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February 20th, 2020Committee meeting
Matt Jones
Environment committee That's right. I don't have a number.
February 20th, 2020Committee meeting
Matt Jones
Environment committee I'd be happy to. I'll try to be brief. That's certainly a big question. In terms of emission reductions, we do have some good public data on this that we could provide. I think the electricity sector is one where we have seen the most significant reductions, mostly from a switch
February 20th, 2020Committee meeting
Matt Jones
Environment committee I would say that certainly we've been looking to exceed the target for some time. Actually, we've talked about meeting and exceeding the target for some time. That is certainly the goal. We have a collection of policy measures in the pan-Canadian framework that was originally int
February 20th, 2020Committee meeting
Matt Jones
Environment committee We have the existing suite of measures, which is the foundation, which in our original expectation was going to take us all the way to the target. We realize now, with the various developments since that time, that additional measures are needed. The government has signalled that
February 20th, 2020Committee meeting
Matt Jones
Environment committee This is a subject of discussion and analysis right now. I think the government has been quite clear about its ambition. Certainly, if you look at the science, the need to drive further emission reductions is certainly there for all countries. The definitive figures, in terms of a
February 20th, 2020Committee meeting
Matt Jones
Environment committee We're just initiating our analysis now to help identify some potential possibilities for achieving additional emission reductions. We're starting with the mandate commitments. A number of measures are in various mandate letters for many departments, everything from electric buses
February 20th, 2020Committee meeting
Matt Jones
Environment committee The final decisions about what measures to close the gap will be in that package moving forward haven't been made. We're looking at all policy tools, including our existing funding programs. Most funding programs are time-limited. When they come up for renewal, are there opportun
February 20th, 2020Committee meeting
Matt Jones
Environment committee Yes, for sure. I think there's great enthusiasm for the potential of homegrown Canadian technologies that can drive emission reductions. One aspect of the PCF, one of the four key pillars, was clean technology. Our view was that Canada has invested in research, but what about de
February 20th, 2020Committee meeting
Matt Jones
Environment committee As you can see, lots of us are involved in this process. Three sets of reports go to the UN. One is annual, the inventory of greenhouse gas emissions, which are historical emissions. That's done every year and made public. Jackie's team is responsible for that report. There's ano
February 20th, 2020Committee meeting
Matt Jones
Environment committee The most recent report went out in January, I believe, or the end of December, which showed 77 megatonnes of emissions unaccounted for with definitive measures. It's important to note that's based on our modelling of projections. Not everything is modellable. Investments in cle
February 20th, 2020Committee meeting
Matt Jones
Environment committee It would be helpful to have the experts here. I can tell you that the data sources for the model, which are the foundation of the analysis, come from a number of sources—everywhere from Statistics Canada to other federal agencies—so that we have credible and consistent data sou
February 20th, 2020Committee meeting
Matt Jones
Environment committee Net zero by 2050 is a driver for a lot of the analysis we're doing right now. Of course, there are a number of different pathways that can get you to net zero. Related to that is what the definition of net zero is. There are a number of definitions out there, both within the Inte
February 20th, 2020Committee meeting
Matt Jones
Environment committee I can probably take the answer only so far.
February 20th, 2020Committee meeting
Matt Jones
Environment committee There is a dedicated economic modelling team within our organization in the strategic policy branch, and the head of that modelling group isn't here with us today. I can tell you that we have one climate model that we use for multiple purposes within Environment Canada. We don't
February 20th, 2020Committee meeting
Matt Jones