Canada Is Stepping Up its Climate Ambition, Now we all have to step up

The International Institute for Sustainable Development evaluates Canada's new climate plan, highlighting the carbon pricing trajectory, the commitment to a national adaptation plan, and CAD 15 billion in low-carbon economy investments. While acknowledging the plan as a 'good start', the statement emphasizes the need for further just transition policies, increased provincial ambition, and private sector investment to ensure national competitiveness in the global race to net zero.

• Canada's climate strategy includes a carbon price that will rise by CAD 15 annually from 2022 to 2030, accompanied by increasing rebates for citizens to encourage carbon footprint reduction.
• The government has committed to creating the first national adaptation plan for Canada to address climate resilience and inequalities.
• Canada plans to invest CAD 15 billion over ten years to facilitate a low-carbon transition, specifically targeting renewable energy, building retrofits, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
• The success of the federal plan depends on additional just transition policies for affected workers, higher ambition from provinces, and increased private sector investment to maintain international competitiveness.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (2020). Canada Is Stepping Up its Climate Ambition, Now we all have to step up. https://www.iisd.org/articles/statement/canada-stepping-its-climate-ambition-now-we-all-have-step

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. Canada Is Stepping Up its Climate Ambition, Now we all have to step up. 2020. https://www.iisd.org/articles/statement/canada-stepping-its-climate-ambition-now-we-all-have-step.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopment2020canada, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{Canada Is Stepping Up its Climate Ambition, Now we all have to step up}}, publisher = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2020}, month = dec, url = {https://www.iisd.org/articles/statement/canada-stepping-its-climate-ambition-now-we-all-have-step}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }