Western Standard - July 10, 2024


Trudeau Addresses NATO on Climate Change

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climate change security
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Learn English with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Justin Trudeau delivers a speech at the NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence in Montreal, Canada, where he speaks about climate change and the challenges it poses to NATO's ability to defend itself and its allies.

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00:00:00.000 Canada and NATO have long recognized an indisputable fact.
00:00:05.320 Climate change is not only an existential environmental threat,
00:00:09.660 but one of the defining security issues of our time.
00:00:14.640 Canada and NATO know for a long time that climate change is not only a environmental threat,
00:00:22.160 but also one of the most important challenges of security of our time.
00:00:25.840 Rising sea levels and increasingly frequent and intense natural disasters
00:00:31.200 threaten security infrastructure like ports and military bases that keep our alliance safe.
00:00:38.120 A warming Arctic is opening up a new arena of competition that our adversaries are eager to exploit.
00:00:45.460 And climate-induced floods, famines, and droughts exacerbate inequality,
00:00:50.400 fuel conflict, and drive displacement across the globe,
00:00:55.580 all of which disproportionately harm marginalized and vulnerable populations.
00:01:01.680 Overall, climate change risks creating a less stable, less prosperous, and less secure world.
00:01:11.680 That is why we acted.
00:01:15.700 Back home, our government has shown global leadership in addressing the climate crisis.
00:01:20.560 We've placed a price on pollution that simultaneously reduces our emissions
00:01:25.260 and puts more money in the pockets of 8 out of 10 Canadians.
00:01:29.600 We launched Canada's first national adaptation strategy
00:01:33.540 to build stronger and more resilient communities.
00:01:36.420 We became the first major oil-producing nation to introduce a cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector.
00:01:46.500 And we're creating hundreds of thousands of good-paying, sustainable jobs from coast to coast to coast
00:01:54.060 with our $160 billion investment in our net-zero economic plan and green industrial strategy.
00:02:03.660 Showing every step of the way that good climate policy is good economic policy.
00:02:11.580 What gathers us here today is that it is also good security policy.
00:02:17.860 Addressing a global problem like climate change requires a global response.
00:02:24.580 A global response which we've been coordinating in close partnership with our 31 fellow member states in NATO.
00:02:32.640 Our government has been a strong advocate for ensuring that climate change is an integral part of NATO's agenda
00:02:39.660 and that together we act to make it a reality.
00:02:44.920 Notre gouvernement a toujours insisté pour que la lutte contre les changements climatiques fasse partie du programme de l'OTAN.
00:02:51.960 Alors, on a travaillé ensemble.
00:02:54.120 In 2021, the Alliance published the NATO Climate Change and Security Action Plan,
00:03:01.180 a plan which recognized the risks that climate change poses to NATO
00:03:05.440 and pledged to take action to address those challenges.
00:03:09.520 In 2022 and 2023, Canada co-led a climate change working group with Denmark and Norway
00:03:16.280 to identify and establish NATO's climate research priorities.
00:03:21.700 And we spearheaded the NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence,
00:03:26.660 which we were proud to launch last year that will be housed in downtown Montreal.
00:03:31.500 This centre serves as a critical research platform to ensure that NATO allies and partners
00:03:38.420 are equipped with the information they need to succeed in a climate changed world.
00:03:44.240 To plan for and adapt to and mitigate the security risks and impacts caused by climate change.
00:03:52.520 And to forge strong partnerships with organisations like the Munich Security Conference
00:03:57.500 and the CDA Institute that are committed to addressing the security challenges posed by the climate crisis.
00:04:05.540 So today, I'm excited to celebrate with you all the important milestone for the centre.
00:04:12.300 Just a few weeks ago, the Alliance accredited it as an official NATO centre of excellence,
00:04:19.800 Canada's first.
00:04:20.860 This important step was many months in the making and was only made possible by the strong support
00:04:33.600 of the 11 sponsoring nations, 11 NATO allies who, like us, see the value of standing up
00:04:40.560 a world-class security-focused climate research body.
00:04:44.480 We're looking forward to seeing what the centre will accomplish, and we expect to see many
00:04:50.040 more nations join in this work in the coming years.
00:04:54.160 This centre of excellence, along with our leadership of the multinational NATO-led battle group in
00:05:00.000 Latvia, our continued efforts to train Ukrainian military personnel through Operation Unifier,
00:05:06.060 and our new defence policy vision, which invests $73 billion in defence over the next two decades,
00:05:15.400 all demonstrate Canada's unwavering resolve to support the Alliance.
00:05:20.800 A resolve that continues to grow stronger.
00:05:24.960 When we took office, Canada was spending less than 1% of its GDP on defence every year.
00:05:31.800 But we vowed to change that right away, and we followed through on our word.
00:05:37.900 We're investing more in our troops, in our capacity, and in our capabilities, all while
00:05:43.160 continuing to provide assistance to our allies resisting Russian aggression.
00:05:48.940 NATO is the strongest military alliance in the world.
00:05:52.740 And to keep it that way, we must continue to step up, individually and collectively,
00:05:58.840 to strengthen both our alliance and the collective peace it represents and protects.
00:06:06.600 Canada stands with our NATO allies.
00:06:09.920 Canada will always defend the values of democracy, freedom, and the rule of law,
00:06:15.500 as it is more important today than it ever has been.
00:06:18.620 My friends, we must be clear-eyed about the current state of global affairs.
00:06:25.000 The long peace after the Second World War is over. 0.51
00:06:30.440 We're living in an increasingly dangerous, unstable, and complex world.
00:06:36.720 Cyber warfare, resurgent authoritarian forces, expanding regional conflicts,
00:06:42.460 and everywhere, increasing impacts of climate change.
00:06:46.880 All represent growing threats to our collective security and our continued prosperity.
00:06:53.560 This is a sobering reality we must all face.
00:06:57.560 That's why Canada will continue to work closely with like-minded allies to tackle these challenges
00:07:02.800 directly, to build a better world for all.
00:07:06.320 We will grow our global partnerships, and we will always do what is needed
00:07:11.300 to forge a stronger, more united NATO, and to keep us all safe.
00:07:17.920 Merci beaucoup tout le monde.
00:07:19.000 Thank you.
00:07:19.240 Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada