Thanks, Chair.
I'd like to go back to our witnesses from the department for a second. I just wanted to get on the record that it's impressive to see the BREA approach to designing an appropriate pathway. It's unfortunate the government killed the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy in its budget bill, which was set up precisely to do the same thing at the national level. I think Canadians should know that. In fact, I think BREA was in part inspired by the work of the national round table over 25 years.
I want to come back to the work, particularly the policy work, as director, Mr. Chenier, you are responsible for. It hearkens back to questions I've been asking of many witnesses and many studies here. It goes back to the comments made by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development.
I'm trying to find out how what you do factors in the government's plan to reduce greenhouse gases absolutely by 17% in the next seven and a half years. I'm just trying to get a sense of how that's factored into your decision-making. For example, let me ask you a couple of specific questions. In the issuance of new petroleum licences, how does the government's stated reduction target factor into the process?