Guilbeault Used China Trip to Advance Environmental Issues, Says Department

Huang Runqiu (L), COP15 president and Chinese ecology and environment minister, speaks as Steven Guilbeault, Canadian environment and climate change minister, looks on during a press conference at the COP15 summit on biodiversity, in Montreal, on Dec. 17, 2022. Peter McCabe/The Canadian Press

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault concluded his visit to China on Aug. 31, during which time his department says he advanced environmental issues.

The minister was in Beijing to participate in the annual general meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED).