Thu Jan 19, 2023 – 4:41 pm EST
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) — The Canadian government announced yesterday it will join the global “First Movers” climate coalition, a World Economic Forum-linked initiative started by U.S. President Joe Biden.
Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne made the announcement Wednesday, while explaining that the First Movers Coalition (FMC) – which is listed on the WEF’s website – is a “global initiative [that] uses the purchasing power of businesses worldwide to decarbonize high-emitting industries.”
The FMC was launched in 2021 by Biden at that year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, held in Glasgow, Scotland.
The coalition is made up of 69 green technology advocates from top companies around the world.
“Reducing emissions to net-zero by 2050 is possible if the right technologies are brought to commercial scale within the next decade,” reads the FMC website.
According to Champagne, “Canada’s participation in the First Movers Coalition reflects our government’s commitment to support industrial decarbonization.”
“A net-zero carbon emissions world is only attainable if we bring key technologies to commercial scale,” added the politician.
The decision by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to join a WEF-linked cause comes with little
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