WHAT DOES COP27 NEED TO DELIVER? CANADA CAN LEAD BY SUPPORTING THE ADOPTION OF A LOSS AND DAMAGE RESPONSE FUND AND COMMITTING TO PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THOSE SUFFERING DISPROPORTIONATELY FROM CLIMATE IMPACTS: Canada must support the historic creation (a first within the UN system) of a mechanism that coordinates and mobilizes financial support to address losses and damages in developing co. [...] To be on the right side of history, we call for the Government of Quebec to join nations like Scotland and pledge support to address losses and damages. [...] IN EGYPT, THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA MUST RAISE AMBITION, ACCELERATE IMPLEMENTATION AND INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLIMATE GOALS: Canada must amend and increase the ambition of the Emissions Reduction Plan to bring it in line with the country's climate accountability legislation. [...] ● A trajectory for the cap on oil and gas emissions aligned with Canada’s fair share of the global 1.5°C effort ● A strategy and investment plan to adapt to the climate crisis and a commitment to provide adequate funding to support people and communities who face losses and damage. [...] Preparing people and communities to respond to the increase in severity and frequency of climate impacts requires a whole-of-society strategy and the government to tackle structural and systemic inequalities within people in communities amplified by climate impacts.
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