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File photo of environment commissioner Jerry DeMarco. DeMarco photo
Canada’s federal environment commissioner should be made an independent officer of Parliament, three experts told a House of Commons committee Monday.
The commissioner of the environment and sustainable development is currently subordinate to the auditor general under federal law. Canada’s Auditor General Act says commissioner Jerry DeMarco reports directly to auditor general Karen Hogan and assists her in performing her duties.
Independent officers of Parliament, meanwhile, such as the conflict of interest and ethics commissioner, the privacy commissioner or Hogan herself, report directly to Parliament instead of to ministers. They can also have their own dedicated budget and ability to hire expert staff.
Ronan Martin, Bloomberg News The Sizewell B nuclear power station, operated by Electricite de France SA (EDF), stands in Sizewell, U.K., on Friday, May 15, 2020. The network operator struck a deal with EDF to cut supply at its Sizewell nuclear plant by half for at least six weeks because the demand for power is 20% lower than normal as measures to contain the coronavirus have shut industry and kept people at home for weeks. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg , Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) As much as one-third of the U.K.âs emissions-free hydrogen requirements could be produced by nuclear power by 2050, according to the Nuclear Industry Council.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Feb. 3, 2021. In December, Johnson said the U.K. would cut emissions 68 per cent from 1990 levels by 2030. Photo from U.K. government
Having an independent, well-resourced expert body scrutinizing government climate progress helps improve outcomes, says a senior member of the U.K.’s Climate Change Committee.
Mike Thompson is chief economist and director of analysis for the 13-year-old public body that advises the U.K. government on climate change. He said Thursday that independence is key to arriving at the best answers.
That means the advisory committee’s makeup is “not about representing every interest group,” Thompson said during a video conference produced in collaboration with University of Calgary professor Mishka Lysack.