Climate Federalism from Brazil to Canada: Canadian Leadership for Multilevel Governance

The COP30 presidency has emphasized the concept of “climate federalism.” Like Brazil, Canada is among the endorsers of the CHAMP initiative (Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships) and a member of the “Friends of Multilevel Action.” This panel seeks to stimulate discussion on Canada’s leadership in multilevel climate governance: both the role it has played to date and the role it can and should continue to play through domestic policy or politics, multilateral action, and international negotiations. The challenges ahead cannot be met without the active involvement of regional governments, municipal authorities, and Indigenous communities worldwide. The panel will therefore bring together representatives of the federal and federated governments, Indigenous communities, and municipal authorities to discuss together current dynamics of Canadian climate federalism and to envision future directions.

Moderator & Panelist

Charles BertheletPhD Candidate / Visiting Scholar DoctorantMcGill Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC) - McGill University

Moderator & Panelist

Marjolaine LamontagnePhD CandidateMcGill University

Speaker

Jocelyn Savoie - Government of Quebec

Speaker

Sidney RibauxDirectorOffice of ecological transition and resilience at City of Montreal

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