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Environment committee Can I just nuance that a little bit? But, yes, you're right, the actions in Canada alone are going to have a modest impact. We're 2%. The actions of Canada, in conjunction with other countries and in the global forum, can have a big effect. If you get China and the U.S. doing things, then you could actually accomplish something.
May 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Bob Hamilton
Environment committee But that's what makes this tricky. You see it in how we've approached the auto sector, how we've approached the coal-fired electricity, where you're trying to balance the environmental objective that you want, but recognizing the economic impact.
May 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Bob Hamilton
Environment committee All I can do is repeat the facts that you have said, which is we are 2% of global emissions, roughly, so that's how much of the problem we're contributing to. If you reduce that, it's going to have a relatively modest impact overall. But I would just let the facts speak for themselves.
May 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Bob Hamilton
Environment committee Can I just have 30 seconds? I think I may have committed to providing something that I can't provide. There was a question earlier, I believe from Mr. Choquette, who asked if I could attribute the actions of provinces to the GHG reductions. I can certainly show how much the provinces' GHG emissions are, but I don't think I can actually provide the attribution of “they did this and that produced that change”.
May 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Bob Hamilton