Canada’s new environment minister “cautiously optimistic” about UN climate summit

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Friday he is “cautiously optimistic” about the upcoming United Nations COP26 conference, but said “difficult negotiations” lie ahead and not all states are willing to “do more faster.”

International officials are set to meet in Scotland starting Sunday as they try to ramp up efforts to curb climate change amid mounting tensions over failed funding promises.

The COP26 meetings, delayed a year by COVID-19, are intended to finalize the rule book for the Paris accord, including how carbon emissions trading can work between countries and what each country has to report about progress toward climate goals.

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[Polly_Ticks]

Hopefully he does better with the environment portfolio than he did attacking the freedom of speech of Canadians and government regulating online content

[jmcb]

May God save Canada. The country has been ruined by JT and his army of clowns.

[sppilot]

This guy looks like he drives around school zones in a white van with window coverings.

[georgesimon]

How is it legal to elect a convicted criminal.

[chriscoyle]

I never trusted Hans Goober when he was in Die Hard. And I still don't.

[smeefamily]

Another minister with a shady past. Really goes to show you that the crooks are really in cabinet. Oh wait: our JT has a shady past also.

[lj]

"cautiously optimistic", I have to laugh every time that line gets regurgitated by the media.

[anthonycyr]

Next thing you know, robert picton will be minister of justice..

[carlosisaacr]

I live how the dislikes talk by themselves

[kenmunro]

In another words GLOBAL CORPORATIONS will continue to do what ever they want.

[stewartgillis]

This is a Minister of the Crown ! Think about it.

[erichoughton]

If we want to help countries reduce their emissions… we need to build carbon capture sites by their coal fired plants.

[weareparamore]

Canada also back out in Kyoto protocol, because they don't want to pay $ for not meeting their target emissions

[YouConnolly]

Hundreds of dirty oil pipelines in the world, and we can't install a cleaner version from alberta to the ocean. This guy is on the take.

2 billion gas cars with an average life expectancy of 15 years, and we can only make 100m of electric cars per year. This governments policy is making electric cars more expensive. Less government and a more open and free market

[earlbentivoglio]

This guy really cared he would run autos on ammonia . Cleaner than batteries vehicles and would cost consumers about .25 cents per liter and only thing out of tail pipe is water. And convert autos on the road for 1000. Bucks where is team trudeau now.

[deere]

Keep picking on the big, bad oil and gas industry. But you still want to drive and eat and heat and power your homes - I must have missed your alternative

[roannamowbray]

1st nations/metis will take CANADA BACK!

[crecheshaw]

I HAVE A BIT OF ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE GLOBAL WARMING SITUATION AT HAND HERE ON THIS BEAUTIFUL WELL ENOUGH ALONE AND KEEP YOUR GREEDY LIL HANDS OF GREED OFF EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE AND WE SHOULD BE JUST FINE...LEADERS ARE NOTHING BUT OLD MEN OF DIFFERENT REGIONS THAT ARE NOT DISCUSSING CLIMATE🌋👀

[michaelmacpherson]

I don't believe in any government anymore. Only God's kingdom will do. See you soon my Lord Jesus Christ along with all of my Christian brothers and sisters. See you at the rapture.

[Malik-wjrm]

Please can somebody listen to FSW applicants.We are in panic trauma which we are facing since 10 months. Show some respect, sympathy to our emotions.We are living human being not aliens, IRCC is treating like we are from other planets.Bring back FSW draws& @CitImmCanada