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Show the way with climate leadership Get the garbage out of packaing and products Put local food on plates across Ontario Recognize our Great Lakes Responsibilities
Power up green energy Give polluted communities a break Build a more prosperous north Give species a chance by giving them a home
Let the public speak out

 

The Groups

Green Propserity is a joint effort by 23 of Ontario's leading environmental organizations to outline an action agenda for the province that we believe will help make Ontario a world leader in green practices and programs. For more information on the groups involved, click here.

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment

Canadian Environmental Law Association

Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy

Citizens Environment Alliance

Community Power Fund

Conservation Council of Ontario

David Suzuki Foundation

Earthroots

Ecojustice

Environment North

Environmental Defence

Forest Ethics

Great Lakes United

Greenpeace

Local Food Plus

Ontario Nature

Ontario Smart Growth Network

Ontario Sustainable Energy Association

Pembina Institute

Sierra Club

Toronto Environmental Alliance

Wildlands League

World Wildlife Fund

Graphic courtesy: 350.org

By acting on the Green Prosperity priorities, Ontario can demonstrate leadership in addressing its climate impact and getting global warming pollution under control.
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  Ontario Trillium Foundation
This project is funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), an agency of the Government of Ontario.
 

 

The Opportunity

Ontario’s economic recovery can be built on a green foundation.  New approaches to everything from how we produce electricity to how we manage our forests can make this province more competitive and a better place to live.  Putting a price on carbon through a strong cap-and-trade program will send a signal throughout our economy about the value of energy efficiency and the importance of reducing greenhouse gas pollution, while readying our province for a world where taking action to save our climate is the new bottom line.

Meanwhile, communities no longer have to sit back and accept health-damaging air pollution as a condition of economic growth. Jobs will be generated by green infrastructure projects that help rather than harm the Great Lakes.  The habitat of endangered species and our vast northern Boreal Forest are protected because we recognize it makes good business sense to protect this province’s tremendous biodiversity.  Urban development decisions are the result of smart climate-efficient planning and not a result of developers shutting down public debate.  And we change our view of packaging and products from waste to a resource where conservation and re-use are more economic than disposal.  Finally, in our new economy, Ontarians enjoy fresh sustainably grown local food that brings jobs back to both rural and urban areas, while protecting our air, water and climate. 

 

So let’s raise a glass — whether its fresh clean Great Lakes water or locally vinted chardonnay — to Ontario’s future and embrace a green vision for this province.