Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Well, in fact a number of countries are well on their way to meeting their targets. So we've already seen Germany has reduced its emissions since 1990 by over 17%. The United Kingdom has reduced its emissions by over 14%. I think the European Union countries generally are leading

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Well, not shut down. We don't expect those plants would be shut down tomorrow, but we think they should be phased out as they reach the end of their lifetime, rather than reinvesting. We certainly think we should not be investing in new nuclear plants.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  That is a quote, and an accurate one.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  No, about 40% to 50% of the electricity consumed is nuclear.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  No, we haven't, but that figure was simply meant to put some perspective on what meeting our Kyoto target might mean. The reality is, if we have a business-as-usual scenario projection of what demand will be, it will be even higher. But it's meant to indicate that this is doable.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Yes, I do think it's achievable. Quebec is obviously in a lucky position with hydraulic capacity. But still, this is a plan that has been put forward, it's a rational plan, and I think we'll see the results. It will come down to 80 megatonnes for Quebec, which is Quebec's share o

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Yes.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Yes, I believe it's possible.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  International credits will have to be part of the solution.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  The physical reality is that carbon dioxide doesn't stop at the 49th parallel or any other border. If we can make efficient investments elsewhere, outside of the country, that works too. But we don't think we should be investing in so-called hot air. Let's invest in the really ef

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I don't recall the exact figure, but that sounds....

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Fair enough.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  That I couldn't tell you. I know they're radically increasing their renewable energy production as well.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  One of the biggest successes we're seeing now with the Kyoto Protocol is the clean development mechanism. The uptake in China for the use of that so-called flexibility mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol has been massive.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I don't have any argument. The environmental community has argued as strongly as anyone that we should be acting domestically first as a top priority, before we look offshore.