Hon. Julie Miville-Dechêne: Every year, the United Nations Environment Programme, or UNEP, publishes its Production Gap Report, which tracks the discrepancy between planned fossil fuel production and production levels consistent with limiting warming to 1.5 to 2 degrees Celcius. According to UNEP, in order to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celcius, the world’s governments must cut fossil fuel production in half by 2030. However, Canada plans to increase its oil and gas production by almost 18% between 2019 and 2040.

Minister, isn’t Canada’s approach to climate change contradictory? We’re committing to reducing our country’s emissions while increasing our oil and gas exports at the same time.