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House of Commons adopts NDP greenhouse gas bill

Published on 06 June 2008

Canada's House of Commons has passed an NDP private member bill, The Climate Change Accountability Act (Bill C-377), becoming the first elected chamber in the world to adopt science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions by 80 per cent from 1990 levels by 2050.


"This is a world first," said Jack Layton, leader of the NDP. "Our legislation sets tough but achievable targets that will ensure Canada does its share to avoid the dangerous two-degree increase in average global temperature that scientists warn us about."

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