Dear Editor:
Re: OPINION: Sacrifices have no perceptible impact on climate change, Jan. 30.
This opinion piece is very typical of the tactics Gwyn Morgan and his fossil fuel industry colleagues like to use.
First, they try to minimize and trivialize the problem. Then they try to push the problem to someone else’s doorstep. They have been very successful at it for 30 years now. Nothing like spending money on lobbyists and threatening job losses to make politicians quake in fear.
Perhaps this is the reason that the federal government, according to their own calculations, is not on track to meet the Paris Accord targets that they committed to in 2016. Doug Ford isn’t even making an effort. Other Conservative leaders across the country vary from making vague, hollow statements to outright hostile opposition. They are living in the past while their grandchildren will be left to face an uncertain future.
This is a global problem. It doesn’t matter where the carbon dioxide molecules come from, all countries must do their fair share to limit emissions.
I agree with Mr. Morgan on one point, namely that natural gas could be a useful “bridging” fuel to get us from very dirty coal and tar sands bitumen to a clean energy future.
Finally, I would submit that the Wellington Advertiser would be doing a great disservice to your readers if you didn’t seek out experts who can provide a more balanced view of this serious issue.
Victor Shantora,
Oakville