Concrete action to combat climate change is required now to protect our health, our planet, and our way of life.
Today, the Honourable Anita Anand, President of the Treasury Board, announced enhancements to the Greening Government Strategy (GGS) that will help lower the carbon footprint of government operations and support Canada's ongoing transition to a low-carbon economy.
The Government of Canada is committed to reaching net-zero operations that are resilient, green, and consistent with global efforts like the Paris Agreement. These efforts are already delivering results with a nearly 40% reduction in GHG emissions for real property and conventional fleet operations, achieved through more efficient buildings and fleets, the purchase of electric vehicles and clean electricity.
The GGS is a blueprint for coordinating and advancing emissions reduction, resiliency and greening government initiatives of its own operations. The updated strategy outlines practical steps to strengthen the Government of Canada's actions to green its operations, including:
broadening the scope of the Strategy to include Crown corporations
strengthening commitments for greening the government's real property, fleet and procurement
introducing new greening targets for national safety and security fleets
increasing action to adapt federal infrastructure to protect it from current or expected impacts of climate change
The government is continuing to lead the way in sustainable, low-emission activities to meet our targets.
