This summer, environmental plans failed. Wildfires, heat waves, and power grid issues showed that these plans did not work.

In Canada, over 800 wildfires burned, and smoke affected 100 million Americans. The prime minister blamed climate change, but this raises questions about Canada's climate policies.

Canada has had leaders who support environmental plans. The prime minister was a UN special envoy on climate action.

Al Gore and his director defended their movie 'An Inconvenient Truth' 20 years later.

Environmental groups blocked forest management practices that could prevent wildfires. They opposed thinning, firebreaks, and controlled burns.

The 2023 Canadian wildfires released a lot of carbon, about twice the emissions from global aviation. The fires could be worse this year.

Canada is not the only place where environmental plans failed. In Europe, 14,000 people died in a heat wave.

The difference between Europe and America is air conditioning. About 90% of American homes have AC, but only 20% of European homes do.

A European expert said that installing more AC is not a solution because it emits heat and accelerates warming.

In America, we can see the problems with environmental plans in Canada and Europe.

This summer, temperatures were high in America. Washington, D.C. had its hottest Independence Day on record.

In New York City, the power grid is at risk of failing because of environmentalists. They forced the closure of a nuclear power plant.

The failure of environmental plans comes from seeing people as enemies. Human activities should be part of environmental policy.

With a human-centered approach, Canada could manage forests, Europe could use air conditioning, and New York could use nuclear energy.

There is no need to sacrifice lives to save the planet. People have the power to care for the planet.

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Clare Ath is the co-founder of Vita et Terra, a conservative Catholic environmental nonprofit.