Canada could be an important consensus builder at this year's international climate negotiations, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault said, while downplaying concerns that Donald Trump's presidential election victory could hampe
Canada could be an important consensus builder at this year's international climate negotiations, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault said, while downplaying concerns that Donald Trump's presidential election victory could hamper the talks.
Despite 30 years of negotiating, the world's emissions are higher than ever, around 80 per cent of the global energy comes from fossil fuels, and oil lobbyists have come out in record numbers at recent summits, she said. Many of the world's most consequential climate agreements have come out of those talks. The Kyoto Protocol, the first international agreement to set binding targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, was adopted at COP3 in Japan in 1997. Nearly two decades later in Paris, the world agreed to try to limit global warming to well below two degrees and aim for 1.5 degrees.This year, in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku, the negotiations are expected to centre on a new climate finance goal.
The environment and climate change minister said he'd be happy for Canada to recast its role as a"bridge builder" at these talks. Alberta says it's sending its environment minister this year. Saskatchewan, which spent an estimated $765,000 to host its own event space at last year’s conference, has not announced any plans to attend. The province held a general election last month and inquiries to government spokespeople did not receive a response before this story’s deadline.Donald Trump's victory is expected to loom over the conference.
Guilbeault played down those concerns, underlining that President Joe Biden's administration was still representing the U.S. at the talks.
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