Canada needs to demonstrate sincerity in its climate adaptation actions

It is not too late. Canada can still pledge to increase its contribution, by doubling it again to $2-billion a year. That would still amount to less than half its fair share, but would reflect much greater sincerity in its commitment to reach the $100-billion target.

In developing countries, a lot more financing is required for adaptation, which has garnered only about 20 percent of the climate funds. Recently UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, pictured, has called for 50 per cent to go to adaptation.Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY ROY CULPEPER

October 7, 2021

The world climate conference soon taking place in Glasgow (COP-26) has huge challenges on its agenda. Principal among them are, first, securing the global goal of reaching net zero carbon emissions, along with keeping global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees, by mid-century. Second, adapting to pr...

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