The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, is part of the Canadian delegation participating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
COP28 is designed to unite a diverse range of stakeholders – government, youth, business and investors, civil society, Indigenous peoples, and others. Discussions will focus around specific solutions that must be scaled up this decade to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, build resilience, and mobilize finance at scale. Key agenda items include: a global “stocktake” of progress since COP21 in Paris, France and COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland and agreement on clarifying the rules on a new international offsets system.
The Provincial Government is committed to addressing climate change, through the implementation of a climate change action plan, a new renewable energy action plan, achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, establishing a Net-Zero Advisory Committee, and advancing electrification and innovation to further the transition into more renewable energy sources. In addition, work has commenced on the development of a Climate Change Mitigation Action Plan (2025-30) and a Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan (2025-30), both of which build on the success of the existing Climate Change Action Plan (2019-2024).
On December 6, Minister Davis will speak on a panel entitled “Capturing Your Attention: Carbon Capture and Storage Dialogue”, hosted by the Clean Resource Innovation Network Pavilion.
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“As we continue to face the global impacts of climate change, the opportunity to network and meet with numerous international jurisdictions and organizations at COP28 is very important. COP28 will see a wide range of discussions focused on future actions and goals to address this crucial global issue. I look forward to participating on a panel discussion on carbon capture, storage and utilization, which will be essential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve net zero emissions at the provincial, national, and international levels.”
Honourable Bernard Davis
Minister of Environment and Climate Change
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