Thread by @avilewis

Yesterday: I pointed out the Big Oil connections of some supporting @JustinTrudeau's climate plan.

Today: @SethDKlein - my bro-in-law & renowned progressive climate policy expert - wrote a detailed and devastating critique of the modelling behind that fatally flawed plan.🧵

Tonight at the leaders debate, @JustinTrudeau will pretend that a couple recent op-eds from economists means that their party has the blessing and support of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (@IPCC_CH).

But that’s simply not true.

The NDP has a better climate plan than the Liberals - one that would kickstart what the @IPCC_CH actually calls for: "rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society." #climateemergency

First, the critique from @SethDKlein:

"The dominant parties remain fixated, for the most part, on market-based 'solutions' inherently unable to meet the task at hand at the speed and scale required. Sadly, that’s also true of many of the experts from whom they seek advice."

"Overall, the Liberal strategy is to seek to incentivize our way to victory, placing our trust in carbon pricing, rebates, tax credits, and a corporate tax cut for businesses manufacturing low-carbon products."

ie. these mechanisms aren't bad. They're just not enough!

And they've left a record to evaluate: 20 crucial years of Liberal + Conservative failure to control emissions.

Here's the thing. Liberals and academics slamming the NDP plan aren't telling you that the NDP *keeps the carbon price* that the Liberals are banking on, too.

*AND* the NDP plan goes way further: with carbon budgets and real regulation.

Carbon budgeting means setting hard, science-based caps on emissions by sector and region. It is the only approach that has worked to bend the curve on emissions anywhere - like in the UK.

Not to mention all the exciting #GreenNewDeal plans the #NDP has to create good jobs, all while we get off fossil fuels!

🏡500k units of non-market housing
🚎 Electrified inter-city bus system and fare-free transit
👷🏾‍♀️ Civilian Climate Corp = jobs jobs jobs for young people 🛠☀️

So when @JustinTrudeau🛢🔥 presents himself as @GretaThunberg 👧🏻☀️ in the home stretch of the campaign...

Remember that there is a choice in this election:

⏰ Lib Climate Delay
🙅‍♀️ Con Climate Denial
or
🧡 NDP Climate Action

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