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Ottawa under increasing pressure to show how policy changes are affecting emissions
Officials say Ottawa still lacks full modelling on recent climate policy changes as Parliament questions whether Canada can meet its emissions targets.
- On Thursday, Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin faced intense questioning at a parliamentary committee hearing regarding the government's failure to produce modeling showing how recent climate policy changes impact Canada's emissions reduction targets.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney has faced criticism for months for backsliding on climate initiatives, repealing the consumer carbon price, scrapping the electric vehicles sales mandate, and signing an agreement with Alberta to set the headline price at $115 by 2030.
- Environment Canada Deputy Minister Mollie Johnson acknowledged the department has "some work to do" on crunching the numbers to determine the impact on Canada's emissions, citing difficulty when policy announcements lack specific details.
- Climate Action Network Canada executive director Caroline Brouillette said policy decisions are doing the "exact contrary" of commitments, while Environmental Defence executive director Tim Gray described the testimony as "defending the indefensible."
- Under the Paris Agreement, Canada committed to reducing emissions by 40 to 45 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030, yet a Canadian Climate Institute study suggests the country is not on track to meet any of its climate targets.
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Ottawa under increasing pressure to show how policy changes are affecting emissions
OTTAWA - The federal government is facing increased pressure to state whether it knows how some of its recent policy changes will affect Canada's greenhouse gas emissions.
·Toronto, Canada
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