province net negative when it comes to emissions.”.Moe said the goal is to help Saskatchewan producers maximize their production, but sustainably..“My government will continue to ensure our producers have every opportunity to reach maximum production in a sustainable manner,” said Moe..Moe pointed out Saskatchewan is already leading the way in sustainable agriculture..Moe said “the province leads in making agriculture more sustainable. In 2020, nearly 13 million tonnes of carbon were sequestered in agricultural soil, equal to taking 2.78 million cars off the road for a year.”.Saskatchewan has a 95% zero-till adoption rate, which puts Saskatchewan ahead of all the other provinces..Moe said Saskatchewan farmers and ranchers “are the very best in the world at what they do and succeeded during last year’s severe drought because of their skill, knowledge, determination and resilience.”
