The cabinet ministers’ mandate letters published last week hint at a whole-of-government approach to tackling the climate crisis, but the devil will be in the details, many environmentalists say. Mandate letters signal the government’s expected priorities, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has directed the cabinet to pursue climate change solutions that spread many critical tasks across multiple ministries. “We're seeing the support, at least on paper, of a whole-of-government approach to climate change, and that's really important because historically climate was only addressed by ECCC (Environment and Climate Change Canada),” said domestic policy manager with Climate Action Network Canada Caroline Brouillette. These objectives are spread across departments like Public Safety, International Development, Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Finance and others. “We know that climate change affects every single sector of our economy and of our societies, and so a whole-of-government approach is absolutely necessary," says @carobrouillette.

Source: CBC News December 21, 2021 19:43 UTC