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Apr 2022
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What the latest climate plan means for C...

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The federal government has released yet another climate change plan oriented toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions. What’s different this time? This latest Emissions Reduction Plan is a sector-by-sector blueprint that specifically puts pressure on the oil and gas sector to cut its emissions by 42 per cent by 2030. Adam Radwanski is The Globe and Mail’s c ... Show More
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