As President Donald Trump heats up a North American trade war, Canada is already facing big challenges within its own government. Next week, the governing Liberal party will announce Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's successor. And later this year, the country will hold a general election. Rick Smith, president of the Canadian Climate Institute, joins Zero to discuss what shape the country's climate ambitions might take under new leadership, how Canada can deal with the Trump challenge, and why he expects meaningful climate policy in Canada to be driven by provinces and municipalities. 

Explore further:
Past episode about the UK’s climate goals with Chris Stark, Head of UK's Mission for Clean Power 
Past episode about Canada's carbon pricing
Past episode with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Siobhan Wagner and Jessica Beck. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.

As President Donald Trump heats up a North American trade war, Canada is already facing big challenges within its own government. Next week, the governing Liberal party will announce Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's successor. And later this year, the country will hold a general election. Rick Smith, president of the Canadian Climate Institute, joins Zero to discuss what shape the country's climate ambitions might take under new leadership, how Canada can deal with the Trump challenge, and why he expects meaningful climate policy in Canada to be driven by provinces and municipalities.&nbsp;
Explore further:
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<li>Past episode <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/the-uk-s-200-billion-plan-for-carbon-free-power-by">about the UK&rsquo;s climate goals with Chris Stark, Head of UK's Mission for Clean Power&nbsp;</a></li>
<li>Past episode <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/how-canada-figured-out-a-carbon-tax">about Canada's carbon pricing</a></li>
<li>Past episode with <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/justin-trudeau-on-his-struggle-to-reduce-canadas-e">Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau</a></li>
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Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Siobhan Wagner and Jessica Beck. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/green">https://www.bloomberg.com/green</a>.

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