Environment committee  As long as we have the policy parameter that there are not to be any international purchases, yes. That's the only way Canada can meet its Kyoto Protocol provisions.

Environment committee  Yes, I think that's an important part of the solution, absolutely.

Environment committee  Were they starving in the streets?

Environment committee  It is a curious dynamic. When the Obama administration came on board in March when the Bonn negotiations began, a very close colleague of mine, Jonathan Pershing, who is now a negotiator on the ground, was actually given a standing ovation by the NGO community. I said that would

Environment committee  It's an entirely different signal from Bush--what we had in the previous administration. We have to be clear about that. Sometimes I think people aren't happy with what the Obama administration is offering, both in the form of the treaty as well as the target, but it is entirely

Environment committee  No, it's Mr. Drexhage.

Environment committee  Thank you. I think it's really important to take a step back in this debate around climate change. This isn't just about climate change; this is about our entire way of living, particularly within North America. It's completely unsustainable. National Geographic puts out an ann

Environment committee  That's a very interesting question, and I'm sorry to say that I cannot provide absolute clarity on this because I'm not sure they would be comfortable with registering as part of their legally binding reduction target or commitment the kinds of reductions that the U.S. Senate is

Environment committee  No.

Environment committee  I'm not sure precisely what it might mean, but in terms of our overall contribution to eventually meeting the target of 80% reductions from 2050, it would be in the area of probably minus 40 then, by 2030. It would mean in the area of minus 55 to minus 60 by 2040, and then from t

Environment committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Allow me to thank you and the other members of this committee for the opportunity to speak with you regarding Bill C-311, An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change. First of all, I would like to

Environment committee  I was there for a couple of weeks, yes.

Environment committee  Yes, at times, but not an awful lot. I agree that the access wasn't as great as I would have hoped, and they were a relatively small delegation who were constantly away in negotiations, so frankly I didn't have as much time to—

Environment committee  Right.

Environment committee  No.