Canada's Action on Climate Change
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Highlights
7th Steel Task Force Meeting
The seventh meeting of the Steel Task Force took place in St-Louis (US), on May 4-7, 2009. The Canadian delegation presented examples of clean technology as tools for energy efficiency which could easily be adapted by industrial, commercial and institutional organizations in all APP member countries.
6th Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Task Force Meeting
The Task Force held its sixth meeting in Tokyo, Japan on April 22-25, 2009. At the meeting, Canada was confirmed as the new Chair of the Task Force. Additional information is available on the global APP website.
7th Buildings and Appliances Task Force Meeting
The Buildings and Appliances Task Force held its seventh meeting in New Delhi, India, on April 9-10, 2009. The meeting agenda involved a full-day tour of examples of green buildings and workshops on high-performance commercial buildings. Additional information on the meeting can be found here.
4th Cleaner Fossil Energy Task Force Meeting
The Cleaner Fossil Energy Task Force held its fourth meeting in Seoul, Korea, from March 31 to April 2, 2009. Canada's delegation included 11 public and private representatives. Individuals from HTC Purenergy and Nova Scotia Power made several presentations to share Canada's experience and expertise in the area of carbon capture and storage. Additional information is available here.
Task Forces
The Asia-Pacific Partnership (APP) on Clean Development and Climate’s project portfolio falls into eight sectoral Task Forces. Each Task Force has an action plan to serve as a blueprint for cooperation among the partners within the thematic or sectoral areas. The action plans purposely contain:
- A marked emphasis on immediate and medium-term actions;
- A set of goals for the partners active in that sector;
- General contextual information about the sector; and
- A set of specific projects and activities developed by the Task Forces to further their respective goals.
The Task Forces provide periodic progress reports to the Policy and Implementation Committee. The initial projects emphasize:
- Sectoral assessments;
- Capacity building;
- Identifying best practices; and
- Technology research and demonstration.
These projects represent an opportunity to make significant improvements in the use of existing energy and industrial technologies. They also show the need for further analysis and scoping of more ambitious technology projects, and opportunities to overcome specific market barriers.
A distinctive feature of the action plan projects is the robust involvement of industry representatives from the seven partner countries. Virtually all of the projects identified will involve industry and a number of the activities will be undertaken primarily or exclusively by companies and associations representing commercial enterprises. Partners nominated a mix of representatives from their public and private sectors to serve as their Task Force representatives.
Industry participation has greatly enriched and enhanced the potential for cooperation and engagement, and is considered critical to APP’s success and ability to achieve its shared vision of advancing clean development and climate objectives.
