Conservative opposition leader Pierre Poilievre refused to answer whether, if elected, his government would withdraw from the 2015 international Paris Climate Accords. Canada is one of the 96 countries that signed the Paris Agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, France. The United Nations describes the treaty as “a legally binding international treaty on climate change.”Poilievre has been an outspoken critic of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax, which increased 23% April 1, but has not renounced the climate change agenda. Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated in July his country will forge its own way on climate change and would not be participating in the Paris Accords, despite pledging in 2015 China would reduce its carbon emissions. Poilievre was asked if he would go beyond his 'axe the tax' campaign and formally withdraw from the Paris Agreement, which gives countries the right to tax its citizens in the name of saving the environment, while “giving China a pass.” Poilievre would not answer the question, but instead pushed for clean energy by giving permits to alternative, sustainable power services. “We will not be unfairly taxed on our emissions and I will not give China or any other country a pass,” said Poilievre. “We will reduce emissions and costs. But our approach is completely different than Trudeau’s. His is taxes. Mine is technology.” “My approach is to green light green projects. We need a massive abundance of clean, green, emissions-free energy by giving fast permits, responsible permits, for hydro dams, nuclear power, carbon capture and storage, off-shore tidal wave power.” “Abundant, affordable clean energy that brings down emissions and the cost of living.” .The UN’s Paris Agreement initial goal was to hold to an “increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” and pursue efforts “to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.”A more recent goal is limited to 1.5°C by the end of this century, due to the organization’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change declaration that “crossing the 1.5°C threshold risks unleashing far more severe climate change impacts, including more frequent and severe droughts, heatwaves and rainfall.”“To limit global warming to 1.5°C, greenhouse gas emissions must peak before 2025 at the latest and decline 43% by 2030,” the UN website states. .This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Conservative opposition leader Pierre Poilievre refused to answer whether, if elected, his government would withdraw from the 2015 international Paris Climate Accords. Canada is one of the 96 countries that signed the Paris Agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, France. The United Nations describes the treaty as “a legally binding international treaty on climate change.”Poilievre has been an outspoken critic of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax, which increased 23% April 1, but has not renounced the climate change agenda. Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated in July his country will forge its own way on climate change and would not be participating in the Paris Accords, despite pledging in 2015 China would reduce its carbon emissions. Poilievre was asked if he would go beyond his 'axe the tax' campaign and formally withdraw from the Paris Agreement, which gives countries the right to tax its citizens in the name of saving the environment, while “giving China a pass.” Poilievre would not answer the question, but instead pushed for clean energy by giving permits to alternative, sustainable power services. “We will not be unfairly taxed on our emissions and I will not give China or any other country a pass,” said Poilievre. “We will reduce emissions and costs. But our approach is completely different than Trudeau’s. His is taxes. Mine is technology.” “My approach is to green light green projects. We need a massive abundance of clean, green, emissions-free energy by giving fast permits, responsible permits, for hydro dams, nuclear power, carbon capture and storage, off-shore tidal wave power.” “Abundant, affordable clean energy that brings down emissions and the cost of living.” .The UN’s Paris Agreement initial goal was to hold to an “increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” and pursue efforts “to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.”A more recent goal is limited to 1.5°C by the end of this century, due to the organization’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change declaration that “crossing the 1.5°C threshold risks unleashing far more severe climate change impacts, including more frequent and severe droughts, heatwaves and rainfall.”“To limit global warming to 1.5°C, greenhouse gas emissions must peak before 2025 at the latest and decline 43% by 2030,” the UN website states. .This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
