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  • Committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 30% below 2005 levels by 2030 (1)

  • Opposes carbon taxation, and has criticized NDP and Liberal plans to price carbon as “job killing tax[es] on everything” that would endanger Canadian jobs and increase costs for Canadian consumers on items such as gasoline, groceries and energy; however, it will not oppose or attempt to dictate provincial policies should they choose to introduce such measures (2, 6, 7, 27)

  • Introduced new rules to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas sector, such as industrial leaks and as flares which make up a significant portion of industry’s total emissions; however do not want to impose regulations on the oil and gas industry without similar enactments from the United States (1, 4)

  • Believes that climate action and regulation must be taken cooperatively with trading partners like the United States, especially with integrated sectors of the economy like oil and gas (4, 8, 10)

  • Has been reducing subsidies to fossil fuel industries in line with a 2009 G20 commitment (28)

  • Increased renewable content of diesel fuels and gasoline, increased requirements for energy efficiency of vehicles, passed regulation to phase out traditional coal-fired power plants in Canada, and have announced plans to regulate hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in refrigerants (3, 5, 10)

  • Has been reducing subsidies to fossil fuel industries in line with Canada’s 2009 G-20 commitment to do so (27)


  • Promises to introduce stronger commitments to greenhouse gas reduction consistent with an NDP private member's bill introduced in June, which aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 34% below 1990 levels by 2025, and 80 per cent by 2050 (29)

  • Favours a cap-and-trade system that would allow market to create a price on carbon; will use revenue generated to invest in renewable and green energy projects, and to increase energy efficiency (4, 9)

  • Will consider equivalency agreements to exempt some provinces from federal regulations on climate action if they can demonstrate they have alternative measure to achieve a comparable outcome (4)

  • Promises to respect Canada’s international commitments on greenhouse gases (11, 12, 13)

  • Pledges to shift tax breaks and fossil fuel subsidies and reinvest those funds in clean and renewable energy sources (11, 12, 13)

  • Critical of Prime Minister Harper’s absence from high-level climate talks and the small impact of the Conservatives' new and proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions; accuses the Government of “stalling” on climate change (4, 24, 25)


  • Pledges that Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau will attend the December 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, invite all premiers to join him, and will hold a First Ministers meeting within 90 days of the conference to work together to create a framework for combating climate change (14, 15 page 4, 16)

  • Promises to create national emissions-reduction targets and ensure that provinces have the tools to design and create their own policies to meet these targets—including their own carbon pricing policies—and would provide federal funding to help them meet these targets (14, 15, 16)

  • Supports provincial efforts aimed at carbon pricing, carbon taxes, or cap-and-trade programs (14)

  • Will phase out subsidies to the fossil fuel industry and allow the use of Canadian Exploration Expenses tax deduction only in cases of unsuccessful resource exploration, with the savings directed to investments in new, clean technologies (15 page 5)

  • Remains skeptical about the Conservatives' plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 2005 levels (a reduction of around 225 megatons), since annual emissions have only fallen by 25 megatons since 2005 to date and carbon emissions have risen in the past four years (14)


  • Believes Canada should cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% below 2005 levels by 2025, with a long-term target to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, and further cuts to greenhouse gas emissions of at least 80% to 90% compared to 1990 (25)

  • Plans to introduce its Carbon Fee and Dividend Plan, which would charge fees based on greenhouse gas emissions as the primary source of those emissions (well, mine, or imported fuel source); the revenue will be redistributed to all Canadians equitably to compensate them for potentially increased energy costs and fight income inequality in Canada; full details can be found here. (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)

  • Will remove all subsidies and supports to oil, coal, gas, and coalbed methane industries in Canada (21)

  • Believes Canada must meet its international commitments in order to remedy the negative effects that Canada’s inaction is having on its international reputation (22)

  • Criticizes the current federal government’s inaction on climate change, their lack of a plan for dealing with the crisis, and their taking credit for provincial action on climate change (23)

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References

  1. CBC
  2. CBC
  3. Government website
  4. The Globe and Mail
  5. Government website
  6. CBC
  7. Openparliament.ca
  8. CBC
  9. NDP website
  10. The Globe and Mail
  11. NDP website
  12. Macleans
  13. NDP website
  14. Liberal website
  15. Liberal website
  16. The Globe and Mail
  17. Green website
  18. Green website
  19. Green website (20)
  20. Green website (21)
  21. Green website
  22. The Globe and Mail
  23. Green website
  24. Toronto Star
  25. The Globe and Mail
  26. Green website
  27. CBC
  28. CBC
  29. The Globe and Mail
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