Canada has 'one eye shut' when it comes to climate policy

 https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-429-what-on-earth/clip/15873948-encore-canadas-climate-strategy-oil-gas-problem

As Canada strengthens its Paris Agreement targets, critics point to the elephant in the room — oil and gas expansion. We revisit an earlier episode and hear why Canada has 'one eye shut' when it comes to climate policy and what might be a first step toward a solution.

Aired: Oct. 24, 2021

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https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-oct-25-2021-1.6223730

As world leaders prepare to gather in Glasgow for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, leaked documents show some governments tried to water down a recent UN science panel report on global warming. Activists say that behind-the-scenes lobbying undermines those governments' public commitments to change, and it could hinder efforts in Glasgow. Matt Galloway talks to Simon Lewis, a professor in global change science at University College London; and Severn Cullis-Suzuki, the executive director of the David Suzuki Foundation.

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LIsten to Tim Gore interview:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/fighting-climate-change-wealthy-donors-1.6239230

 

Solving the climate crisis should not depend on the charity of billionaires. Governments need to set up proper taxation systems to make sure people like Bezos and companies like Amazon pay their fair share.

Amazon paid no federal income tax in 2018 even though it made more than $11 billion in profits. Bezos personally uses tax loopholes to pay himself through low interest loans against his Amazon stock. Debt isn't taxed, so Bezos lives largely tax free, even though he's one of the richest men in the history of the world.

World's wealthiest are top carbon emitters: