"I am extremely hopeful that the knowledge gained from this joint initiative will help our country develop measures that will lead to significant environmental improvements."
Canada's clean tech investment dropped 15 per cent in 2015 — down $2 billion from 2014 — most drastically in Alberta where government spending decreased by 89 per cent.
A close read of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's remarks in Paris highlights three ways in which Paris is very different from previous climate summits.
A spokesman for Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq said Friday the Conservatives are the first Canadian government ever to achieve a net reduction of greenhouse emissions.