US EditionNet-zero advisory body co-chair resigns, says process felt ‘neglected, performative’
Co-chairs Simon Donner and Catherine Abreu resigned citing reduced government engagement and curtailed advisory functions amid shifting climate priorities and pipeline deals.
- On Tuesday, Simon Donner resigned as co-chair of the Net‑Zero Advisory Body, announcing on LinkedIn Wednesday that the process felt 'neglected, performative'.
- After the MOU with Alberta was announced last week, environmental groups accused Prime Minister Mark Carney of walking back climate policies and former environment minister Steven Guilbeault left cabinet over the Alberta agreement.
- The Net‑Zero Advisory Body's statutory mandate requires it to identify pathways to help Canada achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and submit advice to the environment minister, as Canada must table an emissions reduction plan update before the end of the year, including a 2030 assessment and a commitment to cut emissions by at least 40 per cent below 2005 levels.
- On Thursday, fellow co-founder Catherine Abreu resigned, writing `At no point has the expert advice of Canada's legislated advisory body been sought or considered in these decisions`, while Keean Nembhard said Minister Julie Dabrusin will meet the body before the end of the year.
- In recent years the advisory body endorsed the oil‑and‑gas emissions cap, but the federal budget signalled it would not move forward, and Donner said governance became more difficult this year.
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Feds facing climate criticisms action amid resignations on net-zero advisory body
Two founding members of Canada's net-zero advisory body have resigned, accusing the Carney government of not seeking the group's advice on key policy decisions, including the Alberta energy deal and Bill C-5. Former co-chair and co-founder Simon Donner announced his resignation on his LinkedIn accou...
His work had become "negligible and superficial", says Simon Donner, referring to "changes in priorities".
2 top climate advisers quit saying Carney government is ignoring its experts
Two members of the federal government’s Net-Zero Advisory Body have resigned, saying its work is being ignored by Ottawa as it moves away from previous climate commitments and toward new oil and gas projects.
Chair of government's climate advisory group resigns, calls process 'performative'
Simon Donner, co-chair of the federal government's Net-Zero Advisory Body, announced his resignation less than a week after ex-environment minister Steven Guilbeault left cabinet over Ottawa's agreement with Alberta toward a new oil pipeline to the Pacific coast.
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