At the same time that Prime Minister Mark Carney was announcing a new tranche of major projects his government wants to fast-track, including a new gas export terminal, Canada’s representatives were trying to shore up the country’s climate reputation amongst the international community.

They face a very different reception this year at the COP30 UN climate summit in Belém, Brazil, trying to convince the world that despite recent rollbacks of some key climate policies, Canada is still committed to bringing emissions down and meeting its long-term targets.

“We were seeing emissions decline, but that's unfortunately been rolled back because we are seeing weakening of policies,” said Anna Kanduth, senior policy analyst at the research organization Climate Analytics, which recently down

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