Too Many Cooks?

Abstract

In a world that cares about climate change and in a world in which there is a high degree of governance, the issue of determining overall accountability for environmental performance will be critical. When the international community calls upon Canada to account for its emissions reduction performance, will the federal government be left holding the bag? Or will there be a clearly defined structure of provincial and corporate accountabilities in place? As Canada continues to develop its overall strategy for dealing with climate change, the degree to which there can be buy in from all levels of government will determine the degree of success Canada will have in reducing its contribution to the problem.