Canada Moves Tough Climate Bill Closer to Law
Posted on June 7 2010 by zerofootprint and filed in Carbon Emissions, Climate Change
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Monday, May 10, 2010
Canada Moves Tough Climate Bill Closer to Law
OTTAWA, Canada — Canada’s House of Commons passed a bill last week that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent below 1990 levels by 2020.
The Climate Change Accountability Act, or Bill C-311, would be Canada’s sole climate change legislation, mandating the government to set regulations to meet the stringent targets.
The bill, introduced for a second time by the New Democratic Party of Canada, would also punish polluters who break the rules, publicize five-year target plans, and establish independent reviews to ensure government measures are adequate.
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