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Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
O A G
2001 Report
Main Points
Preface
Climate Change
Energy Efficiency
About the Follow-up
Appendix A—Annex I countries under the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change
Appendix B—A description of selected Kyoto issues
Appendix C—Countries that had ratified the Kyoto Protocol by 9 May 2001
Appendix D—Componnets of the Climate Change Action Fund
Appendix E—Issue tables and working groups and their respective mandates
Appendix F—Some
new key sources of information on climate change
6.1—Membership of federal climate change committees
6.2—Major new domestic federal spending initiatives on climate change and energy efficiency
6.3—Summary of follow-up findings, Responding to Climate Change-Time to Rethink Canada's Implementation Strategy, 1998
6.4—Summary of follow-up findings, Natural Resources Canada-Energy Efficiency, 1997

Exhibit 6.1

Membership of federal climate change committees

Organization

Interdepartmental Assistant Deputy Ministers Core Committee on Climate Change

Deputy Ministers Steering Committee on Climate Change

Interdepartmental Assistant Deputy Ministers Management Committee1

Co-leaders

Environment Canada

Natural Resources Canada

Others

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Canadian International Development Agency

 

Department of Finance

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Department of Justice

2

 

 

Federal Climate Change Secretariat

3

Fisheries and Oceans

2

 

 

Health Canada

2

 

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

 

 

Industry Canada

National Defence

 

 

Privy Council Office

Public Works and Government Services Canada

 

 

Transport Canada

Treasury Board Secretariat

 

 

Notes

1 This committee is responsible for the overall management of the Government of Canada Action Plan 2000 on Climate Change. Committee membership can be expanded to include other government departments as required to address specific departmental issues.

2 Joined Committee after our 1998 audit.

3 Attends the committee meetings as part of its co-ordinating role in domestic implementation for climate change.