Dear editor,
I am one of the two thirds of voters who voted for increased climate action, and we have less than 10 years to limit a climate catastrophe. We must act quickly to cut carbon emissions.
PM Trudeau’s cabinet decision on the Teck Frontier mine is due at the end of February. It is a real climate test for this government as this mine is incompatible with our climate targets. It will emit approximately six megatonnes of carbon emissions per year. It would result in “significant adverse effects” on indigenous rights and irreversible environmental damage, resulting in a loss of habitat for local species including wood bison and whooping crane. It will never be financially viable due to its reliance on unrealistically high oil prices.
I oppose the expansion of tar sands production and call on Liberal ministers to reject the Teck Frontier mine.
Sincerely,
Liz Chisholm
Chilliwack