Canadian Government Compliance In Paris Agreement: A Case Study From Justin Trudeau’s Administration (2015-2020

Abstract

Since Canada has international trade relations in terms of the energy sector with the United States, this makes Canada more dependent on the United States in terms of the country's economy. International trade that harms the environment between Canada and the United States has long been carried out and led Canada to join the Paris Agreement to limit the emission of gas produced. In joining the Paris Agreement, Canada must comply with the target by establishing a program and bringing an impact to its people in 2015-2020. In looking at the response from the Canadian government, the author uses the Compliance Theory approach from Ronald Mitchell. Through this theory, the authors see how the Canadian government complies with three analytical indicators, namely Output, Outcome, and Impact. The study results indicate that the Canadian government, through three analytical indicators, Output, Outcome, and Impact, is suitable. Unfortunately, in the Impact indicator, there is no practical impact because there are still many programs that are still running now and produce a minimum impact.