Hopes are dim for COP26 in light of the G20 summit's dithering efforts
Guilbeault, who is also a co-founder of Quebec environmental group Équiterre, also took stressed that his role as environment minister means he’s accountable to Canada, not the environmental activists expected to attend COP26 in Glasgow, which begins Oct. 31.
Earlier this week, Guilbeault said “Our plan on climate change is very clear, most of it is already known,” he said, adding that he had “no secret agenda.”Indeed, experts do not expect Ottawa to unveil a series of new climate targets in Glasgow over the course of the two-week conference.
Guilbeault said he is “cautiously optimistic” about how talks will progress, citing a joint report from Canada and Germany this week that they expect rich countries to step up on a pledge to provide developing nations with US$100 billion in annual aid to tackle global warming — a decade-old commitment that has so far fallen short.
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