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e-4924 (Environment)

E-petition
Initiated by Bernard Soubry from Montréal, Quebec

Original language of petition: English

Petition to the Government of Canada

Whereas:
  • Coal is the dirtiest source of electricity, producing more climate destabilizing GHG emissions than other fossil fuels to make the same amount of electricity;
  • According to the IEA, coal was “the single largest source of global temperature increase” in 2018, making coal burning one of the most significant driving factors of climate change;
  • The UNEP recently found that a near total phase out of coal production was necessary by 2040;
  • The current government has promised to ban thermal coal exports, from and through Canada as swiftly as possible, and no later than 2030;
  • At the 2023 G7 Climate, Energy, and Environment Ministers’ Meeting, Canada renewed calls on non-G7 countries to phase out unabated coal power generation consistent with a 1.5°C compatible future;
  • Acting as swiftly as possible to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is more urgent than ever, with the world likely to breach 1.5 degrees of warming by 2027;
  • In 2022, Canada exported more than eight million tonnes of domestically mined thermal coal, a 60 per cent increase over 2021;
  • When including Canadian and American mined thermal coal, the total amount of thermal coal exports from Canadian West Coast ports was 19.5 million tonnes in 2023; and
  • Since this government has come to power, domestic thermal coal exports have more than tripled, undermining global emissions reduction efforts.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to pass Bill C-383 and put in place a total ban of thermal coal exports by 2024.
Open for signature
April 11, 2024, at 1:55 p.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature
June 10, 2024, at 1:55 p.m. (EDT)
Photo - Laurel Collins
Victoria
New Democratic Party Caucus
British Columbia