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The article discusses a variety of environmental programs and measures taken up in the European Union (EU) and states what other developed countries can learn from the EU experience. It is reported that countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark have often fought for stronger environmental standards. EU's relatively strong performance on environmental issues is because of its focus on areas where it could exercise international leadership commensurate with its economic power. Other nations, particularly Canada, is placed at the bottom of developed states on nearly every environmental issue. Hence, nations like Canada need to devote more resources to environmental measurement and monitoring.

The article discusses the longer-term evolution of the Canadian government's engagement with environmental issues. A brief history of environmental governance in industrialized countries has been provided as well as the interpretation of this history. It explores several implications for the debate about the climate policy of the province. Several suggestions, such as planning to stabilize and reduce its burgeoning emissions, to address the climate change issue in the region have also been discussed.

The article underlines the influence of EcoART in effecting change. The author mentioned that he participated in a congress on arts and sustainability in 2006 in Vancouver, Canada. This congress raised the fact that there is a growing international body of collaborative art-based works and projects that address environmental issues. The UNESCO-commissioned report entitled "Mapping the Terrain of Contemporary EcoART Practice," highlighted this concern. It is also noted that the roots of North American EcoART lie in the cultural revolution of the 1960s and 1970s.