| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, issued the following statement in response to the work by Canada’s independent Net-Zero Advisory Body to support the establishment of the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, today announced that the department is now accepting applications for EDF funding. More than $8.3 million is available to help eligible recipients across the country carry out projects that improve Canada’s natural environment.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| backgrounders
A Clean Electricity Standard discussion paper to be published in March 2022 will help guide engagements to inform the design and scope of the regulation, which will help drive progress towards achieving a net-zero electricity grid by 2035.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| news releases
Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, launched consultations to develop Canada’s Clean Electricity Standard (CES) and drive progress towards a net-zero electricity grid by 2035. Work on clean electricity will also be key to reaching Canada’s ambitious and achievable emissions reduction target of 40 to 45 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, launched the consultations on the draft 2022-2026 FSDS to get feedback from Canadians on the goals, targets, and actions that will shape the Government’s sustainable development plans over the next four years.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, along with the Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, the Honourable David Piccini, and the Deputy Mayor of Hamilton, Jason Farr, announced the successful completion of Stage 2 of the Randle Reef Remediation Project.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, along with the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, the Honourable David Piccini, Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, his worship Fred Eisenberger, Mayor of Hamilton, and her worship Marianne Meed Ward (TBC), Mayor of Burlington, will hold a press conference on the remediation of Randle Reef followed by a media tour.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| news releases
To that end, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, and the Minister of Health, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, announced today the launch of national consultations on improved and mandatory labelling for certain consumer products, including cosmetics, cleaning products, and flame retardants in upholstered furniture. The consultations will also seek views on how the Government can take action to improve information about chemicals in product supply chains. The consultations will take place through a series of workshops and interactive events between now and summer 2022.