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From: Andrea Harden <ahar
...@canadians.org>
Date: 2009/6/15
Subject: [coc-chaps-l] ACTION ALERT: The Climate Change Accountability Act
needs your support!
To: coc-chap...@lists.canadians.org
The Climate Change Accountability Act (Bill C-311) needs your support
again. On April 1, Bill C-311 passed second reading with 141 votes in favour
and 128 against. The bill has been referred to the Standing Committee on
Environment and Sustainable Development for further debate, and will, at
some point, be brought back to the House for a final vote at third reading.
The Act is currently on the committee's agenda for June 16 and 18, but could
be bumped off the agenda until the fall if anything unexpected comes up.
This is why we're asking you to contact committee members using our action
alert urging them to pass the Climate Change Accountability Act as soon as
possible.
Action alert: http://canadians.org/action/2009/30-Mar-09.html
The Climate Change Accountability Act is legislation that will establish:
* A long-term target to reduce Canadian greenhouse gas emissions to 80%
below 1990 levels by 2050
* A medium-term target to bring emissions 25% below 1990 levels by 2020
These targets are consistent with the recommendations of the International
Panel on Climate Change.
To ensure a process for meeting these targets, the Act provides government
authority for making regulations to meet the targets and set penalties for
contravening regulations passed under the Act. It also requires the
Environment Minister to prepare five year plans in meeting these targets and
report on progress.
The Climate Change Accountability Act is an important step for our country
in playing a positive role in the international community by committing to
emission reductions. This is particularly important now in the lead up to
the next United Nations Climate Change Conference (Copenhagen, December
2009), which will recommit international efforts to address climate change.
Andrea Harden-Donahue
Energy Campaigner, Council of Canadians
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