加拿大环境与气候变化部放弃了终止动力煤出口的工作，却从未通知公众，也没有任何记录显示该部门曾被指示这样做。
Environment and Climate Change Canada abandoned its work on ending thermal coal exports without ever notifying the public and without any record of being directed to do so.
周四提交的审计长报告批评了这一做法，并指出加拿大是一个旨在帮助各国摆脱煤炭的国际联盟的联合主席。
An auditor general report tabled Thursday criticized the move and pointed out Canada is co-chair of an international alliance meant to help countries transition away from coal.
燃烧煤炭是污染最严重的发电方式之一。2021年，加拿大承诺到2030年禁止动力煤出口。
Burning coal is one of the most polluting forms of electricity generation. In 2021, Canada committed to banning thermal coal exports by 2030.
审计发现，尽管加拿大环境部花了三年时间寻找执行禁令的办法，但在煤炭行业游说之后，这项工作于2024年11月完全停止。“没有明确记录”报告称：“该部门没有提供证据表明2024年有正式指示要求停止禁令相关工作。”
The audit found that while Environment Canada worked for three years to find a way to enforce the ban, that work stopped altogether in November 2024 after lobbying from the coal industry. 'No clear records' "The department did not produce evidence of an official direction to discontinue work on the ban in 2024," the report says.
停止这项工作的决定直到2025年8月才正式确定，当时联邦政府正在寻找节省成本的措施。
The decision to stop the work wasn't formalized until August 2025, when the federal government was looking for cost-saving measures.
尽管环保方面反对，阿尔伯塔省煤矿扩建仍获发许可证 报告写道：“然而，我们也没有发现明确的记录表明该部门曾向部长提供关于停止出口禁令全部工作所产生影响的评估。”
Permits issued for Alberta coal mine expansion despite environmental opposition "However, we also found no clear records to show that the department had provided the minister with an assessment of the implications of stopping all work on the export ban," the report reads.
“虽然这一承诺已在国际上宣布并在多项联邦战略中提及，但禁令相关工作是在没有任何公开宣布的情况下停止的。”审计长表示，加拿大正在逐步摆脱动力煤，但仍继续将其运往其他地方，2025年的动力煤出口量高于2021年。审计长报告批评了政府在这一问题上的保密做法。
"While the commitment had been announced internationally and noted in multiple federal strategies, the work on the ban was stopped with no public announcement." Canada is weaning itself off thermal coal but keeps shipping it elsewhere Thermal coal exports were higher in 2025 than they were in 2021, the auditor general said. The auditor general's report criticized the government's secrecy on the file.
报告称：“缺乏关于政府当前做法的公开信息和最新情况通报，令人担忧。”
"The lack of public information and updates on the government's current approach is concerning," the report said.
决策透明度提供了确定性，并使相关各方——如省和地区政府、煤炭开采公司、交通主管部门、航运码头以及劳动力——能够为公正转型做出贡献。
"Transparency in decision making provides certainty and enables interested parties, such as provincial and territorial governments, coal mining companies, transportation authorities, shipping terminals, and the labour force to contribute to a just transition."