Where does Canada stand on geoengineering? Nobody knows

Canada can use the wait-and-see approach, or we can use our reputation as a middle power to be an honest broker on this emerging technological issue.
Steven Guilbeault.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. Ottawa’s Climate Science 2050 report makes not a single mention of geoengineering, write Burgess Langshaw Power and Juan Moreno-Cruz.

There is a Japanese proverbial story of three wise monkeys who “see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil.” It implies that those who pretend to be ignorant of an issue can maintain no moral responsibility for it. This seems to be the government’s approach to geoeng...

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