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A Climate Accountability Law for a Safe and Brighter Future

Brief to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development on how to strengthen Bill C-12, the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act

In November 2020, the federal government introduced new legislation to help ensure that Canada meets its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. While Bill C-12 is a tentative step in the right direction, the legislation as initially drafted is too weak to ensure Canada achieves its climate goals.

Federal parties need to seize opportunity to pass strong climate law

Climate accountability bill needs significant improvement to achieve net-zero emissions, experts warn

OTTAWA/Traditional, Unceded Territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People – Environmental organizations welcomed yesterday’s progress on the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (Bill C-12), which has passed second reading in the House of Commons and will now be reviewed by the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

Environmentalists urge federal Parliamentarians to unblock climate bill

MONTREAL / OTTAWA / VANCOUVER - Five environmental organizations – Climate Action Network Canada, the David Suzuki Foundation, Équiterre, Ecojustice and West Coast Environmental Law – are calling on federal parliamentarians to urgently prioritize the Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (Bill C-12) when they return to the House on April 12.

Horgan’s (Climate) Index

On 26 March 2021 the BC Government unveiled “sectoral targets” – a range of emissions reductions that different sectors of the BC Economy will (if all goes according to plan) meet by 2030. These are not binding on the individual sectors, but will guide government planning and progress reporting as we move towards the Province’s 2030 goal to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2007 levels by 40% by 2030.

BC’s GHG Emissions

Supreme Court endorses climate action to protect our children

VANCOUVER, BC, Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Waututh Territories – West Coast Environmental Law applauds today’s decision by the Supreme Court upholding Canada’s price on carbon pollution, which confirmed the responsibility of all levels of government to take action to address the climate crisis, and the overarching responsibility of the Canadian government to ensure that youth and future generations inherit a healthy atmosphere.

Net Zero – Ambitious climate target or fairy tale?

When the Canadian government pledged to make the country’s greenhouse gas emissions net zero by 2050, followed a year later by a similar pledge from BC’s government, it was widely interpreted as an ambitious climate target. But when the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) and Shell Canada support the target, Canadians should ask whether it’s so ambitious after all.

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