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Source: {"body":{"en":"<h4>Submitter Name</h4><p>Paul Graham</p><h4>Ratification Vote Results: Adopted</h4><p><br></p><h4>Proposal</h4><p>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.</p><h4>Objective</h4><p>To reduce environmental damage by holding entities financially accountable for environmental damage attributable to their activities and/or products.</p><h4>Benefit</h4><p>This will encourage businesses and organizations to conduct their affairs in an environmentally sustainable way and to repair any environmental damage they do.</p><h4>Supporting Comments from Submitter</h4><p>The Polluter Pays Principle was first formally articulated in 1972 by the Council of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (<a href=\"http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/publicdisplaydocumentpdf/?cote=OCDE/GD(92)81&amp;docLanguage=En\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/publicdisplaydocumentpdf/?cote=OCDE/GD(92)81&amp;docLanguage=En</a>)</p><p>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. (</p><p><a href=\"https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/outcomedocuments/agenda21\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/outcomedocuments/agenda21</a>)</p><p>The principle is a core element of the 2010 Hazardous and Noxious Substances Convention, which is in the process of ratification. (</p><p><a href=\"https://www.hnsconvention.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.hnsconvention.org</a>)</p><p>The principle is an element of United States and European Union environmental law. (</p><p><a href=\"https://definitions.uslegal.com/p/polluter-pays-principle/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://definitions.uslegal.com/p/polluter-pays-principle/</a> and <a href=\"https://ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/law/pdf/principles/2%20Polluter%20Pays%20Principle_revised.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/law/pdf/principles/2%20Polluter%20Pays%20Principle_revised.pdf</a>)</p><p>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. (</p><p><a href=\"https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/supreme-court-of-canada-upholds-polluter-pays-principle-regarding-orphan-wells-1.4276641\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/supreme-court-of-canada-upholds-polluter-pays-principle-regarding-orphan-wells-1.4276641</a>)</p><h4>Green Value(s)</h4><p>Ecological Wisdom, Sustainability, Social Justice</p><h4>Relation to Existing Policy</h4><p>Add to current GPC policy.</p>","fr":"<h4>Auteur</h4><p>Paul Graham</p><h4>Proposition</h4><p>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.</p><h4>Objectif</h4><p>Réduire les dommages environnementaux en tenant les entités financièrement responsables des dommages environnementaux attribuables à leurs activités et/ou produits.</p><h4>Avantage</h4><p>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.</p><h4>Commentaires d’appui de l’auteur.e</h4><p>The Polluter Pays Principle was first formally articulated in 1972 by the Council of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (<a href=\"http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/publicdisplaydocumentpdf/?cote=OCDE/GD(92)81&amp;docLanguage=En\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/publicdisplaydocumentpdf/?cote=OCDE/GD(92)81&amp;docLanguage=En</a>)</p><p>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. (</p><p><a href=\"https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/outcomedocuments/agenda21\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/outcomedocuments/agenda21</a>)</p><p>The principle is a core element of the 2010 Hazardous and Noxious Substances Convention, which is in the process of ratification. (</p><p><a href=\"https://www.hnsconvention.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.hnsconvention.org</a>)</p><p>The principle is an element of United States and European Union environmental law. (</p><p><a href=\"https://definitions.uslegal.com/p/polluter-pays-principle/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://definitions.uslegal.com/p/polluter-pays-principle/</a> and <a href=\"https://ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/law/pdf/principles/2%20Polluter%20Pays%20Principle_revised.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/law/pdf/principles/2%20Polluter%20Pays%20Principle_revised.pdf</a>)</p><p>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. (</p><p><a href=\"https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/supreme-court-of-canada-upholds-polluter-pays-principle-regarding-orphan-wells-1.4276641\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/supreme-court-of-canada-upholds-polluter-pays-principle-regarding-orphan-wells-1.4276641</a>)</p><h4>Valeur(s) Vertes</h4><p>Sagesse écologique, Développement durable, Justice sociale</p><h4>Lien avec la politique actuelle</h4><p>Ajouter à la politique actuelle du PVC.</p>"},"title":{"en":"G21-P018 Require Environmental Accountability for Products and Services","fr":"G21-P018 Exiger une responsabilité environnementale pour les produits et services"}}

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