Climate Change: How much will your party’s plan reduce global warming emissions, and by when?

Will your party support a legislated cap on Canada’s total emissions that declines over time, and an economy-wide price on carbon emissions through taxes, a cap and trade system, or a combination of the two?

Will your party support and give leadership to a strong global agreement on climate change to be concluded in Durban, South Africa, in December 2011, and accept a legally binding target to cut Canada’s net annual? greenhouse gas emissions to 450 megatonnes or less by 2020 in line with international scientific recommendations

Energy: What will your party do to build a just and sustainable energy economy? For example, will you implement world-class emissions and efficiency standards for industry, vehicles, and buildings?

How much will you invest in renewable energies for heat and power, public transit, and energy retrofits for buildings, particularly for low-income housing?

Will you and your party address domestic and international policies supporting the fossil fuel industry (such as subsidies and diplomatic interventions) that contribute to ecological destruction, human rights abuses, and conflict around the world?

Will your party eliminate tax breaks for oil coal and gas companies?