This isn't really about carbon dioxide, is it?

Party’s over for Planet Earth, Suzuki tells Kitchener audience

“We are using the earth as a garbage can,” Suzuki said. “There is no end to what we desire. We have to think about what the necessities are in life.”

It’s time to think about what kind of Canada we want, he said: It could be one where children grow up asthma-free, or where fish can be eaten without worrying about chemicals in the meat.