Canada's North is especially sensitive to the effects of black carbon as there is an additional warming effect when deposited onto snow and ice. Reducing emissions of short-lived climate pollutants is an integral part of Canada's broader climate change and clean air agenda, and the Arctic Council program during Canada's chairmanship.
It's not that this is a bad idea. It's a good idea. It should not, however, be an excuse to put off tackling the real problem: bringing down CO2 emissions. Which is what I suspect the Harper regime sees it as. Nice to know, however, that Minister Aglukkaq is actually capable of speech.
