Trudeau was accompanied by his wife Sophie Gregoire as well as Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard and Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre.
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New Zealand Prime Minister John Key presented the communiqué to Figueres by calling subsidy removal “the missing piece of the climate change puzzle” and pointing out that subsidies have driven about one third of global emissions between 1980 and 2010.
Trudeau promised first to proceed with climate policy “based on the best scientific information and advice” adding, “second, we will support and implement policies that will contribute to the low-carbon economy and this will include carbon pricing”. “We need some really radical and big leaps with this issue”.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute this morning to victims of this month’s terrorist attacks in Paris with a visit to the Bataclan concert hall, the scene of the worst carnage on November 13.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued Monday with a series of meetings in Paris with various world leaders on the sidelines of the conference on climate change. The heir to the British throne described climate change as the greatest threat faced by humanity. “As you are aware, Commonwealth has 31 small states as its members out of the 53 countries and trade finance is very important to them”, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said. Australia, Britain and Canada pledged billions of dollars (euros) to help the Commonwealth’s weaker members.
A changing global climate will drive conflict in the 21st century, French President Francois Hollande said Monday, explicitly linking security and global warming as he opened the 21st United Nations climate conference in this terror-scarred city. “We’re here to help”, Trudeau said in an eight-minute speech.
She hopes that Trudeau will show strong leadership on climate change and take a more aggressive approach to it than Harper, whom she accused of having “wrecked” Canada’s global reputation on the environment.
He told reporters outside the Elysee that Hollande was “very reassured and happy” that Canada is remaining “deeply committed” to the military coalition.
“It’s such a weird feeling to be in agreement with my government again on things related to climate change”, said Guilbeault, who has been attending worldwide climate conferences for two decades. While China has committed to start reducing total emissions by 2030, India has undertaken a more modest 30-35% cut in rate at which it emits Greenhouse Gas. “That’s why I believe they’re serious”, Gass says.
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The goal is to limit average global warming to two degrees Celsius over pre-Industrial Revolution levels by curbing fossil fuel emissions.
