‘Hard to find, unclear, or incomplete’: feds must improve ‘greening government’ strategy to meet net-zero, audit finds

Eight departments—representing 81 per cent of emissions—have created emissions reduction plans, but the Treasury Board Secretariat has no deadlines for the 19 missing departments to finish their work.

Jerry DeMarco, Canada's commissioner of the environment and sustainable development, pictured speaking at a press conference on April 26, tabled five reports in the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

April 26, 2022

Five years after launching a “greening government” strategy to tackle the federal environmental footprint, Ottawa is “falling short” of its net-zero by 2050 target, with even Canada’s largest departmental emitter having “no clear” information on meeting ...

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