| Canada's
Clean Air Act
For greenhouse gases: the Government is
committed to achieving an absolute reduction in greenhouse
gas emissions between 45 - 65% from 2003 levels by 2050,
and will ask the National Round Table on the
Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) for advice
on the specific target to be selected and scenarios
for how the target could be achieved.
For more information:
NEW REPORT
Advice
on a Long-term Strategy on Energy and Climate Change
Canada can simultaneously make meaningful
reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and promote
its national interest, increasing productivity and competitiveness,
improving air quality and meeting the energy needs of
our growing economy. more
Boreal
Futures: Governance, Conservation and Development in
Canada's Boreal
 In
2003, the NRTEE established a program to examine how
to advance conservation in balance with economic activity
on public lands in the boreal region currently experiencing
industrial-level activity – the “working
landscape”. Specifically, the role of fiscal and
regulatory policy in achieving a balance between conservation
and development in Canada’s boreal region. more
Economic
Instruments for Long-term Reductions in Energy-based
Carbon Emissions
 The
result of a two-year multistakeholder process, the NRTEE
has developed a set of recommendations aimed at helping
the country take a leadership position in the innovation
of technologies that will lay the foundations of a sustainable
energy future, in Canada and around the world. more
Developing
a Long-Term Energy and Climate Change Strategy for Canada
Defining Canada’s national interest
and how it can best be advanced in a carbon-constrained
world economy; and examining potential environmental
and economic risks and opportunities. more
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