Feet to the coal fire
The Globe And Mail
Wed Mar 17 2010
Page: A20
Section: Letter To The Editor
Byline: Elizabeth E. May
A new low for the Harper government's climate policy has been achieved (South Africa Drags Heels On Canadian Bid To Build Power Plant - March 16). International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan is in South Africa, pressing that nation to proceed with a mega coal-fired power plant, promoted by a Canadian coal mining company. Professing to be puzzled by South Africa's resistance, Mr. Van Loan said "sooner or later they are going to come around."
Perhaps he should read the speeches from South Africa's Environment Minister at the Copenhagen climate talks. South Africa, like many other African nations, has committed to a carbon-neutral development path.
South Africa rallied to the slogan (referring to global average temperature increases): "1.5 to stay alive, two degrees is suicide, three degrees is genocide." The truth is the planet cannot avoid a two-degree global average temperature increase unless we stop building coal plants and start shutting them down. Too bad Canada's government has cut support to renewable energy. There's an export other countries actually want.
leader, Green Party
Brilliant.
WFDS
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