Friday, April 27, 2012

Canada: Budget kills climate accountability legislation, weakens oversight

Vancouver Sun: Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has proposed the elimination of federal climate change accountability and reporting mechanisms within a law tied to the 2012 budget. The proposal was included in the new legislation of more than 400 pages, including about 150 pages that were focused mainly on "streamlining" the environmental oversight of industrial development. The legislation, meant to implement measures announced in the budget, also proposes to weaken several federal environmental laws, including...

URL: http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Budget+kills+climate+accountability+legislation+weakens+oversight/6525526/story.html

No comments:

Post a Comment