Our core values are based upon our desire to leave as much natural capital and as many opportunities for future generations as possible. When working, we aim to:
- work to limit global heating to 1.5°C, in line with international commitments made in Paris in 2015 at COP21. All models have uncertainty, and we need to avoid triggering climate feedback loops from melting icecaps to arctic methane.
- respect future generations and take responsibility for our own actions instead of expecting our children and grandchildren to pay for negative emissions after 2050.
- recognize that high emitting countries such as Canada also have a greater responsibility for historical emissions and need to make deeper and faster cuts to their emissions than countries whose citizens already emit less than Canada’s 2030 targets.
- provide data-backed solutions, and show our work, including assumptions made in calculations and sources of estimates. This makes future updates easier.
- solutions must be proven and fully-costed. Fusion power plants have been 20-30 years away for more than 50 years now, and remain at least 20-30 years away. Our work needs to be adaptable to new technology, but the responsible default position must be to use proven solutions which are funded in current budgets.
- in most cases involving emissions or pollution, the only fair approach is to ensure that the polluter pays and user pays.