Global Warming on Free Republic
Posted on 05/08/2010 10:27:33 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Canada’s House of Commons passed the New Democrat Climate Change Accountability Act in a final vote of 149 to 136. The legislation will reduce greenhouse gases by 25 percent below 1990 levels by 2020, reports Winnipeg Free Press.
The legislation, also known as Bill-C311, is more stringent than the Harper government’s goal of a 17 percent emissions cut from 2005 levels by 2020, which matches the Obama administration’s targets in the United States.
The bill still has to be approved by the Senate before it becomes law, reports the Toronto Sun.
The legislation also establishes a long-term target to reduce GHG emissions by 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. It also allows the government to establish regulations to meet the targets and set penalties for those who violate the regulations under the Act.
Meanwhile, in the U.S. after several delays, the Senate is expected to unveil its climate change bill next week, reports Reuters. But it’s not likely to have the support of Republican lawmaker Lindsey Graham, who walked away from Senate talks on climate legislation over the Democrats plans to work on immigration legislation this year.
Democratic Senator John Kerry, who took lead on the legislation, told Reuters that Graham “stands by” the bill, but said immigration reform is also still on the table for the Senate discussion.
Independent Senator Joe Lieberman also said in the article that offshore oil drilling provisions of the climate bill were under discussion in the aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
The bill is expected to now include much stronger protection for coastal areas, where there are concerns about possible offshore drilling.
Didn’t anyone hear that carbon emmissions hurting the planet is BS.
I question the sanity of any human who would live North of 35° latitude.
The Politicians want more money...
Does Harper have a veto option?
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Politicians playing the “climate card”.
“which matches the Obama administration’s targets in the United States.”
No Coincidence, who met with who? Sounds like a green communist conspiracy to me.
I'll accept that as the goal but no legislation is that powerful.
“The legislation also establishes a long-term target to reduce GHG emissions by 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.”
Ha!!! Our bill is better than your bill. Nananana. We’re better theeeen you. Nananana. WE WILL CUT GHG BY 83%.
(how Democrats think)
It is if you enforce poverty at the point of a gun...
Canada, and soon the USA will commit the sin of economic suicide (or at least add to it) by crippling their economies. Mexico, Latin America, and China will finish taking over all production and wealth creating industries.
Carbon IS life, not death.
Why are they doing this? I ask not about the governments, because we know that are pushing communism. I ask WHY are average citizens doing this to themselves? Why are they going along with this nonesense?
Great. Now we can see the pressure ramping up for us to do it as well.
The cap a traders must be licking their chops. So much easy money to be had.
It’s so unlike them. :’)
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I don’t think Harper has a veto but I can tell you he will probably have a plan. THIS IS NOT HARPER. He’s not one of this global bullshit CO2 community. He is a God fearing man who honors God first. He just has a minority government at the moment but that could well change. In fact, I KNOW Harper personally and he will do anything he can to change this wicked vote. CO
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