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Environment committee Ultimately, the 40% target is what each department should shoot for, so again, we've made public how each department has progressed against that target. Again, that's on the website and available. We're asking all departments to hit that target, but you can also look at the distribution, if you will, of the emissions.
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Nick Xenos
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Nick Xenos
Environment committee Sorry to be unclear, if I'm unclear, but each department's target is 40%.
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Nick Xenos
Environment committee We've seen the profile of the departments. We've been sitting down with the departments to look at an action plan to get there. We've encouraged departments to take a whole-of-department view. They should look at all of their assets, look at their investment plan going forward, and assess where the opportunities are to get to the 40%.
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Nick Xenos
Environment committee Yes, the government's greenhouse gas emissions.
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Nick Xenos
Environment committee I just want to clarify the difference. If you're talking about the cabinet directive on strategic environmental assessment, then—
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Nick Xenos
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Nick Xenos
Environment committee The mandate of—
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Nick Xenos
Environment committee I think as departments go forward with their strategies, there are lots of parts of Treasury Board that are involved in the different areas.
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Nick Xenos
Environment committee Okay. I'm not sure I'm understanding the question.
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Nick Xenos
Environment committee —to greening government operations, yes.
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Nick Xenos
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Nick Xenos
Environment committee We can, as it says here, establish policies or directives applicable to the environment.
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Nick Xenos
Environment committee Yes. We can thus go broader, to water and waste. We can—Treasury Board can....
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Nick Xenos
Environment committee —to environment. That's what this says here. However, there are—
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Nick Xenos