Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Canada went to Kyoto and made some commitments that now, the federal Ministers in partnership with the provincial governments, the provincial Ministers, have to strategize on how to meet those targets. The targets that were set in Kyoto are felt to have economic consequences, cost implications that have not yet been clarified and addressed. There is agreement with the different governments to work on costing out the implications for each jurisdiction in Canada on meeting the targets that were set in Kyoto. We have agreed on a process for working on that. There will be a number of different ways of meeting the emission targets. I am not certain if I can provide detail on it, but I know that there have been a number of initiatives here in the north, like the creation of the Arctic Energy Alliance. We have seen specific initiatives internationally such as money being spent in Mexico City, a city of 20 million people that is heavily polluted changing their aging diesel burning bus, public transit systems to propane. The same is being done in cities such as Athens and other cities across the world that are currently suffering from severe pollution and staggering greenhouse gas emissions. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Question 561-13(5): Strategy To Address Global Climate Change
In the Legislative Assembly on May 27th, 1998. See this statement in context.
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Question 561-13(5): Strategy To Address Global Climate Change
Item 6: Oral Questions
May 26th, 1998
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