On April 1, Members of Parliament came together to support Bill C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act. The bill passed second reading, with 141 votes in favour and 128 against.
The bill requires Canada to live up to it’s Kyoto pledge and should help inspire our government to commit to firm Carbon targets at the upcoming meetings in Copenhagen – COP 15.
The IPCC is urging developed countries to reduce emissions by at least 25% below 1990 levels by 2020, and at least 80% by the year 2050. These reductions are needed to avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate change.
Bill C-311 incorporates recommendations of the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and if the bill passes third reading and the Senate, Canada will need to commit to the firm targets agreed to under Kyoto Protocol.
Take a moment and contact your member of Parliament and encourage them to support Bill C-311 in its third reading.
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