Canada's Action on Climate Change

The Government of Canada is committed to reducing Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions by 17 per cent from 2005 levels by 2020. This target is completely aligned with the U.S. target, and is subject to adjustment to remain consistent with the U.S. target.

We are also committed to:

• building on our successful clean energy system to lead the world in clean energy generation;
• introducing tough new regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from the automotive sector through Environment Canada's proposed Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations;
• continuing to advance the Clean Energy Dialogue with the U.S.;
• investing in green infrastructure, energy efficiency, clean energy technologies and the production of cleaner energy and cleaner fuels as shown through the Government of Canada's investment of close to $10 billion since 2006
• providing new investments totaling $190 million to support a cleaner, more sustainable environment in Budget 2010; and
• playing an active and constructive role at the UN climate change talks, and continuing to work constructively in 2010 to implement the Copenhagen Accord and to complete the negotiations under the UNFCCC for a comprehensive, legally binding post-2012 agreement.

In April 2007, the Government of Canada announced Turning the Corner, which provided the ground work for Canada's approach to tackling climate change. To ensure the effectiveness of our approach, we are working to realign our policies and regulations in order to maintain economic prosperity while protecting the environment and harmonizing with the United States.

This involves proceeding on three parallel pathways to address this issue, with strong domestic, continental and international action. We are closely collaborating with the United States, recognizing that our economies are integrated to the point where it makes absolutely no sense to proceed without harmonizing and aligning a range of principles, policies, regulations and standards.