A Canadian Perspective on the Dangerous Anthropogenic Interference with the Climate System - Final Report
A Canadian Perspective on the Dangerous Anthropogenic Interference with the Climate System - Final Report
Description
The Prime Minister of Canada has requested that the members of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) provide, as part of a larger body of advice to the federal government in its preparations for COP-11, a Canadian perspective on "dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system." The present paper has been prepared to provide NRTEE members with information to address this request. The NRTEE’s advice on this question is contained in a memo to the Prime Minister that was released on November 22, 2005. The paper is also meant as a resource to be consulted and drawn upon in setting the stage for a larger piece of work referred to the NRTEE by the Prime Minister – providing preliminary advice on a long-term energy and climate change strategy for Canada. While the current paper discusses climate change impacts and vulnerabilities, future NRTEE work will focus on long-term national mitigation options conducive to Canada’s successful competition in a low-carbon future. The Prime Minister has requested that the NRTEE examine the issues of energy and climate change through the lens of maintaining Canada’s national interest.