Philip Lawrence at the Public Accounts Committee

On February 8th, 2022. See this statement in context.

February 8th, 2022 / 11:15 a.m.

Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

Thank you very much. I'm very much enjoying our new chair. I think she's doing a fabulous job.

Thank you very much to our witnesses.

All of my questions will be for the commissioner. I also intend to split the last minute or so, and give that to the great member of the Green Party, Mr. Morrice, just so that everyone is aware.

I would like to read from the report. It says the Paris Agreement was to “reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% below 2005 levels by 2030, and under the Copenhagen Accord, it committed to reducing emissions by 17% below its 2005 level by 2020.”

Have these targets been achieved? If not, how far away are we?

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