Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Res #: 5-24A
Number: 5
Year: 2024
Midterm: No
Expired: No
Responses Received: Yes
Departments: Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment
WHEREAS CO2 is the building block of life and fuels. Photosynthesis CO2 is not a pollutant and to call it a pollutant is disingenuous.
WHEREAS any policies that are designed to punish the critical natural CO2 cycle are not only illogical but dangerous to the balance of natural food production.
WHEREAS Saskatchewan’s forests, grasslands and crop production zones rely on this critical CO2 but also sequesters more CO2 than any illogically created CO2 Reduction Strategy.
WHEREAS policies that vilify CO2 are illogical and unpredictable and will undoubtedly create an uncertain amount of negative impact to our existing crop production systems and economy.
BE IT RESOLVED that SARM will ensure that any policies that unduly target naturally occurring CO2 will be deemed as illogical and dangerous. We move that Saskatchewan remove itself from any national or international agreements that reference net zero.
Responses From: Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment
April 9, 2024
The Government of Saskatchewan is concerned about the federal government’s “one-size fits all” approach to climate change and has challenged the practicality and constitutionality of federal climate policy. The Government of Canada’s national fertilizer emissions reduction target and its proposed Clean Electricity Regulations, Methane 75, and oil and gas emissions cap are all concerns to our government.
Saskatchewan understands that climate change cannot be confronted without resources generated by a strong, competitive economy. Through technological innovation and natural systems, the province is steadily reducing emissions in a prudent, practical way that prioritizes affordability, jobs, and energy and food security.
Through sustainable production, Saskatchewan will play its part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions while protecting our economy and advocating for our interests.
Hon. Christine Tell – Minister of Environment
