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Evaluation of the Canada-U.S. Clean Energy Dialogue

February 2011

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Report Clearance Steps

Acronyms used in the report

ADM

Assistant Deputy Minister

CAA

Clean Air Agenda

CARA

Clean Air Regulatory Agenda

CCS

Carbon capture and storage

CED

Clean Energy Dialogue

CESD

Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development

DFAIT

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

DEC

Departmental Evaluation Committee

DG

Director General

DGMC

Directors General Management Committee

DM

Deputy Minister

DOE

Department of Energy (U.S.)

EC

Environment Canada

FTE

Full-time equivalent

FY

Fiscal year

G&C

Grants and Contributions

GHG

Greenhouse gas

HMARF

Horizontal Management and Accountability Reporting Framework

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

NGO

Non-government organization

NRC

National Research Council (Canada)

NRCan

Natural Resources Canada

NRTEE

National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy

R&D

Research and development

RD&D

Research, development and demonstration

S&T

Science and technology

TBS

Treasury Board Secretariat

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

U.S.

United States (of America)

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Acknowledgements

The Evaluation Project Team was led by Linda Lee, under the direction of the Environment Canada Evaluation Director, Shelley Borys, and included Melissa Glen and Edmund Wolfe from Natural Resources Canada, Dorota Geissel and Felicia Minotti from Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, as well as Ashley Campbell and Katheryne O’Connor from Environment Canada. The team would like to thank the numerous individuals who provided assistance to the project, including:

• All interviewees who provided their insights on the Canada-U.S. Clean Energy Dialogue; and
• All departmental personnel who responded to our inquiries and requests for documentary evidence, and provided detailed comments crucial to the development of this report and the associated appendices.

This report was prepared for Environment Canada by Marbek Resource Consultants Ltd., in collaboration with Stratos, Inc. and with Alison Kerry.

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Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• 1.0 Introduction
• 2.0 Background
  • 2.1 Profile of the Clean Energy Dialogue
  • 2.2 Management Structure
  • 2.3 Resource Allocation
  • 2.4 Program Logic Model
• 3.0 Evaluation Design
  • 3.1 Purpose, Objectives and Scope of the Evaluation
  • 3.2 Evaluation Approach and Methodology
  • 3.3 Limitations
• 4.0 Findings
  • 4.1 Rating of Findings
  • 4.2 Relevance
  • 4.3 Performance
• 5.0 Conclusions
  • 5.1 Issue 1: Continued Need for Program
  • 5.2 Issue 2: Alignment with Government Priorities
  • 5.3 Issue 3: Alignment with Federal Roles and Responsibilities
  • 5.4 Issue 4: Achievement of Outcomes
  • 5.5 Issue 5: Efficiency and Economy
• 6.0 Recommendations
• 7.0 Management Response
• Annex 1: Evaluation Issues, Questions, Indicators and Data Sources/Methods
• Annex 2: Summary of Findings Table
• Annex 3: Outputs Achieved According to CED Performance Measurement  Plan Indicators
• Annex 4: Bibliography

List of Tables and Figures

• Figure 1: CED Management Structure
• Figure 2: CAA International Actions Theme Logic Model, amended with the Clean Energy Dialogue
• Table 1: CED Secretariat and Working Group Funding and FTEs by Department
• Table 2: Legend – Rating of Findings
• Table 3: Status of CED Recommended Projects
• Table 4: CED Budget and Spending for 2009–2010

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