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Canada and Kyoto
•Canada’s target 6% below 1990 levels
•Major national review initiated early 1998
•~15 Sectoral “Issue Tables” established
•Federal, provincial, stakeholder input
•Analysis and modelling
•Major public reports of review and analysis
•http://www.nccp.ca/
Canada will be pledging to reduce emissions to 6% below 1990 levels if the Kyoto Protocol is ratified. This pledge was initiated in 1997 at Kyoto.
The so-called National Climate Change Process was initiated in early 1997 to undertake an in-depth review of the implications of the commitment proposed at Kyoto. A number of “Issue Tables” were formed then to solicit federal, provincial, industry and other stakeholder input. The work included extensive assessment by sector and overall economic assessment undertaken by an Analysis and Modeling Group.

The work is notable by the volume of work made public and available for all Canadians. Perhaps this openness can be partly attributed to the ascendancy of the World Wide Web as a meeting place in recent years.