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Green Budget Coalition Preliminary Recommendations for Budget 2024 (for discussion) 1

8 Jun 2023

The government should initiate timely and publicly available monitoring and evaluation of programs in order to assess that funds are reaching the right types of applicants and projects to contribute to net-zero and nature-related goals. [...] The scale of investment, and the coordination required, in planning and job creation must match the scale of the energy transition, in order to save costs in the long run and prevent workers from being stranded. [...] A circular economy is a system of production, exchange and consumption that aims to optimize the use of resources at all stages of the life cycle of a good, while reducing the environmental footprint and contributing to the well-being of individuals and communities.32 In 2020, Canada had a circularity rate of only 6%;33 and the low presence of circularity in the Canadian economy is an issue that n. [...] The following investments and actions are recommended to urgently address the five main threats to all birds including habitat loss, pesticides and contaminants, invasive species and cats, collisions, and the climate crisis:42 ● Invest in habitat restoration and protection programs and activities that address the five human- related threats to birds in urban and working landscapes. [...] Create a restoration coordinating body The coordinating body would drive collaboration within the federal government and across governments and sectors, support work to define baselines and set targets, and work toward the following objectives: ● Improve the integration of existing restoration programs to measure impact and maximize cross jurisdictional efforts; ● Support the work to direct and ex.

Authors

Astrid Hieblinger-Rempel

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Canada

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