Environment committee  The EU process is very much mimicking the Paris Agreement itself. They have their central objective, which is pushed by the different nations as what is seen as the fair contribution for the European Union. Then countries are invited to say and to argue why their contribution is

Environment committee  It is certainly the case for the countries I know that the first objective is in fact almost too close. France set up an objective that started the year the legislation was passed, and the sense of urgency this brought has been really helpful in trying to accelerate action.

Environment committee  Absolutely, that's a fair statement, particularly with regard to the element of expertise. You want the people who sit on that panel to bring what they know works with regard to climate change. If you start to have representation, then you don't have an advisory body; you have a

Environment committee  The risk is that the urgency will not be recognized. You now have a milestone for 2030, and you're going to have to very quickly establish a pathway for that milestone in your mid term. Having a milestone, then, in 2025 makes very obvious to all actors across society, particularl

Environment committee  I would ask the net-zero advisory body to tell me.

Environment committee  At this point in the implementation of climate policies, all government decisions must adhere to climate limitations. The government currently isn't taking ownership of these issues. The legislation must provide a framework to ensure that the decisions that don't necessarily rel

Environment committee  In the United Kingdom and in France, each year, the two committees—the one that I chair in France and the one that I sit on in the United Kingdom—publish a report in June specifying the progress made over the year and any shortcomings. This is done by department, by ministry, by

Environment committee  Thank you for your question, Ms. Pauzé. In the bill, the monitoring of the measures implemented is quite weak. The commissioner of the environment and sustainable development is responsible for this monitoring. The commissioner is asked to submit reports fairly infrequently, mea

Environment committee  Yes, absolutely. In my opinion, the current design of the legislation makes the advisory group too close to the minister, and the independence isn't quite visible enough. It must be at arm's length. The distance isn't very visible. As a result, the advisory group is too close to

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm sorry, but I was having technical issues. Thank you very much for hearing me today. I would like to say a few words about the governance of climate action in Canada, which has not worked in the past. I've worked in the United Kingdom and have an inte

Environment committee  Are we allowed to stay? If we are, I—

Environment committee  This is exactly how it works in the U.K. and France, with much success.

Environment committee  There are Denmark, Sweden and Finland.

Environment committee  Yes. I think you need specific expertise to answer questions on the environment. You're right that you need policy expertise to provide policy advice, but identifying the policy need can be done by the same people who do the verification, for example, and then your advisory board

Environment committee  We would need all feet in the same direction, control of staff, a budget that is sufficient, protected and our own, our own work program and accountability to Parliament, with government having a duty to respond.