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Climate change presents a serious threat to biodiversity – across the planet and right here at home.
Scientists are telling us:
This month, the Government of Ontario has launched public consultations on how carbon offsets may be made available to carbon polluters who are unable to achieve their required greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution reductions. The government’s proposals include the potential for more intensive management interventions to increase carbon sequestration, which could significantly impact Ontario’s biodiversity.
Our forests, wetlands, lakes are important components of carbon cycling. But now these natural carbon stocks are threatened by human-caused climate change. In many cases, an increase in the number and intensity of forest fires, droughts and rising temperatures are expected to release more carbon into the atmosphere.
The stakes are high. Ontario’s ecosystems may be put up for auction and commodified in a new way – namely their ability to absorb and store carbon may be traded to allow more carbon pollution elsewhere.
Will the Province ensure species and their habitats are protected? Or will carbon offsets become a way for industrial users to exploit even more natural resources under the guise of protecting the environment?
Ontario’s cap and trade system must do the following:
Is anyone dealing with Ontario Nature emails, FB, Twitter etc?? Cant sign petition, same for many of us, but no follow up!
Hi Karen,
Thanks for your feedback on the petition. We’ve put together an alternative form. Please sign here: https://ontarionature.thankyou4caring.org/protecting-biodiversity-in-ontarios-cap-and-trade-system
Ontario Nature should also give the name of the ministry in the Ontario governement and who to send an email to, if a member of Ontario Nature also wants to send a separate email to the government regarding protecting biodiversity in the cap and trade.
Hi Donald,
Good idea there. Also, if you follow the above link to the EBR posting, you may submit a comment to David Coates, the Project Manager at the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change regarding protecting biodiversity as it relates to our cap and trade system. You can also find the EBR posting #012-9078 by following this links: https://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTMwOTcy&statusId=MTk4NDg2&language=en
ON Noah
Hello,
We apologize for any difficulties people may be experiencing while trying to input comments.
Towards problem solving, at the moment we recommend Chrome as an Internet browser, as it tends to have the least difficulty processing web pages. We have noticed that iPhone 6’s Safari also works with this form.
Many thanks and kind regards
ON Noah
petition won’t allow me to input my name, etc.
– we need more renewable energy like wind and solar, instead of fossil fuels and nuclear, to reduce climate change – so why does Ontario Nature and associated groups fight against wind turbines ? We need more electricity, especially with electric cars developing, so it has to be generated somehow
Hi Dave,
Thanks for your comment and for your feedback on the petition. We’ve put together an alternative form. Please sign here: https://ontarionature.thankyou4caring.org/protecting-biodiversity-in-ontarios-cap-and-trade-system
I am unable to sign on to the petition as the form will not accept any input of name, postal code etc. Using updated Safari.
Hi Fraser,
Thanks for letting us know. We’ve put together an alternative form. Please sign here: https://ontarionature.thankyou4caring.org/protecting-biodiversity-in-ontarios-cap-and-trade-system
Not sure if it’s my browser (firefox), but having trouble seeing the letters in the blank fields.
Hi Laura,
Thanks for letting us know. We’ve put together an alternative form. Please sign here: https://ontarionature.thankyou4caring.org/protecting-biodiversity-in-ontarios-cap-and-trade-system