Alberta’s premier will be joining other provincial leaders and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Paris for the COP21 United Nations Climate Change conference.
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In Paris, during his meeting with President Hollande prior to COP 21, Trudeau will discuss the implementation of CETA, pressing global issues such as the situation in Syria and the migration crisis, and he will reiterate Canada’s priorities for the COP 21 climate conference in Paris. The oilsands are Canada’s fastest-growing source of emissions. The focus on climate change and terrorism is why French President Francois Hollande is also attending the summit, even though France is not a member of the bloc.
“We don’t expect that the targets will be internationally legally binding”, McKenna said during a teleconference, suggesting that Canada hopes instead that any deal reached in Paris includes provisions to effectively shame countries into meeting their promised greenhouse gas reduction goals.
“Coming from where we were before in terms of being a somewhat reluctant participant in this process, I think our renewed commitment to taking real action will in and of itself be a success for us”, she said. The investment announced today will help build a more environmentally sustainable future for generations to come.
In the cordial meeting, Trudeau recognised Malta’s ties through the Canadian-Maltese citizens.
A closer look at the stark contrast in carbon emissions and political motivations across Canada demonstrates the hard task ahead for Prime Minister Trudeau and his Liberal majority.
All very big issues, and while it is unrealistic for a government so early in its mandate to commit outright to all these things at the Paris climate summit starting this Monday, observers will be looking for further details on what a final Canadian action plan on climate change might look like.
“As everyone knows I was thrown into the deep end of global summits just shortly after being elected”, said Trudeau, 43.
The twists and turns of that navigation were evident in their brief encounter with the cameras.
In a text provided to the media, Trudeau paid 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.
“Rooting out corruption is crucial to global prosperity and security”.
Canada under Stephen Harper and Australia under former prime minister Tony Abbott were both criticized for being climate change policy laggards but Trudeau suggested the two countries have changed their tune.
“The moment they understand that, they are very open to give us their suggestions about what Canada may do otherwise than deliver two per cent of the air strikes”.
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For its part, Shell has invested heavily in carbon capture and storage (CCS) at its new $1.3-billion Quest project near Edmonton, which is expected to capture more than one million tonnes of CO2 per year from its Scotford oilsands upgrader at Ft.
