Environment committee  The fundamental policy goal is to achieve an agreement that is environmentally effective, one that places us on the path to achieving reductions of at least 50% globally by 2050. In order to get there, as I mentioned, we're going to need economy-wide actions and commitments from

Environment committee  It's available on the United Nations website, the framework convention website. I'm not sure if it's available on our own website or not, sir, but I can certainly check that.

Environment committee  In the negotiations, when we've had an ongoing discussion about targets and comparability of effort, we provided this to help parties understand more about Canada's circumstances and to provide an indication of the policies and measures that the Government of Canada was implement

Environment committee  I'll ask Carol Buckley to comment on the incentive program the federal government has in place for renewable power. Generally, I'm not aware of any particular commitment to expand the growth of coal-fired power. I'm honestly not aware of that.

Environment committee  I'll let Carol speak to the renewable power incentive program.

Environment committee  Under the Canada Environmental Protection Act, there is a provision that provides for the federal government to enter into an equivalency agreement with a province. If the province is implementing measures that are at least as stringent as the federal government's, then the feder

Environment committee  Europe's situation is a bit different from Canada's. But in Europe you have a wide range of differences in the level of emission reductions that countries are undertaking. As I understand it, under the European Union emissions trading system, the post-2012 regime will be a single

Environment committee  In the context of the negotiations, I think different countries, in terms of specific policies and measures, may be at different stages of implementation. I have not received a great deal of negative feedback on that document, sir.

Environment committee  I think it falls to governments to decide, ultimately, what is realistic. What I can do and what officials can do, I think, is help suggest policy options to achieve different goals and raise considerations. I think it falls to governments to determine, ultimately, what the appro

Environment committee  In these negotiations, I have not.

Environment committee  It's a public document.

Environment committee  Monsieur Bigras, I am aware that you have actually been to every Conference of the Parties, so I would have to defer to your knowledge on what has happened at every Conference of the Parties over the last few years. I have only been to one Conference of the Parties, which was at

Environment committee  It's a submission that we made to the United Nations that summarizes the government's policy direction and the actions that are being implemented in order to achieve our 2020 target. It was provided to other parties.

Environment committee  No, sir, that's not correct.

Environment committee  In each of those areas, there is documentation that supports it—examples being the fuel efficiency regulations and the tailpipe standard. There was a notice of regulatory intent, and draft regulations will be forthcoming. Draft regulations will be forthcoming under the cap and tr