What Canada Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act: The 2050 Net-Zero Target, Milestone Targets and the Accountability Cycle requires
The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (S.C. 2021, c. 22) establishes a legislated framework requiring Canada to achieve net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050 and binds the federal government to a recurring cycle of targets, plans and reports, administered by the Minister of the Environment. Section 4 sets the purpose: to require the setting of national greenhouse-gas emissions targets based on the best scientific information and to promote transparency and accountability in achieving them. Section 5 designates the Minister of the Environment as the Minister responsible. Section 6 fixes the long-term target, providing that the national greenhouse-gas emissions target for 2050 is net-zero emissions. Section 7 requires the Minister to set national emissions targets for the milestone years 2030, 2035, 2040 and 2045, within the deadlines specified. Sections 9 and 10 require an emissions reduction plan for each target and prescribe its contents, including the target, the key measures and a description of relevant sectoral strategies. Section 14 requires a progress report on each plan no later than two years before the relevant milestone year, and section 15 requires an assessment report after each milestone year, within 30 days of Canada submitting its official greenhouse-gas inventory, stating whether the target was met and, if not, the reasons and the corrective measures. Section 20 establishes the Net-Zero Advisory Body to provide independent advice, and section 24 requires the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development to examine and report at least once every five years on the implementation of measures aimed at mitigating climate change. The Act is the statutory accountability spine of Canadian climate policy: it does not itself price or cap emissions but locks in the target-plan-report-assess discipline.
Pillar: Water & Environmental Resources · Authority: Parliament of Canada / Minister of the Environment and Climate Change · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
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- Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, S.C. 2021, c. 22, section 4 - purpose: science-based national targets and accountability.
- Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, section 5 - designation of the Minister of the Environment as responsible.
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