Canada to face trial over global warming


Renewable Energy World, May 31, 2007

Friends of the Earth Canada has launched a lawsuit against the Canadian government for its decision to abandon its commitments under the Kyoto Protocol, which the group claims violates Canadian law.The move came after the Canadian government announced that it was altering its policy and was now aiming for a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 2006 levels by 2020, as opposed to the 6% by 2012 on 1990 levels demanded by the Kyoto Protocol. Read more...

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