Baliser le chemin

The report argues that a well-designed climate accountability framework can increase government transparency and coordination across different levels of government to meet 2030 and 2050 targets. Based on international and domestic case studies, it identifies six common elements of such frameworks and proposes a national Canadian model that balances federal leadership with subnational flexibility.

• Climate accountability frameworks consist of six common elements: official governance structures, clear roles and responsibilities, intermediate emission reduction targets, action plans to meet those targets, monitoring and reporting requirements, and a scope that extends beyond emission reductions.
• Best practices for these frameworks include enshrining long-term targets and governance processes in law to increase predictability and credibility, and utilizing independent, data-driven advisory boards to depoliticize climate directions.
• Defining intermediate targets as cumulative carbon budgets is recommended because it provides a more accurate measure of a territory's contribution to global mitigation and clarifies trade-offs between sectors, regions, or time periods.
• Accountability frameworks have inherent limitations: they cannot force a government to reach long-term targets because binding legislation can be repealed, and a federal framework cannot legally compel municipalities, provinces, territories, or Indigenous communities to implement binding policies.
• The report recommends that the Canadian federal government establish a national accountability framework in law, but suggests that legally binding intermediate targets should only be set at the national level to avoid regional rigidity and political division.
• To ensure policy resilience against future government changes, the report advocates for a collaborative federal-provincial approach where the federal government provides a 'safety net' of policies and financial incentives to encourage subnational governments to adopt their own binding climate policies.

APA

Canadian Climate Institute (2020). Baliser le chemin. https://institutclimatique.ca/reports/baliser-le-chemin/

Chicago

Canadian Climate Institute. Baliser le chemin. 2020. https://institutclimatique.ca/reports/baliser-le-chemin/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{canadianclimateinstitute2020baliser, author = {{Canadian Climate Institute}}, title = {{Baliser le chemin}}, institution = {Canadian Climate Institute}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://institutclimatique.ca/reports/baliser-le-chemin/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }