Conservatives in denial

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, who seems to call the shots for Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, says investors don’t really care about climate change – it’s nothing more than a “flavour of the month’’. Tell that to Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, who recently observed that the damages from climate change “decrease productivity and destroy wealth,” and stated that the financial sector has an essential role to play in addressing climate change, for “we cannot ignore the obvious physical risks before our eyes," writes Minister Catherine McKenna.

It’s clear where Andrew Scheer’s climate plan is headed: nowhere good

Next week, the Conservative Party’s climate platform will finally be revealed.

But we already know plenty about the Conservative approach to climate change.

'We can hope for the best from the upcoming Conservative climate policy reveal. But we should all prepare for the worst. This is a political party that has lost its way – and it’s Canadians who stand to lose the most,' @CathMcKenna writes.

While the rest of the world is taking more action to battle this climate crisis, Canada’s Conservatives want to go in exactly the opposite direction.

The finest business minds in the world believe cutting carbon pollution is both necessary and possible to prevent profound harm to our economy and to our wellbeing. Major companies – from Coca Cola, to Ford, Apple, Maersk, and Shell – are re-imagining their business models. And the creativity and ambition we see from small businesses working to improve their environmental performance and adopt more sustainable solutions is beyond inspiring. Governments at all levels should encourage these entrepreneurial instincts – and watch the good things that will happen.

Yet Canada’s Conservatives seem dead-set in the belief that fighting climate change is bad for business. Does Andrew Scheer really know better than these leading global companies?

Link https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/06/14/opinion/its-clear-where-andrew-scheers-climate-plan-headed-nowhere-good?fbclid=IwAR05jg8lEV6WICpiCvO4fndQe1r0DV_puajLfh7AvYUiqWLPlEs3pedx_9Q