Green groups give climate-bill amendments the thumbs-up By Aidan Chamandy. Published on Jun 14, 2021 5:26pm Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured in December 2018 (Photo courtesy of the office of the minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard)
As the Liberals’ climate-change bill is in the final stages of its passage through the House, green groups are giving the amended bill a tentative thumbs-up.
Bill C-12, the Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, would set legally binding targets as Canada seeks to emit net-zero greenhouse gases (GHG) by 2050. It would require the government of the day to have a reduction plan, informed by an expert advisory body, to meet those targets. The bill also requires the environment commissioner to report on the government’s progress, and recommend how best to make the necessary reductions. It’s modelled on similar laws in the U.K. and New Zealand.
Climate-accountability law up for final passage in the House
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