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The NRTEE’s Response to its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act

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2009 Response of the NRTEE to its Obligations under the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act

Report cover - 2009 Response of the NRTEE to its Obligations under the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act - July 2009

RELEASED
JULY 2009

The Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act (KPIA) passed by Parliament in June 2007 stipulates that every year, the Government of Canada must prepare a Climate Change Plan describing the measures and policies it has enacted to meet its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. In return, the NRTEE is mandated by the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act (KPIA) to conduct research and advise the government on whether or not they can achieve the emissions reductions forecasted in the plan.