By Kate Porter, CBC News Ottawa, February 16, 2016
The city's environment committee today voted to set stiffer greenhouse gas
emission targets, a move the committee chair said is supported by federal
environment minister, Catherine McKenna. (...) For Ecology Ottawa, leadership on
climate change matters more than emissions targets.
"I think this represents a new phase. The stars are aligning to some degree,"
said Graham Saul of Ecology Ottawa. "If you live in Ottawa, your
city government, your provincial government and your federal government all say
that they care about taking action on climate change, which means now is the
moment for people who care about this issue to demand they follow through on
that." Saul credited leadership on the environment committee and said Mayor Jim
Watson has also shown he cares about the issue. The city can help need keep
global temperatures from rising by building compact communities connected by
transit, he said. Source:
Bolder municipal climate change targets approved by Ottawa committee - Ottawa
- CBC News
The city's environment committee today voted to set stiffer greenhouse gas
emission targets, a move the committee chair said is supported by federal
environment minister, Catherine McKenna. (...) For Ecology Ottawa, leadership on
climate change matters more than emissions targets.
Graham Saul of Ecology Ottawa sees leadership on climate change at three levels of government as "the stars aligning."