Manitoba Climate Change Task Force - International Institute for ...
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4. Guiding Principles<br />
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MCCTF Report 2001 — <strong>Manitoba</strong> and <strong>Climate</strong> <strong>Change</strong>: Investing in our future<br />
Based upon its consultations<br />
and internal discussions, the task <strong>for</strong>ce recommends that the following principles<br />
guide the government of <strong>Manitoba</strong> as it develops its plan of action to address<br />
climate change:<br />
• The task <strong>for</strong>ce agrees that the government of <strong>Manitoba</strong> should continue its<br />
support of the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on <strong>Climate</strong><br />
<strong>Change</strong> and continue to promote ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by<br />
Canada.<br />
• The task <strong>for</strong>ce notes that meeting the Kyoto targets is a modest first step<br />
towards tackling the issue of climate change. Government and others should<br />
recognize that much more significant greenhouse gas reductions are required<br />
to address the mounting threat of climate change.<br />
• The task <strong>for</strong>ce agrees that <strong>Manitoba</strong> must lead by example to address the<br />
challenges and capture the opportunities created by climate change.<br />
• The task <strong>for</strong>ce agrees that <strong>Manitoba</strong> is well positioned, perhaps better than<br />
most provinces, to deal with climate change in that the solutions require:<br />
– a future economy built on clean, renewable and dependable energy;<br />
– decreased energy use in individual, community and business activities; and<br />
– a provincial government that embraces the principle of sustainability in<br />
policy-making and program delivery.<br />
Engaging in development that reflects these current strengths within <strong>Manitoba</strong><br />
provides the province with the potential to create a future economy that<br />
should attract people, business and investment.<br />
• The task <strong>for</strong>ce recognizes that any effective North American climate<br />
change action plan must involve climate change commitments by the<br />
United States in conjunction with any new coordinated energy policy.<br />
<strong>Manitoba</strong> and Canada should work with Mexico and the United States to<br />
ensure that climate change issues are addressed and incorporated as a<br />
prerequisite <strong>for</strong> adoption of any North American Energy Policy.<br />
• The task <strong>for</strong>ce recognizes that <strong>Manitoba</strong> should take a regional approach<br />
to dealing with climate change due to the synergies available <strong>for</strong> a common<br />
eco-system approach and the presence of existing intergovernmental<br />
relationships with our Prairie, Great Plains and northern neighbours, such