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Canada aims to almost halve its emissions by 2030 compared to 2005 levels - PM Trudeau

by Reuters
Thursday, 22 April 2021 12:46 GMT

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a news conference amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable

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Canada sets its goal to almost halve its emissions by 2030 compare to 2005 levels

OTTAWA, April 22 (Reuters) - Canada will aim to cut its emissions of greenhouse gases by 40%-45% from 2005 levels by 2030, up from the current target of 30%, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a global climate summit on Thursday.

"We will continually strengthen our plan and take even more actions on our journey to net zero by 2050," he said. Canada, home to a major energy industry, is one of the world's worst polluters per capita and has missed every one of its climate change targets so far.

(Reporting by David Ljunggren Edjting by Raissa Kasolowsky)

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