Climate Change and our Planet
April 15th 2020
Dale Smith covers the Before the Bell climate change panels for Sixth Estate.
As more Canadians agree that there is an urgent need to address climate change, and with Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson having been tasked with working toward an emissions reduction goal of net-zero by 2050, Before the Bell assembled a panel of stakeholders and experts — including the minister himself — to discuss the challenges associated with combatting climate change in Canada.
Céline Bak, founder and president of Analytica Advisors, said that emissions are still rising, both domestically and globally, and that combatting them is becoming more of a team sport. Bak said that the European Union and others are developing a “circular economy” to manage their emissions, which involves mainstreaming climate change mitigation across industries.
“The plan is also translated into the financial sector — sustainable finance is something that is not just on the side, but is a core element of it,” said Bak. “That’s part of our day-to-day lives. The mainstreaming of climate in all parts of our daily lives will help us reduce our own [climate] stress.”