December 4, 2014 – Gatineau, Quebec – Environment Canada
Minister Leona Aglukkaq will lead Canada’s delegation at the 20th Conference of Parties (COP 20) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Lima, Peru, from December 9 to 12, 2014. While in Lima, she will participate in ministerial-level negotiations, engage bilaterally with key countries and organizations, and advance Canada’s priorities on the international stage.
At the conference, Canada will further its key priority of achieving a new international climate agreement in 2015 that includes meaningful commitments from all major emitters. Canada recently demonstrated leadership and its support for the successful adoption of a new international agreement by making a $300-million contribution to the Green Climate Fund, which is aimed at supporting projects, programs, policies and other activities to address climate change in developing countries. This money builds on the $1.2 billion in Fast Start Financing that Canada successfully delivered under the Copenhagen Accord, funding projects focused on climate change adaptation and increasing renewable energy in more than 60 developing countries.
Beyond the UNFCCC, Canada is leading international efforts to tackle short-lived climate pollutants under its Chairmanship of the Arctic Council and as a founding member of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition.
At home, the Government of Canada has taken action to address climate change by regulating two of Canada’s largest sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions: the transportation and electricity sectors. To build on this, Canada recently announced its intention to take action on hydrofluorocarbons, which is one of the fastest growing GHGs in the world.
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Ted Laking
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