How Sask.’s new budget does and doesn’t address climate change – CBC

Mar 27, 2024

The world is facing record heat from human-caused climate change brought on by carbon dioxide and methane emissions, but the words “climate change” don’t appear once in Saskatchewan’s newly released 75-page 2024-25 budget.

There are some provincial dollars aimed at reducing emissions, but for the most part the province seems to be paying up in other ways — via costs associated with climate-related problems like wildfires and crop failures.

The price tag will continue to go up as human-caused climate change worsens, according to Brett Dolter, an assistant professor in economics at the University of Regina who teaches climate change policy.

“When we look at the budget, we can start to see how climate change is having real costs in Saskatchewan right now,” said Dolter.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/sask-budget-2024-25-climate-change-1.7154688