Pilot Emission Removals, Reductions and Learnings (PERRL) Initiative, Evaluation of the
Study authored by: Environment Canada
Report Year: 2006-2007
TBS file number: 12708
Classified as an Evaluation
This report is available on the Environment Canada website.
Summary provided by Environment Canada
Purpose of the project
The
Pilot
Emission Removals, Reductions and Learnings
(PERRL) Initiative
, along with the other two climate
change programs, namely the O
pportunities Envelope and the
One-Tonne
Challenge,
were selected for
evaluation given the need to respond to certain risks and issues (i.e., achievability
of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions, effectiveness of
means used). They
also represented an interesting set of programs to be evaluated concurrently
given the differences in the approaches to reduce GHG emissions as well as in the
targeted audiences.
The
evaluation of the PERRL Initiative, in particular,
examined how this pilot led
to
improvements in Canadian expertise in quantifying and
verifying project-based GHG emission reductions and removals and in using a
market-based mechanism. Impacts of the pilot on policy development were also
examined.
Summary of the project
The evaluation found that the PERRL Initiative helped
both
the private and public sectors gain the needed GHG mitigation experience and
knowledge. It also helped shape the design of other related initiatives.
Learnings from such pilots should be shared in a
formal and timely fashion with
key communities of interest given the appropriateness of basing new policy
areas on stronger foundations.
Contact:
Director,
Evaluation Division
Audit and
Evaluation Branch
Environment Canada
(819) 956-7612
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