India is pushing for a formal commitment in the deal to which global leaders will agree at the end of the UN’s COP27 climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. But Canada’s environment minister, Steven Guilbeault, said because the federal government doesn’t control the use of the country’s natural resources, if Canada signed on to such an agreement it would likely lead to constitutional challenges from provinces and companies at home. (The Logic)

Talking point: “Every single piece of regulation we put out on climate change is being challenged in court—by provinces and companies, and sometimes both,” said Guilbeault during a briefing for COP27 participants Thursday. “If we’re not careful from a constitutional point of view, then our regulations will be shut down by the courts.” At COP26 in Glasgow last year Canada agreed to phase down coal, but not all fossil fuels. In his update Thursday, Guilbeault said “Canada has been playing a very constructive role” on the issue of wealthy countries paying developing nations for climate-related loss and damage and that he sees “the contours of what could be a real agreement” on the topic. He expressed concerns, however, that negotiations on the deal, which are meant to wrap tomorrow, are progressing slowly. “We will do everything we can and we want to come out of here with a good agreement,” he said.