Mr. Speaker, climate change is the greatest global environmental threat we face. It is imperative that we have an international plan to reduce greenhouse gases and meet the climate change challenge head on.
Last week this government co-hosted with Brazil a ministerial clean development mechanism forum. The purpose of the forum was to listen, ask questions and move toward an international consensus on what needs to be done to implement the CDM.
The CDM is one of the international mechanisms agreed on in the Kyoto protocol which will help parties to achieve their emission reduction obligations.
By working in a global partnership we can successfully reduce our greenhouse gas emissions while continuing to develop our economies in a sustainable manner. The forum is an example of this government's commitment to working co-operatively with all countries seeking to develop a global climate change solution which will work for developed and developing countries and the environment. This can be a win-win-win situation for all.