“This is the struggle of our generation, but by working together we will defeat this extremism scourge that is a threat to us all”, he said. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj represented India at the 24th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
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In a text provided to the media, Trudeau pays homage to the Queen as a constant in the development of Canada over the last half century, including opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959, cutting Canada’s ceremonial centennial cake on Parliament Hill in 1967 and signing off on the repatriation of the Constitution in 1982.
Recently, Alberta’s Climate Change Advisory Panel released its Climate Leadership Report outlining its recommendations on future emissions regulation in Alberta. We are also important allies in the promotion of peace and worldwide security.
“I am hoping to sit down with Prime Minister Modi tomorrow evening and to further encourage him to take clear action, and also to highlight once again that Canada is committed to aiding developing countries in reaching their emissions goals”.
Trudeau left London for a Commonwealth summit in Malta on Thursday after having an audience with Queen Elizabeth and a sit-down with British Prime Minister David Cameron the previous day.
At the 2009 United Nations climate change summit in Copenhagen, then-environment minister Rob Renner lead the Alberta delegation on behalf of the Progressive Conservative government. He jokingly commented that although the two countries are very different in size, they are not different in worth.
“The best long-term strategy for climate change mitigation using forests is to harvest a sustainable supply of wood for use as timber, fibre or energy, a strategy recognized by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the leading body on climate change science”, states Dr. Colombo in his report.
Indian officials argued that the Commonwealth must not pre-judge outcome of the negotiations leading to Paris climate conference and that commitment of the rich nations towards small islands and poor countries must go beyond the current level.
“Forty seven of the 53 Commonwealth nations have already declared their intended nationally determined contributions, in other words the concrete actions they will take to address climate change”, outgoing Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma said at a press conference held in the city St Julians, Malta.
On Sunday, Turnbull flies to Paris for the key COP21 summit aimed at achieving a global accord on tackling climate change and reducing carbon emissions.
Canada is preparing to recast itself as a leader on climate change, new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau indicated.
He also said that adaptation funding was vital for ensuring that communities vulnerable to climate change’s effects have the skills, education and tools to handle the dangers posed by a warmer planet.
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There is no doubt that with four times more certified forests than any other country, Canada’s forestry sector has emerged as a global environmental leader.
