This climate calendar displays some of the important events, reports and legislative or regulatory deadlines that Pembina is following in Canada and internationally. In most cases, you can get more information by clicking on the listing.

 

2008

 

Initial greenhouse gas reporting under Canada’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Automakers

Due May 2008
Under the terms of a voluntary agreement signed in 2005, automakers were expected to report their initial progress in reducing GHG emissions by May 2008.

 

G8 Leaders' Summit

July 7 to 9, 2008 in Hokkaido, Japan
"Environment and Climate Change" is one of four main themes for the meeting.

 

Summer Council of the Federation Meeting

July 16 to 18, 2008 in Québec City

 

Western Climate Initiative (WCI) third stakeholder workshop

July 29, 2008 in San Diego

 

Draft vehicle fuel consumption regulations to be published (start of 90 day public consultation process)

Spring/summer 2008, in order to have final regulations published by the end of 2008

 

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) publishes its 2008 Canadian Environmental Performance Review

Summer 2008

 

Federal Court ruling on Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act lawsuit

Summer/fall 2008 (expected)
Environmental group Friends of the Earth Canada has filed a lawsuit which seeks a declaration that the federal government is not complying with its legal obligation under the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act (KPIA). The Federal Court heard the case on June 18, 2008.

 

UN Climate Change Talks in Accra, Ghana

August 21 to 27, 2008
This session includes meetings of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-Term Cooperative Action (AWG LCA) and the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG KP)

 

WCI members release design recommendations for a regional cap-and-trade program

August 2008 (some delay expected)

 

Canada's submission to the "Kyoto phase II" negotiation process on the scale of emission reductions

Due September 5, 2008

 

Release of draft greenhouse gas regulations under the federal government's Regulatory Framework for Air Emissions, including further information on the offset system and the technology fund

Fall 2008

 

Bill C-377 (Climate Change Accountability Act) consideration by the Senate of Canada

Fall 2008

 

Canada's submission to the "Kyoto II" negotiation process on further activities for 2009

Due October 3, 2008

 

12th Francophonie Summit in Québec City

October 17 to 19, 2008
Media reports indicate that climate change will be on the agenda at the summit.

 

Report to Parliament of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development

November 2008
Includes a study of the government's management of air emissions

 

UN Climate Change Conference

December 1 to 12 in Poznan, Poland

• 14th Conference of the Parties
• 4th Conference of the Parties serving as a Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol
• Sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies

 

2009

UN Climate Change Conferece

November 30 to December 11, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark

• 15th Conference of the Parties
• 5th Conference of the Parties serving as a Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol
• Sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies

 

2010

Fifth National Communication (reporting document required by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)

Due by January 1, 2010

 

G8 meeting

Summer 2010 in Huntsville, Ontario
Climate change is expected to be on the agenda.