| Harper Government Announces More Emission Goals | 22 May 15 |
The 2030 emissions target was submitted to the United Nations as part of preparations for a UN Climate summit to be held in Paris in December where nations aim to conclude a new binding global climate agreement to avert the worst impact of global warming. “A target consistent with the scientific consensus would see Canada commit to cutting carbon pollution nationally by at least one third by 2025 (35% below 2005) combined with $4 billion annually in international climate finance by 2020 that would aim to generate global reductions equivalent to Canada’s remaining greenhouse gas emissions, ” says Steven Guilbault, Equiterre. ‘Over the last few years our federal government has made various climate change commitments – while Canada’s emissions keep increasing. Action is overdue,’ commented Gaile Whelan-Enns, Manitoba Wildlands Director and Climate Action Network Board member.
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