Canada's Trudeau Pledges New Climate Focus Ahead of Paris Summit
- Cabinet appointed Wednesday includes expanded environment role
- Prime minister plans to lead delegation to conference
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s move to raise the profile of climate change within his new cabinet signals a clear change in direction on carbon emissions from the policies of his predecessor.
Trudeau named Catherine McKenna on Wednesday as minister of environment and climate change, a portfolio the previous government didn’t have, and created a new special cabinet committee on “environment, climate change and energy” aimed at balancing natural resource development and ecological impact.