Saskatchewan’s Environment Minister Scott Moe was the provincial representative at the 22nd session of the Conference of Parties on Climate Change in Morocco.
Moe attended the opening session on Nov. 14 and will be in attendance until the conference wraps up Nov. 18.
The provincial minister is expected to participate in the sessions on agriculture carbon offsets and carbon capture and storage. Advancing the themes of climate mitigation, adaptation and technology.
“The conference will allow us to promote how Saskatchewan’s approach can deliver real global results in addressing climate change, Moe said. “We will share the Saskatchewan stories showing how environmental stewardship can be achieved while protecting economic prosperity, such as our commitment to zero tillage which has transitioned agricultural lands into tremendous soil sinks, absorbing millions of tonnes of carbon every year. Our commitment to carbon capture and storage technology and our aggressive move toward renewable electrical generation technologies are two other key planks in our strategy.”
With an estimated 2,300 coal plants in development around the world, Saskatchewan maintains that carbon capture and storage technology has the potential to be a climate change solution. As well, Saskatchewan continues to move toward a 50 per cent renewable capacity in its electricity generation mix by 2030.
Moe will also meet with Moroccan pulse importers and a durum wheat processor. Morocco is a key market for these crops with more than $190 million worth of durum and $5 million worth of lentils exported there in 2015. Saskatchewan accounted for 66 per cent of Canada’s total exports to Morocco in 2015.
