Last week, we highlighted Canada’s commitments and activities in the first half of COP28. Here are a few major highlights from these final days.

• Engaged in dialogue about strategic climate financing.
• Held an open discussion between youth, government, industry, and leaders to address mental health and climate cynicism: Intergenerational Climate Panel: From Disillusionment to Systemic Collective Action.
• The Canadian Commercial Corporation, on behalf of the Government of Canada, began a Canadian energy efficiency initiative with the Jordan Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
• The Minister met with the Manitoba Métis Federation Cabinet to discuss the effective integration of Indigenous peoples into the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
• In Canada’s National Statement speech, Guilbeault announced Canada’s commitment to develop a federal nature accountability bill in 2024. The framework will provide concrete steps to implement biodiversity and nature commitments through 2030.
• Celebrated the first anniversary of Biodiversity COP15, which took place in Montréal last year.

• Convened an event to discuss a new phase of the Global Carbon Pricing Challenge. Canada allows each province and territory to set individual carbon pricing at or above the national standard.
• Published a fourth protocol of the Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System to mitigate enteric methane emissions from cows through strategic agricultural best practices.
• In a meeting with the US, a joint statement was released on the Renewed Commitment on Climate and Nature Ambition, which includes methane regulations, net-zero power commitments, estimates of social costs of greenhouse gases, clean procurement commitments, promotion of low-emission goods trading, and sustainably managed forests.