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Climate Emergency: A 26-Week Transition Program for Canada

January 5, 2020Climate, EconomyA circular economy, aviation, Bank of Canada, Bioeconomy, Building retrofits, canada, Carbon fee and dividend, carbon tax, Climate adaptation, Climate education, climate emergency, cycling, District heat, Ecological forestry, electric vehicles, first nations, fossil fuels, freight, green buildings, Green business, Green Climate Fund, Green finance, Green industry, Green New Deal, organic farming, PACE Loans, Passive house, Pay-As-You-Save, politics, Public banking, railways, Regenerating nature, Regenerative farming, renewable energy, Social finance, solar PV, transit, Transition, walking, Wind energyGuy Dauncey

This is a work of imagination.

But the urgency of the crisis is real,

the need for the suggested programs is real,

and the data included in these proposals is real.

3rd Edition. March 2020

A printable 40-page PDF of this paper is available here:

PDF Climate Emergency

A video of Guy Dauncey presenting a brief summary of this paper is here.

“This is a practical, down to earth concrete step by step transition strategy for the Canadian government to get real about the climate emergency. A must read for all Canadians to make a difference and communicate to their elected officials new policies and programs that will make a difference now.” – Professor Ann Dale, Trudeau Fellow Alumna, Canada Research Chair, Royal Roads University

“This is vital reading. It maps out an evidence-based route ahead; to open real conversations around what we actually need to do in these testing times. It should be read by politicians and policymakers, local and regional councillors, business front-runners, university and health service delivery managers, indeed everyone who wants to explore how we can collectively build the new zero carbon world we so urgently need.” – Paul Allen, Project Coordinator, Zero Carbon Britain project at the Centre for Alternative Technology

“Visionary and thorough, Dauncey’s 26 week Transition Program deserves close scrutiny in Canada and beyond. His passion for a clean economy shines.” – Raffi Cavoukian, C.M., O.B.C., singer, founder of Raffi Foundation For Child Honouring

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Let’s Get Going – Climate Action Together

March 9, 2016Climate, Economy, energycanada, climate change, climate solutions, economy, farming, organic farming, solarGuy Dauncey

F is for Future, a world without fossil fuels,

new solar symphony changing the gyre,

clean up our garbage, restore Nature’s harmony,

offer our children the hopes they desire.

To download the PDF version of this paper, click Climate Action Together

So how do we do it?[1]

How do we tackle the climate crisis with the speed and resolution that the climate scientists say is so urgently needed?

How do we make a rapid transition to a 100% renewable energy economy in a positive, nation-building manner, without causing economic mayhem, unemployment and chaos?

It’s complicated. There’s no doubt about it. Our economy is completely enmeshed in fossil fuels. We use fossil fuels to travel, to heat our homes and buildings, to generate electricity, to power our industry, to make plastics and to pave the roads. If fossil fuels were to magically stop working due to a zombie-ray from outer space or an unexpected change in the laws of physics, our economy would grind to an immediate halt. Continue reading Let’s Get Going – Climate Action Together →

My “Wouldn’t That Be Amazing!” Wish-List for 2014

January 1, 2014Climate, Democracy, Economy, EducationBasic income, climate change, climate solutions, enbridge pipeline, G-20, G-8, hope, organic farming, proportional voting, student debt, voting reformGuy Dauncey

And why not? It is that time of the year ….

I have just spent the last two and a half years writing a huge new book into which I have poured all my hopes and fears, and an amazing collection of practical, positive, solutions to our many woes.

The book is titled Journey to the Future, and it tells the story of a four-day visit to Vancouver in 2032, by when it become one of the greenest cities in the world. I have never found writing a book such fun, or so compelling: maybe it’s the fictional format I have adopted, with almost the entire book being in dialogue between the characters. See www.journeytothefuture.ca Continue reading My “Wouldn’t That Be Amazing!” Wish-List for 2014 →

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