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Our chance to nudge global climate policy
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One unfortunate effect
of the focus on the two -
degree benchmark is that
it shapes the expectations
of climate -change sum-
mits into a false binary:
Either we humans act
now to stop climate
change, or we accept that
we'll have to live with the
effects.
The truth is more diffi-
cult. We do have to live with
the effects of climate
change. And we must also
act — now and continu-
ously over generations — to
reduce emissions. The
importance of this month's
conference in Paris goes far
beyond the adequacy of
the agreement itself.
This is about the even
deeper question: How can
humanity make itself capa-
ble of solving a collective -
action problem of this mag-
nitude? How does rhetoric
become action?
It matters, therefore, that
the scope and mood of the
Paris conference is differ-
ent from previous climate
summits. Instead of a
schoolyard argument
about who started it and
who should finish it, it's a
slightly more sober and
mature negotiation in
which everyone comes to
the table with a commit-
ment to act.
The emphasis in negotia-
tions has shifted from what
the technocrats desire to
what the politicians can
deliver. And the emphasis
has shifted from "who is on
the hook?" to "what part
should everyone play?"
The private sector is no
longer the bogeyman;
indeed in many ways it
leads the politicians.
For that matter, politics is
not the bogeyman either.
Politics is how humans get
things done. It's not easy,
but it's all we have. We can
throw up our hands and
sigh, or we can try to do
better.
The shift in global
diplomacy from Kyoto to
Paris has been excruciat-
ingly slow. And there is a
very long way to go. What
comes out of Paris will be
significant, but it will not
be enough.
Once we remember
that the diplomatic and
political processes are
central to the challenge,
we can see the potential
for Canada to play a role
beyond curbing our own
emissions — although
curbing our own emis-
sions will certainly be a
challenge.
Setting realistic and
ambitious targets, and
then meeting them,
would be a legacy in
which any government
could take pride. But this
is also a chance for Can-
ada to influence global
diplomacy, to get into the
habit of nudging on cli-
mate policy, rather than
being nudged.
Our new prime minister
has adopted "Canada is
back" as something of a
catchphrase. Over the
next few years, the cli-
mate -change file will offer
plenty of opportunity for
him to show he means
something more by it than
glib partisan gloating.
Hello to Clinton
There has
been a
change in journalis-
tic staff at the Clin-
ton News Record.
As with any
changes in the
community, resi-
dents want to know
the details. The new
journalist is Valerie
Gillies. Perhaps the
best way to start my
story is from the
beginning.
I grew up in a small
hamlet in the former
Township of Proton,
now part of South-
gate, in Grey County.
The population of
Hopeville was 49,
which was estab-
lished by me and my
Val's Views
Valerie Gillies
sisters sitting down at
the kitchen table and
listing everyone who
lived in each house.
I moved to Water-
loo when I married
and started my fam-
ily while managing to
complete Bachelor of
Arts degrees in both
Psychology and in
Recreation & Leisure
Studies
with a Specialization in
Therapeutic Recreation
from the University of
Waterloo. I lived in
Waterloo for 16 years,
which was 15 years too
long for this country girl.
Since then I have lived
in small communities in
Huron, Wellington and
now, for about 12 years
in Bruce Counties, cur-
rently in Lucknow. Com-
pared to where I have
lived most of my life,
Clinton is a booming
metropolis.
Throughout this time I
have worn many hats,
both as volunteer and as
paid employment,
around raising my five
children. Like most busy
people, I cannot even
remember all of the var-
ious roles. The list
includes choir member
and children's music
director in various
church congregations,
minor soccer coach, fit-
ness instructor, custom
seamstress, cleaning
lady, cement patching of
outdoor ornaments,
craft store owner/opera-
tor, daycare staff, social
worker, recreation/activ-
ities director in long-
term -care centres,
reporter/photographer/
graphic artist for various
newspapers, cashier,
waitress, professional
clown, musician and
singer/songwriter. Most
recently I have been Edi-
tor/Journalist with the
Lucknow Sentinel for
the past year and a half.
I believe that these
experiences will help
me to connect with
many of the people I
will be working with
and for in my present
position of journalist
for the Clinton News
Record. I am looking
forward to meeting
those who are active in
and around the area to
better serve the com-
munity and to discov-
ering the various activi-
ties, products and
services in and around
Central Huron.
I realize that I will need
your help to cover this
large area. I am inviting
all who have news, group
reports, sports results,
write-ups of all sorts and
photographs (in .jpg for-
mat please) to submit
them to the newspaper
through the email at clin-
ton.reporter@sunmedia.
ca or dropping them off
at the office. Anything
that I receive will most
definitely be considered
for publication.
if it's local, it's here
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