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UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE
NEGOTIATIONS CLOSE WITH PROGRESS IN KEY AREAS

Environmental Panorama
International
December of 2010


CANCUN, Mexico -- December 11, 2010 -- Negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change wrapped up earlier this morning at COP16 with the adoption of the Cancun Agreement.

"We came here to advance a balanced package, and we achieved that goal," said Minister Baird. "We are coming out of Cancun with progress and outcomes reflecting the interests of Canadians, and every country represented here."

The Cancun Agreement anchors the pledges inscribed in the Copenhagen Accord, which included the establishment of a Green Climate Fund that will be instrumental in mobilizing the financing needed to tackle this global challenge. We also made progress on the REDD+ mechanism to address global deforestation, the establishment of a technology transfer mechanism, and the details of an adaptation framework.

This outcome is the result of two weeks of negotiations in which Canada played a key role. "Our negotiating team worked extremely hard and I am proud of the work we have accomplished," said Guy Saint-Jacques, Canada's Chief Negotiator and Ambassador for Climate Change. "We have laid good groundwork for further progress in these complex negotiations."

We would like to recognize the leadership of Her Excellency, Mrs. Patricia Espinosa. The success of this year's Conference was in large part due to a strong Mexican Presidency.

Late last year, over 120 world leaders agreed on a path forward in the global effort to address climate change which culminated in the Copenhagen Accord. Canada has followed through on its commitment to the Accord by committing our fair share of fast-start funding and by inscribing an ambitious and realistic emissions reduction target of 17 per cent below 2005 levels by 2020.

Canada will continue to work constructively to implement the Copenhagen Accord and to complete the negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for a comprehensive, legally binding post-2012 agreement that is fair, effective and comprehensive.

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Government of Canada Taking Further Action to Protect the Environment and Health of Canadians by tabling Amendments to the Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Ottawa, Ontario -- December 13, 2010 -- The Honourable John Baird, Minister of the Environment, and the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today reiterated the Government of Canada's commitment to protecting the environment and citizens against the harmful effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) by announcing its intention to ratify amendments to the Protocol on POPs, under the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP). These amendments align with our strong domestic policies.

POPs are harmful substances that do not occur naturally. They persist in the environment and accumulate within living organisms, including people. Canada is not a major producer or user of POPs, but is affected by these substances: POPs can be transported great distances and tend to concentrate in colder climates such as Canada's Arctic.

"The Government supports the ratification of amendments to the Protocol on POPs to protect the environment and the health of all Canadians. We will continue to provide leadership in the management of these substances," said Minister Baird.

"The Arctic is a priority for the Canadian government. POPs are known to accumulate in the North. Tabling these amendments is an important step in protecting the region and its people from a type of pollution that is created outside our boundaries. Canada continues to work with international partners to reduce global levels of POPs," said Minister Cannon.

The Protocol on POPs currently lists 16 substances, including DDT and PCBs. It either bans or restricts the production and use of all listed substances. It also obliges Parties to reduce emissions of specific substances below 11000 levels.

The Government of Canada intends to ratify amendments that will add 5 additional substances to the POPs list. Domestic action has already been taken on these substances under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. Canada also supports the incorporation of changes to a technical annex of the Protocol, which are intended to facilitate compliance with the Protocol.

 
 

Source: Inquiry Centre Environment Canada
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