Justin Trudeau heads to Europe this week for the NATO and G7 summits, where global leaders are trying to figure out exactly how the world works now that President Donald Trump is at the table.
The government has had eight years to come up with a list of actions and timelines to deliver on the commitment made by former prime minister Stephen Harper at the 2009 G20 summit.
Chrystia Freeland praised the work of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the two days of Alaska meetings, which wrapped up Thursday night, in getting a consensus on recognizing the Paris accord.
"The pace at which these issues are arising is clearly accelerating, one of the consequences we believe of the phenomenon of climate change," said Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale.