‘They’ve been very interested in our ideas’: what experts expect from feds’ climate change bill

The Grits promised to make their climate targets 'legally binding,' but public embarrassment will likely remain the biggest threat to a government that ditches the plan, say green policy advocates.
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has promised to introduce legislation before the end of the year that will enshrine in law his government's commitment to creating a carbon neutral Canadian economy by the year 2050.
Green policy experts say they do not expect the government's upcoming climate change bill to include specific carbon emission targets for each step of the way towards a net-zero economy in 2050—and that's how it should be. Despite promises to make the bill "legally-binding," however, political em...

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