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Climate Change & the Environment

Greenhouse gas emissions platforms

Here's what the 2025 Canadian election parties are promising.

Liberal
  • Issue transition bonds by 2027 to finance projects that help industrial and agricultural sectors get cleaner and more competitive

    "Issue Canada’s first-ever transition bonds by 2027, to finance projects that help industrial and agricultural sectors get cleaner and more competitive. The federal government will issue at least $10 billion per year through new bonds." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23

  • Phase out the use of fossil fuels in government-owned buildings by 2030

    "Lead by example, and reduce energy bills, in government-owned buildings by phasing out fossil fuel use by 2030." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23

  • Provide funding for low- and middle-income households, including renters, to adopt heat pumps and energy efficiency upgrades

    "Funding home retrofits and lowering utility bills while making it easier for low- and middle-income households, including renters, to adopt heat pumps and energy efficiency upgrades including insulation upgrades, heat pump installation, and window replacements;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

  • Finalise and implement a set of voluntary sustainable investment guidelines for every priority sector by fall 2026

    "Finalize and implement the voluntary made-in-Canada sustainable investment guidelines for every priority sector by fall 2026." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23

  • Maintain and improve the Output-Based Pricing System for large industrial emitters

    "Make sure big emitters pay while protecting the competitiveness of Canadian industry. We will improve the Output-Based Pricing System (OBPS) for large industrial emitters and actively work with provincial and territorial governments to ensure carbon markets continue to function well, reduce barriers to harmonizing and linking these markets across the country, and ensure they establish a long-term signal to lock in investments. This will make sure that, as Canadian industry reduces emissions, we are still competitive, make sure companies are able to withstand America’s trade war, and that Canada is positioned to take advantage of new opportunities in the global marketplace." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23

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  • Develop a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to price the carbon emissions of manufacturing foreign goods then importing them into Canada

    "Promote fair competition with our trading partners by developing a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Companies that take their climate responsibilities seriously should be treated fairly. So we will work with reliable partners to ensure fairness for Canadian industries and better economically integrate Canada with allies in the fight against climate change. This approach would focus on ensuring the competitiveness of Canada’s most energy-intensive, trade-exposed sectors, and protect Canadians who work in industries such as steel and aluminum." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23

  • Work with provinces and territories on ways for large emitters to support consumer adoption of green technologies and retrofits

    "Enable opportunities for big polluters to support consumers in lowering their carbon footprint. We will work with provinces and territories to seek ways for large emitters to support consumer adoption of green technologies and retrofits, such as heat pumps and electric vehicles, which also help lower household energy bills." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23

Conservative
  • Remove the price on industrial greenhouse gas emissions

    "Poilievre will axe the entire Liberal carbon tax law, including the federal law that requires the provinces to impose an industrial carbon tax." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

  • Repeal the cap on industrial greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas
  • Repeal the Clean Fuel Regulations

    "Scrap the Liberal fuel regulations to lower fuel costs and boost our economy." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

  • Support a plan to double Newfoundland and Labrador's oil and gas production
  • Cancel the planned requirement that 20% of passenger vehicles must be zero-emissions by 2026
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  • Count emissions reduced by other countries using resources and technologies Canada exported to them towards Canadian emissions reductions goals

    "Use Article 6 of the Paris Agreement to dramatically reduce global emissions and fight climate change by exporting cleaner Canadian resources and technologies." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

  • Reform Investment Tax Credits to reward clean manufacturing and production

Bloc
  • Favoriser l’ajout de critères environnementaux dans les appels d’offres publics, notamment l’impact sur les émissions de carbone
  • Défendre le principe de souveraineté environnementale du Québec

    Le Bloc Québécois défendra le principe de souveraineté environnementale du Québec, en vertu duquel les lois du Québec et les règlements d’aménagement de notre territoire priment sur les lois fédérales

  • Déposer une loi pour empêcher toute régression des politiques environnementales et des politiques climatiques
  • S’opposer à tout accord impliquant un mécanisme de règlement des différends entre investisseurs et États permettant aux grandes entreprises de poursuivre abusivement les pays, notamment en matière de lois environnementales
  • Exiger que le fédéral cesse de prendre des engagements climatiques sans mettre en œuvre les mesures permettant de les atteindre dans son Plan de réduction des émissions
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  • Défendre la tarification du carbone partout au Canada

    Le Bloc Québécois défendra la tarification du carbone partout au Canada, tout en réitérant l’invitation du Québec aux autres provinces à se joindre au système de plafonnement et d’échange de droits d’émission du Québec avec la Californie et l’État de Washington.

  • Demander que les actions du fédéral en matière de climat soient complémentaires à celles du Québec, plutôt que concurrentes

    Le Bloc Québécois portera la demande du gouvernement du Québec voulant que les actions du fédéral en matière de climat soient complémentaires à celles du Québec, plutôt que concurrentes, et réaffirme, comme l’a écrit Québec à Ottawa, « la nécessité d’entamer rapidement des discussions en vue de conclure une entente de transfert au Québec de sa juste part des fonds pour les programmes qui dédoublent et chevauchent ses initiatives ».

  • Instaurer un test climat, afin que chaque décision fédérale soit évaluée en fonction de son alignement avec l’objectif de l’Accord de Paris

    Le Bloc Québécois proposera d’instaurer un test climat, afin que chaque décision fédérale soit évaluée en fonction de son alignement avec l’objectif de l’Accord de Paris visant à limiter l’augmentation de la température mondiale à 1,5 °C. Ce test climat inclura l’obligation d’évaluer des critères de justice environnementale, de sobriété énergétique et d’exemplarité de l’État.

  • Soutenir financièrement la décarbonation et l’innovation en milieu industriel, avec la juste part des investissements au Québec
  • Lutter pour l’imposition d’un plafonnement des émissions des GES du secteur canadien du pétrole et du gaz

    Le Bloc Québécois luttera pour l’imposition d’un plafonnement des émissions des GES du secteur canadien du pétrole et du gaz qui engendrera chaque année une réduction réelle de la pollution par le carbone d’ici 2030.

NDP
  • Set a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions to 50% below 2005 levels by 2035

    "We’ll follow the expert advice of the Net-Zero Advisory Body and set a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions to 50% below 2005 levels by 2035." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

  • Maintain industrial carbon pricing

    "We will eliminate the consumer carbon tax and maintain a robust industrial carbon pricing system—because targeting big polluters is the most effective way to cut emissions while protecting jobs and keeping Canadian industries competitive." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

  • Remove fossil fuel subsidies by the end of 2026

    "We will end the free ride for fossil fuel polluters by eliminating fossil fuel subsidies by the end of 2026, and we would immediately implement a cap on oil and gas emissions." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

  • Ask the Net-Zero Advisory Board to engage Canadians to make policy suggestions

    "To build lasting support and real results, we will ask the Net-Zero Advisory Body to engage Canadians from all walks of life—scientists, unions, workers, Indigenous communities, and concerned citizens—to shape a path forward that meets our climate obligations, protects jobs and affordability, and holds the biggest polluters accountable." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

  • Immediately cap oil and gas emissions, and maintain a strong cap going forward
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  • Require all federally-regulated entities to have credible plans to meet the country's climate commitments, and enforce completion of those plans

    "We will require all federally regulated entities, including financial institutions, Crown Corporations and the financial regulator not only to have credible plans to meet Canada’s climate commitments, but to meet those plans by law." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

  • Create a framework for corporate climate accountability

    "We will stop big banks and industries from greenwashing their fossil fuel investments and help accelerate investments in clean technology with a framework for corporate climate accountability." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

Green
  • Reintroduce and gradually increase the revenue-neutral consumer price on carbon

    "Re-establish and gradually increase Canada’s revenue-neutral carbon pricing system ensuring fairness for low-income Canadians and rural communities." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Implement legally-binding emissions reductions targets aligned with the Paris Agreement, with independent audits and annual reporting to ensure compliance

    "Use part four of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act to implement legally binding emissions reduction targets aligned with the Paris Agreement. Achieve zero emissions by 2050 with clear interim goals every five years. Establish sector-specific carbon budgets for all major industries. Require independent audits and annual reporting to ensure compliance." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Redirect Natural Resources Canada to support low-carbon industrial development, sustainable resource extraction, and clean tech innovation
  • Introduce carbon border adjustments to protect Canadian industries from high-emissions imports

    "Introduce carbon border adjustments to protect Canadian industries from high-emissions imports and ensure fair competition. Use these tools to encourage global emissions reductions and incentivize climate action in international trade." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Establish a Cross-Party Climate Cabinet and mandate annual climate progress reports to Parliament

    "Establish a Cross-Party Climate Cabinet and mandate annual climate progress reports to Parliament to ensure accountability, ensuring that climate policy decisions remain stable regardless of changes in government.

    » This body will include MPs from all federal parties, key Indigenous leaders, and climate experts, ensuring long-term, science-based decision-making on emissions reductions, energy transition, and climate resilience."

    — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

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  • Develop a National Industrial Decarbonization Strategy

    "Develop a National Industrial Decarbonization Strategy to transition manufacturing, resource processing, and heavy industry away from fossil fuels." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Contribute to international climate finance, including a Global Justice Fund

    "Support a just global transition by contributing to international climate finance, including a Global Justice Fund." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Introduce an international aviation and shipping fuel tax

    "Introduce an international aviation and shipping fuel tax to ensure these industries contribute to climate initiatives." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Implement a Buy Clean strategy for government procurement, with 75% Canadian-made goods and services, and 50% clean technology and low-carbon materials

    "Implement a national Buy Clean strategy, ensuring that:

    » At least 75% of federal procurement prioritizes Canadian-made goods and services.

    » At least 50% of federal procurement prioritizes clean technology and low-carbon materials.

    » All federally funded infrastructure projects align with Buy Clean standards.

    » A procurement review ensures compliance with trade agreements while protecting Canadian industries."

    — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Align national trade policy with climate goals and implement carbon-intensity tariffs on imported goods

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