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Additions
- +Proposal:
- +The GPC supports requiring producers of all kinds to include the cost of environmental cleanup and
- +the disposal and/or decommissioning of all elements of products, including production plant and
- +packaging, in the costs of these products and requiring producers to organise said disposal and
- +clean up.
- +
- +Objective:
- +To reduce environmental damage by holding entities financially accountable for environmental damage
- +attributable to their activities and/or products.
- +
- +Benefit:
- +This will encourage businesses and organizations to conduct their affairs in an environmentally
- +sustainable way and to repair any environmental damage they do.
- +
- +Supporting Comments from Submitter:
- +The Polluter Pays Principle was first formally articulated in 1972 by the Council of the
- +Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- +(http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/publicdisplaydocumentpdf/?cote=OCDE/GD(92)81&docLanguage=En)
- +
- +The principle is a component of Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and
- +the Statement of principles for the Sustainable Management of Forests, adopted by 178 Governments at
- +the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
- +3 to 14 June 1992. (
- +
- +https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/outcomedocuments/agenda21)
- +
- +The principle is a core element of the 2010 Hazardous and Noxious Substances Convention, which is in
- +the process of ratification. (
- +
- +https://www.hnsconvention.org ( https://www.hnsconvention.org/ ))
- +
- +The principle is an element of United States and European Union environmental law. (
- +
- +https://definitions.uslegal.com/p/polluter-pays-principle/ and
- +https://ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/law/pdf/principles/2%20Polluter%20Pays%20Principle_revised.pdf)
- +
- +While Canada’s Supreme Court has ruled that bankrupt oil companies are liable for clean up costs,
- +such companies may lack the resources. Hence, legislative and regulatory measures are required to
- +ensure companies are prepared to meet their obligations. (
- +
- +https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/supreme-court-of-canada-upholds-polluter-pays-principle-regarding-orphan-wells-1.4276641)
- +
- +Green Value(s):
- +Ecological Wisdom, Sustainability, Social Justice.
- +
- +Relation to Existing Policy:
- +Add to current GPC policy.
Français
- +Proposition :
- +Le PVC est favorable à ce que les producteurs de tous types soient tenus d'inclure le coût de
- +l'assainissement de l'environnement et de l'élimination et/ou du déclassement de tous les éléments
- +des produits, y compris les installations de production et les emballages, dans le coût de ces
- +produits et à ce que les producteurs soient tenus d'organiser cette élimination et cet
- +assainissement.
- +
- +Objectif :
- +Réduire les dommages environnementaux en tenant les entités financièrement responsables des dommages
- +environnementaux attribuables à leurs activités et/ou produits.
- +
- +Avantage :
- +Cela encouragera les entreprises et les organisations à mener leurs affaires d'une manière
- +écologiquement durable et à réparer les dommages environnementaux qu'elles causent.
- +
- +Commentaires d’appui de l’auteur.e :
- +The Polluter Pays Principle was first formally articulated in 1972 by the Council of the
- +Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- +(http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/publicdisplaydocumentpdf/?cote=OCDE/GD(92)81&docLanguage=En)
- +
- +The principle is a component of Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and
- +the Statement of principles for the Sustainable Management of Forests, adopted by 178 Governments at
- +the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
- +3 to 14 June 1992. (
- +
- +https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/outcomedocuments/agenda21)
- +
- +The principle is a core element of the 2010 Hazardous and Noxious Substances Convention, which is in
- +the process of ratification. (
- +
- +https://www.hnsconvention.org ( https://www.hnsconvention.org/ ))
- +
- +The principle is an element of United States and European Union environmental law. (
- +
- +https://definitions.uslegal.com/p/polluter-pays-principle/ and
- +https://ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/law/pdf/principles/2%20Polluter%20Pays%20Principle_revised.pdf)
- +
- +While Canada’s Supreme Court has ruled that bankrupt oil companies are liable for clean up costs,
- +such companies may lack the resources. Hence, legislative and regulatory measures are required to
- +ensure companies are prepared to meet their obligations. (
- +
- +https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/supreme-court-of-canada-upholds-polluter-pays-principle-regarding-orphan-wells-1.4276641)
- +
- +Valeurs des Verts :
- +Sagesse écologique, Développement durable, Justice sociale
- +
- +Lien avec la politique actuelle :
- +Ajouter à la politique actuelle du PVC.
