Senator Coyle: Senator Gold, Denmark’s Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities said, “Discussions at this ministerial meeting have laid a decisive foundation for COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.”

We are now six months away from COP27. Can you tell us what decisions were made regarding the focus of this upcoming global climate summit, and what Canada’s main areas of ambition will be for that summit?

Hon. Mary Coyle: Honourable senators, my question is for the Government Representative in the Senate.

Last week, for the first time since COP26, political leaders and responsible ministers gathered in Copenhagen to discuss the implementation of the landmark Glasgow Climate Pact agreement. The ministerial meeting in Denmark has reignited momentum for political cooperation and urgent action on the Glasgow commitments. It has also kickstarted ambition leading up to COP27, which will be held in Egypt in November.

Senator Gold, could you tell us where Canada is on its commitments to implement the Glasgow Climate Pact and other agreements made at COP26? Where are we actually on track, where are we falling behind and where might we be ahead of schedule?