{"id":147717,"date":"2023-12-14T14:54:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T19:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=147717"},"modified":"2023-12-15T08:03:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T13:03:05","slug":"climate-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/climate-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Open letter to Muskoka District Council | Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Good morning, Chair Lehmann, Mayors and members of Muskoka District Council,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pursuant to the discussion that took place at the December 7, 2023 Committee of the Whole on the 2024 District Budget with respect to climate change, we would like to highlight the results of the District’s own recent GHG Public Survey<\/span><\/a> (2023) on climate action and climate spending (see stats below). <\/strong>During the discussion, councillors made multiple comments suggesting that it is the community that needs to lead with respect to climate action. We disagree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Results of the survey clearly indicate that the public wants and expects you, our elected leaders, to act on climate to increase our local ambition in “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner”<\/strong> as agreed to today by nearly 200 countries at COP28 in Dubai<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results of last summer’s survey indicate that a significant majority of the Muskoka citizenry is not only ready to spend their own money on climate initiatives, but also wants to see local governments spend more on climate initiatives in line with holding global heating to no more than 1.5C. We need to see Muskoka District Council “Tackling the Change”. Once again Climate Action Muskoka requests that you: <\/p>\n\n\n\n