‘If the will is there’: Canada must address ‘root problems’ in climate plan, says environment watchdog

Last week, Canada's environment commissioner Jerry DeMarco released five reports that took a critical look at carbon pricing, the potential of hydrogen to reduce emissions, a just transition to a low-carbon economy, federal funds for climate-ready infrastructure efforts, and the Greening Government Strategy.

Jerry DeMarco, Canada's commissioner of the environment and sustainable development, released five audits on April 26 examining various federal efforts on the environment that his office found are falling short. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

May 2, 2022

The government's plan to create a net-zero economy has some sizable flaws, according to Canada's environment commissioner. Unrealistic assumptions about hydrogen power; a carbon pricing system that tilts the burden for change away from industry and towards the poor; and a missing-in-action "just tr...

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