Summary: I have always been environmentalist. I am about solutions that protect the environment while growing the economy in a sustainable way. I have also raised concerns with practices that relate to urban planning, forest management, land utilization, water management, and air quality. I have been against carbon taxation/pricing as it punishes those that can least afford higher prices. I am also concerns that governments around the world are not developing policies that better support the green and circular economy. The focus on policy should encourage innovation, capital investment, upgrading of skills, standardization of ESG reporting, and the streamlining of regulations. Government should not be focuses solely on handing out subsidies and direct grants to a particular business or industry. The focus should be on policies every organization would have access to as part of managing their close, consolidate, and reporting cycle.

1. P A U L Y O U N G C P A C G A
M A R C H 2 9 , 2 0 2 2
MITIGATION THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE WHILE GROWING THE
GREEN AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY

2. Paul Young - Bio
• CPA, CGA (1996)
• Academia (PF1, FA4, FN2, MU1. and MS2)
• SME – Customer Success Management
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Emerging Technology
• SME – Business Process Change
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Macro/Micro Indicators
• SME – Supply Chain Management
• SME – Data, AI, Security, and Platform
• SME – Internal Controls and Auditing
Contact information email: Paul_Young_CGA@hotmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-young-055632b/
SlideShare - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga
Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulyoungcpa
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/youngercga1968/videos

3. Agenda
• Global GDP Forecast
• Critical Metals
• GDP vs Clean Technology GDP – Canada
• Global Emissions
• Forest Management
• What is a Circular Economy?
• Top Ranking Sustainable Economies
• Canada Economy
• Canada Environmental
• Plastics GDP importance
• Taxation and Environment
• Cost to Serve Model
• Mitigation of Climate Change
• Forest and Wildfires
• Water Management
• Hurricanes
• Urban vs Rural Planning
• Fear of Green Inflation
• What’s Next?

4. Global GDP Forecast
Source - https://www.scotiabank.com/ca/en/about/economics/economics-publications/post.other-publications.global-outlook-and-forecast-tables.scotiabank's-
forecast-tables.2021.march-10--2021.html or https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/06/imf-world-economic-outlook-april-2021-global-gdp-to-hit-6percent.html
forecast_20220311.p
df

5. Critical Metals

6. GDP vs Clean Technology

7. Clean Technology and Environment

8. Countries leading the charge for the Circular
Economy
Source - https://www.construcia.com/en/noticias/which-countries-are-leading-the-change-in-circular-
economy/
• The Netherlands
• France
• Italy
• Germany
• Luxembourg
• Belgium
• Portugal
• Spain

9. Top 20 Sustainable
Companies
Source - https://www.corporateknights.com/channels/leadership/2021-
global-100-ranking-16115328/

10. Global Emissions

11. Emissions per square KM
https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/february-2022/embracing-the-unknown-cost-of-climate-
change/
Canada is a carbon sink! https://financialpost.com/diane-francis/diane-francis-canada-is-a-giant-
carbon-sink-why-are-we-not-getting-credit-for-it or https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/june-
2018/canadas-carbon-sinks-dont-mean-we-can-ease-off-on-climate-policy/ or
https://biv.com/article/2020/08/bc-carbon-tax-ineffective-ceri

12. Environmental Spending

13. Blog – Forestry
Movement towards sustainable forests - https://www.forestryforthefuture.ca/posts/sustainable-forest-
management-will-help-drive-our-net-zero-future. Canada forest practices need to improve as part of mitigating
the changes to climate.
Canada has 9% of the total forest - https://www.ccfm.org/healthy-forests/vast-and-abundant-forests/
Russia is looking at their forest management practices as part of their carbon footprint -
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/russia-wants-to-use-a-forest-bigger-than-india-to-offset-carbon-1.1580883. Russia
has 20% of the forest. If you combine Canada with Russia, then 1/3 of the earth forest come from Canada and
Russia.
New research, published in Nature Climate Change and available on Global Forest Watch, found that the world’s
forests sequestered about twice as much carbon dioxide as they emitted between 2001 and 2019. In other words,
forests provide a "carbon sink" that absorbs a net 7.6 billion metric tons of CO2 per year, 1.5 times more carbon
than the United States emits annually.
https://www.greenbiz.com/article/new-data-allows-scientists-accurately-measure-carbon-flux-forests
Companies are revisiting their sawmills investments - https://www.woodbusiness.ca/maximizing-potential-
industry-veteran-leads-the-charge-to-upgrade-ontario-mill/

14. Drones and Forest Management
Iris Automation The
Best Forestry Drones for Forest Management.pdf

15. Circular Economy
Source - https://reports.weforum.org/toward-the-circular-economy-accelerating-the-scale-
up-across-global-supply-chains/from-linear-to-circular-accelerating-a-proven-concept/

16. Recycling / Countries
Source - https://www.energydigital.com/smart-energy/which-countries-are-best-recycling or
https://www.greencitytimes.com/recycling-global-report-card/

17. Recycling Countries and the Environment
Source - OECD
Source - https://epi.yale.edu/

18. Material Footprint
Source - https://www.cpacanada.ca/en/news/pivot-magazine/2020-03-10-canada-recycling-system or OECD

19. Canada Economy
• Zero Waste footprint - https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/businesses-aim-to-reduce-waste-in-2020-as-consumers-
become-more-eco-conscious-1.1372149
• Energy from Waste - https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/waste-to-energy-technology-industry
• December 2020 and November 2020 Scorecard - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/scorecard-and-gdp-
canada-december-2020-and-november-2020
• Canada Scorecard https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/key-macro-and-micro-indicators-for-canada-
december-2020-and-january-2021
• Canada Scorecard - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/key-macro-and-micro-indicators-canada-april-2021-
and-march-201
• Canada Scorecard - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/canada-economic-and-fiscal-scorecard-april-2021-
and-may-2021
O&G GDP continues to expand.
Hiking the carbon tax is great for a sluggish economy.
Real Estate prices have exploded across the world.
The green economy isn't sustainable without more direct govt subsidies.
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/gdp-analysis-and-commentary-canadajanuary-2021

20. Plastics and GDP
• The petrochemical sector is very important to economies of Alberta, Ontario and other provinces -
https://www.kallanishenergy.com/2020/07/13/alberta-seeks-to-boost-petrochemical-industry/
• Plastics play a vital role with many parts of the economy including medical equipment and supplies -
https://pvcmed.org/healthcare/when-plastics-revolutionised-healthcare/
• Government needs to put more focus on reshoring parts of the supply chain -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/tranformation-of-supply-chains
• Hospitality sector is already struggling with current restrictions -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/analysis-of-the-hospitality-sector

21. Environment and Waste (2018)

22. Taxation and Environment
In 2018, Canadian businesses spent $9.7 billion to reduce impacts on the environment, up 15%
from 2016. In Canada, 9 out of 10 businesses invested in at least one environmental protection activity.
Source - https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/210126/dq210126b-eng.htm
Emissions are expected to rebound in 2021 - https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/projected-
global-change-in-co2-emissions-2020-and-2021
China is implementing a cap and trade system - https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-to-
launch-carbon-emissions-trading-scheme-next-month - China has 250+ coal-fired plants under construction -
https://www.reuters.com/article/china-coal-idUSL4N2E20HS
Challenges for 2021 - https://boereport.com/2020/12/31/energy-in-2021-the-challenges-of-the-coming-year/
COVID19 - https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00090-3
My work - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/protecting-the-environment-and-climate-change-taxes-and-spending-canada

23. Carbon Taxation / PBO Yet the PBO said that is not the case, right!
https://www.pbo-
dpb.gc.ca/en/blog/news/RP-2122-032-S--
distributional-analysis-federal-carbon-
pricing-under-healthy-environment-healthy-
economy--une-analyse-distributive-
tarification-federale-carbone-dans-cadre-
plan-un-environnement-sain-une-eco
@Twitter
Guilbeault is deliberately misleading
Canadians with this tweet!

24. Cost to Serve Model
• Companies will include any additional costs as part of their end pricing to consumers -
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/181214/dq181214d-eng.htm
• Government is planning more hikes to carbon tax along with adding a new tax for the fuel standard. Any
additional costs will be pushed on to consumers through higher prices - https://www.newswire.ca/news-
releases/clean-fuels-standard-will-increase-household-costs-for-canadians-capp-819531042.html
• Food costs have been rising over the past few years - https://farmworktofeedcanada.ca/food-prices-projected-
to-rise-in-coming-months/
• Liberals ran on a platform to make things more affordable -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/justin-trudeau-and-liberals-have-liberal-policies-made-things-
more-affordable-for-canadians

25. How to mitigate the impact of Climate
Change
Blog – How to Mitigate issues with Climate Change.
Here is my work on climate change including the threats to both the private and public sectors.
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/how-to-mitigate-the-threats-of-climate-change

26. Increase monitoring through Industry 4.0
All levels of government need to look at better monitoring of their various geographies through
deployment of solutions like Maximo - https://ibm.box.com/s/ow662tdpto1c1p6d9u2waqxwli40x0la
Increase monitoring should be part of any risk management policies and procedures, especially as data
from monitoring tools can be integrated into solutions like Cognos Analytics and Planning Analytics

27. Working with Weather Analytics and Services
Climate change is here to stay. How everyone adjusts to climate change will be critical in terms of
safeguarding assets through proper risk mitigation.
Both the private and public sectors need to embrace weather analytics and services into its operations -
https://ibm.box.com/s/p9yzecfcp956l2d7jh25uflo3q8uof6j

28. Government Policies and Climate Change
There seems to be a battle brewing between various states when it comes to climate change reporting.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-next-climate-change-reporting-united-states-paul-young/?published=t
I believe that there should be standardized reporting of ESG to provide better info in areas like governance,
environment, and social.

29. Forest and Wildfires
Climate change is raising average global temperatures, bringing with it longer droughts, with cascading effects for
forests and wildfires. These impacts are highly place-dependent — they are determined by the ecology an
ecosystem and its history of disturbance, like wildfires, insect outbreaks or logging.
Blog – Wildfires and Climate Change – How to mitigate the impact of Wild and Forest Fires -
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/blog-wildfires-climate-change-how-mitigate-impact-wild-paul-young/?published=t

30. Hurricanes

31. Water Management
• Water is a major issue around the globe due to many factors like population growth, food supply, weather
patterns, access to clean drinking water, sewage dumping into waterway, garbage into waterway, etc.
• Desalination plants continue to be more environmentally friendly as part of addressing water demands in
arid land around the world
• More innovation in terms of mini-water treatment plants for remote communities.
• Stiffer environmental laws as pertains to water ways
• The need for better flood mitigation
Here is my work:
I have called out the management of waterways along with poor urban planning for years. If the government was
so concerned about climate change, then why are they failing to mitigate the impact of ice melt or rain on river
systems? https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/water-management-and-flood-mitigation

32. Urban Planning
The problem from the get-go has been with proper urban planning including rural vs urban strategy!
It is time for all levels government to look at innovator solutions when it comes to building affordable housing
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/urban-and-rural-planning-whats-next
1. Building codes need to revamp to deal with 3-D housing -
https://www.forbes.com/sites/pikeresearch/2019/11/20/3d-printed-homes-quietly-gain-
traction/#74899cc763bd
2. All levels government need to look at proper land management -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/why-do-politicians-play-games-with-the-environment

33. ESG Reporting
There seems to be a battle brewing between various states when it comes to climate change reporting.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-next-climate-change-reporting-united-states-paul-young/?published=t
I believe that there should be standardized reporting of ESG to provide better info in areas like governance,
environment, and social. https://ibm.box.com/s/vmyitcackqevvm1hcxv7wke6gudrpnce

34. Insurance
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes surged in the first half of 2021 to $42 billion, the second-highest amount
since 2011.
The preliminary estimate from Zurich-based reinsurer Swiss Re attributed the high loss total to winter storms, intense
heatwaves, and severe flooding across the world.
The insured loss total exceeded the previous ten-year average (2011-2020) of $33 billion. It was second only to the losses in
the first half of 2011, when the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami and the Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake
pushed the six-month total to $104 billion.
A big contributor in the first half of 2021 was February’s winter storm Uri, a period of extreme cold combined with heavy
snowfall and ice accumulation in the United States. The event took the lives of 164 people, 151 of those in Texas, and
triggered estimated insured losses of $15 billion.
https://www.cfo.com/risk-management/2021/08/weather-catastrophes-drive-near-record-insured-losses/
Here are additional links:
New Insurance reporting standard - https://ibm.box.com/s/mgtzq1mp1h4dxk5ei4ov1tr7dgoyn76e
Risk Mitigation - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/how-to-mitigate-geopolitical-risks-as-part-of-safeguarding-your-assets-
249988353

35. Green Inflation
https://www.blacklocks.ca/carbon-tax-to-slow-growth/
Any time that you add taxes like carbon tax along more environmental regulations there is a cost. This cost is pushed on to
consumers through higher prices. The era of 1.5% to 2.2% inflation is over. The new reality is inflation will range between 3.0%
to 4.5% as part of the new green agenda. The world is combatting climate change through the wrong policies. There are better
approaches to protecting the environmental while growing an economy.
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/how-growing-the-circular-and-green-economies-can-mitigate-the-issues-with-climate-
change
https://globalnews.ca/news/8508541/canada-green-transition-inflation/

36. What’s next?
• All levels of government need to look at all their regulations as part ensuring the environment is protected as well
as supporting GDP growth - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/climate-change-environment-analysis-and-
commentary
• Innovations / Plastics Management - https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/features/canadian-manufacturers-
stand-to-benefit-from-in-house-plastic-shredders/
• Countries around the world need to clean up their recycling practices -
https://www.lovemoney.com/gallerylist/89902/recycling-countries-best-worst
• Carbon taxes are not the answer - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/the-real-truth-about-emissions-and-
carbon-taxation
• All levels of government need to work together as part of ensuring businesses in Canada are competitive with their
counterparts around the world - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/how-to-fix-competitiveness-through-
government-policy
• GDP is at risk if countries around the world continue to push their progressive agenda -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/what-is-next-for-the-global-economy-september-2020
• Innovation should be part of any waste management policy change including approving projects that are waste to
energy - https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-54-8-bn-waste-to-energy-market-size-share--trends-
analysis-2016-2019--2020-2027--301132220.html
• Tax code change (equipment write-down)
• Environmental approval
Blog – Climate Change and the Environment – How to grow a Sustainable Clean and Circular Economy
forecast_20220311.p
df
PBO and Carbon
Pricing.pdf
Tropical storms.pdf pop_coastal_areas.pd
f
What percentage of
the American population lives near the coast .pdf
94.7M Americans Live
in Coastline Regions.pdf
The List of Countries
Ranked by Fossil CO2 Emissions Per Square Kilometer CareOurEarth.pdf
Trends in Global
Tropical Cyclone Activity 1990–2021 - Klotzbach - 2022 - Geophysical Research Letters - Wiley Online Library.pdf
Hurricane Costs.pdf Hurricanes are
declining worldwide, but damage is increasing..pdf
Cities need to be
redesigned for the climate crisis. Can they make us happy, too US news The Guardian.pdf
Climate change risks
and the future of insurance - Raconteur.pdf
Know Risk Going
Beyond Effective Risk Management Deloitte US.pdf
Opening our eyes to
the water scarcity problem Greenbiz.pdf
Earth’s greening
trend seems to slow down — English.pdf
Vertical farming
rising to tackle global food crisis.pdf
Fitch slashes world
GDP forecast to 3.5pc for 2022 - Daily Times.pdf
How Bad Inflation
Might Get, According To The Companies That Will Raise Prices.pdf
Green investing is
underperforming, but don't count it out just yet.pdf
Lithium Junior Miners
News For The Month Of March 2022 Seeking Alpha.pdf
Tata Motors says
20% rise in battery cell costs increasing short-term pressure Reuters.pdf
African scientists call
for better forests management to boost climate resilience-Xinhua.pdf
Canadians want more
forest protections, but worry about jobs Canada's National Observer News & Analysis.pdf
Climate change
'Critical' weeks ahead for Great Barrier Reef as concerns grow over 'severe' coral bleaching Climate News Sky News.pdf
The List of Countries
Ranked by Fossil CO2 Emissions Per Square Kilometer CareOurEarth.pdf
Summary:
I have always been environmentalist. I am about solutions that protect the environment while growing
the economy in a sustainable way.
I have also raised concerns with practices that relate to urban planning, forest management, land
utilization, water management, and air quality.
I have been against carbon taxation/pricing as it punishes those that can least afford higher prices.
I am also concerns that governments around the world are not developing policies that better support
the green and circular economy. The focus on policy should encourage innovation, capital investment,
upgrading of skills, standardization of ESG reporting, and the streamlining of regulations. Government
should not be focuses solely on handing out subsidies and direct grants to a particular business or
industry. The focus should be on policies every organization would have access to as part of managing
their close, consolidate, and reporting cycle.
1. Urban Planning Practices - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-
interactive/2022/mar/28/urban-design-cities-climate-crisis-comic
2. Climate change insurance - https://www.raconteur.net/sustainability/climate-change-risks-and-
the-future-of-insurance/
3. Effective Risk Management policies and procedures including mandatory risk management
reporting - https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/risk/articles/know-risk-series.html

37. Training and Development
• If you like to learn more
about trade and/or other
subjects as part of your
professional learning and
development then feel
free to review my
material on
https://www.udemy.com/
(search Paul Young CPA
CGA)
• These subjects address
how to fixed issues with
housing and/or systemic
issues related to economy
including government
policies