Annual Report 2007-2008 – Letter From the Chair and President and CEO
July 2008
Dear Minister:
We are pleased to submit to you the 2007–2008 Annual Report of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE).
In the last year, the NRTEE focused its attention and research on the critical issues of climate change and clean air. In January 2008, the NRTEE released the final results of its Clean Air Act Program in a report entitled Getting to 2050: Canada’s Transition to a Low-emission Future. The report set out five enabling conditions that should be reflected in Canada’s climate change policy framework, and a set of specific recommendations for the federal government, including establishing an economy-wide price signal on emissions, either an emission tax or a cap-and-trade system or a combination of the two.
In the same period the NRTEE continued work on its Adaptation Program examining the impact of climate change on Northern infrastructure. It focuses on the territories and portions of the provinces north of the 60th parallel, in recognition of the severe and sustained character of climate change in the Canadian North.
In June 2007, the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act received Royal Assent, obligating the NRTEE to undertake an evaluation of the federal government’s annual Climate Change Plan. The NRTEE undertook the required analysis and its findings were provided in a report to you in September. We will continue to do so on an annual basis until 2012.
Over the years, the NRTEE has developed expertise that positions us well to provide a unique and substantial contribution to Canada’s sustainable development. We look forward to continuing to provide your office with current information and advice throughout 2008–2009.
Yours sincerely,
| Robert Page Chair |
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David McLaughlin President and Chief Executive Officer |
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