How to end Canada’s cycle of making and breaking global commitments on climate change

By establishing an independent body of experts with the explicit mandate of measuring progress toward Canada’s climate and clean growth goals while continuously re-visioning Canada’s climate targets, the federal government can deliver on a once-in-a-generation opportunity to show the world that Canada can make good on its climate commitments.
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured recently on the Hill.
Since 1992, Canada has struck out on three global climate agreements, failing to live up to promises made in Rio, Kyoto, and Copenhagen to cut climate pollution. But Canada doesn’t have to keep doing this—some of our allies have already developed systems that will keep them on track to meet thei...

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