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Climate Change & the Environment

Sustainable Finance platforms

Here's what the 2021 Canadian election parties are promising.

Liberal

  • Move toward mandatory climate-related financial disclosures.
  • Require climate-related financial disclosures & development of net-zero plans for federally-regulated institutions.
  • Issue green bonds annually, worth at least $5B.
  • Develop a climate data strategy.
  • Work with financial experts through the Sustainable Action Council to develop a net-zero capital allocation strategy.

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Deliver on the commitment that we made with G7 Finance Ministers earlier this year to move toward mandatory climate-related financial disclosures that provide consistent and decision-useful information for market participants and that are based on the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework, in cooperation with provinces and territories.

Require climate-related financial disclosures and the development of net-zero plans for federally regulated institutions, which includes financial institutions, pension funds, and government agencies.

Issue green bonds, annually, worth a minimum of $5 billion.

Develop a climate data strategy to ensure that the private sector and communities have access to decision-useful climate information and to inform infrastructure investments.

Work with financial experts through the Sustainable Finance Action Council to develop a net-zero capital allocation strategy to move capital into the types of investments needed to accelerate Canada’s transition to a prosperous net-zero future.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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We don't have any Conservative policies on Sustainable Finance.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Sustainable Finance.
We don't have any NDP policies on Sustainable Finance.

Green

Require federal public investment funds, including the CPP Investment Board, to divest from fossil fuels.

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