What Canada agreed to in Paris
On Saturday, the governments of 195 countries signed on to a new climate deal called the Paris Agreement. Here are the highlights:
> Countries committed to keeping the rise in global temperatures below two degrees, a level beyond which scientists think there could be catastrophic consequences. Countries set a 1.5-degree rise as an aspirational goal. (That aspiration was seen as a victory for small island nations.)
> Canada has pledged to, by 2030, cut its emissions by 30 per cent from 2005 levels. Emission reduction goals set by the 1997 Kyoto Protocol were not met.
> Specific emission reductions are not legally binding on nations, but the monitoring and reporting of emissions are. Countries are to meet every five years to review progress.
> Developed countries committed to spending at least $100-billion a year between 2020 and 2025 to help emerging economies deal with the effects of climate change.
> Countries are urged to save their remaining intact forests and leave fossil fuels in the ground.
> The Canadian energy industry is studying how the agreement will affect their bottom lines, but there is no indication it will have a greater impact than Alberta’s new rules.
> The federal government will now have to develop a climate strategy with the provinces while also moving on a North American plan.
For more, visit our roundup of the two-week summit.
source: What Canada agreed to in Paris - The Globe and Mail
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Oh Canada! We're Fukked.!! :canada:
So Canada's Liberals are going to tell you how you should live... LOL
I hope in 4 years when they toss Trudeau and his cronies out, the next PM will tell this Climate panel where to stick their agreement.
On Saturday, the governments of 195 countries signed on to a new climate deal called the Paris Agreement. Here are the highlights:
> Countries committed to keeping the rise in global temperatures below two degrees, a level beyond which scientists think there could be catastrophic consequences. Countries set a 1.5-degree rise as an aspirational goal. (That aspiration was seen as a victory for small island nations.)
> Canada has pledged to, by 2030, cut its emissions by 30 per cent from 2005 levels. Emission reduction goals set by the 1997 Kyoto Protocol were not met.
> Specific emission reductions are not legally binding on nations, but the monitoring and reporting of emissions are. Countries are to meet every five years to review progress.
> Developed countries committed to spending at least $100-billion a year between 2020 and 2025 to help emerging economies deal with the effects of climate change.
> Countries are urged to save their remaining intact forests and leave fossil fuels in the ground.
> The Canadian energy industry is studying how the agreement will affect their bottom lines, but there is no indication it will have a greater impact than Alberta’s new rules.
> The federal government will now have to develop a climate strategy with the provinces while also moving on a North American plan.
For more, visit our roundup of the two-week summit.
source: What Canada agreed to in Paris - The Globe and Mail
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Oh Canada! We're Fukked.!! :canada:
So Canada's Liberals are going to tell you how you should live... LOL
I hope in 4 years when they toss Trudeau and his cronies out, the next PM will tell this Climate panel where to stick their agreement.
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