Policies - Climate Emergency

Approved: 18 May 2023

Whereas:

The climate emergency impacts every aspect and segment of society¹;
Our Indigenous elders have and share invaluable wisdom about our natural environment²; and
The Manitoba Climate Action Team, comprised of several well-respected local NGOs, recently reported the “Manitoba government has not achieved (or attempted) any meaningful climate progress to date.”³

Be It Resolved:

The Green Party of Manitoba supports the following:

Recognize the climate crisis for the Emergency that it truly is;
Recommend development of a provincial Climate Emergency Response Agency that would bring together environmental, health, engineering and other professionals with Indigenous leadership, government personnel and members of the lay public to oversee the coordinated planning and action on Climate Emergency mitigation and adaptation;
Advocate for a provincial Citizens Assembly on the Climate Emergency with an emphasis on incorporating Indigenous wisdom on climate and the natural environment; and
Emphasize the Climate Emergency in new and revised GPM policies where relevant.

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