Strengthen and Release Canada's Emissions Cap

Smokestack from Alberta oil sands with tailings in background

The federal government has finally released its long-awaited Emissions Cap framework, taking steps to limit emissions from Canada’s most polluting industry — oil and gas.

Canada’s Emissions Cap is the most important climate decision of this Parliament. And yet, the targets announced in the framework still fall short of our national commitment to cut climate pollution to 40-45% below 2005 levels in the next six years. They’re further weakened by flexible compliance mechanisms that will allow big polluters to buy offsets rather than sufficiently curb their emissions.

Clearly, oil and gas lobbyists have influenced the plan to weaken its original form – but here’s the thing: there’s still time to make it stronger.

Together, we can call on the federal government to strengthen and release Canada’s Emissions Cap regulations. By raising our voices we can drown out loud industry actors, to ensure that this policy achieves what it is capable of.

Submit your letter now and tell Prime Minister Trudeau and the rest of his Cabinet that it's well past time for delivering strong and immediate climate action.

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Prime Minister

Justin

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Leader of the Liberal Party

Dear {user_data~Title} {contact_data~lastName},

As someone who cares deeply about addressing the existential challenge of climate change and ensuring a liveable future for the next generation, I want to applaud you for releasing the framework to cap oil and gas emissions recently during the UN climate negotiations. I’m also encouraging you to move quickly to release strengthened regulations as soon as possible.

If done right, the Emissions Cap will be the most impactful policy enacted by your government. I’m very happy to see it moving forward, despite efforts to undermine it by industry and some regressive Premiers, and I hope your government will hold the line and keep moving forward with a strong cap.

That said, I’m concerned about the implementation timeline and the flexible compliance mechanisms that will allow polluters to buy offsets instead of actually cutting their carbon emissions. The cap needs to be in place well before 2026, and it needs to result in real and direct emissions reductions from the sector in line with what the science demands.

The targets announced in the framework also fall short of Canada’s commitment to cut climate pollution to 40-45% below 2005 levels in the next six years. Without more ambitious targets and fewer loopholes that give oil and gas companies a free ride, other sectors like electricity, transportation, and buildings will need to work overtime to make up the shortfall.

It’s long past time for Canada’s oil and gas industry to do its fair share to cut climate pollution. Thank you for introducing this framework  – please move quickly to strengthen it and translate it into regulations.

Yours truly,

{user_data~First Name} {user_data~Last Name} 
{user_data~Zip or Postal Code}

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