| Kyoto Report Delivers Failing Grade for Canada | 06 March 08 |
 Sierra Club Canada released its third annual Kyoto Protocol report card Lead, Follow or Get out of the Way during February 2008. The report criticizes Canada for refusing to place caps with firm targets on industrial emissions and restricting progress on climate change.Canada is the only country to sign the Kyoto Protocol and then announce it would not honor its commitments. The report recommends Canada establish a tax or cap and trade system of at least $30 per tonne of carbon dioxide by 2009, increasing to $75 per tonne by 2020. Sierra Club Canada applauded the governments of Quebec and British Columbia for becoming leaders on climate change policy and carbon tax regimes. Quebec has regulated automobile emissions to match California standards and is proposing to implement its own standards by 2010. Also over 150 Canadian municipalities have joined a national movement called Partners for Climate Protection. "The federal government is being bypassed by provincial governments and by municipal governments in their commitment to stopping catastrophic climate change," said Stephen Hazell, executive director of the Sierra Club. View Sierra Club of Canada- 2008 Kyoto Report Card View February 13, 2008 Sierra Club Canada release View February 12, 2008 Canwest News article View February 13, 2008 Canadian Press article View February 13, 2008 National Post article Sources: Sierra Club Canada, Canwest News, Canadian Press, National Post |
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