Paris deal on climate change met with calls to action from Canadians
Posted Dec 12, 2015 03:11:49 PM.
Last Updated Dec 12, 2015 03:11:58 PM.
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While Canada’s environment minister applauds the newly approved “Paris agreement” on climate change, some say that merely signing the pact isn’t enough.
Nearly 200 countries agreed to a deal on Saturday — it asks all countries to limit their greenhouse gas emissions for the first time.
The agreement limits temperature rise to two degrees Celsius.
On Twitter, Catherine McKenna writes that she’s proud to be part of the agreement, saying it makes history and is “for our children.”
However both NDP leader Tom Mulcair and World Wildlife Fund Canada say merely approving the agreement isn’t enough.
They say the Canadian government must act to reduce fossil fuel emissions.
