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 Turning the Corner


The Honourable John Baird, Minister of the Environment, today unveiled Turning the Corner: An Action Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollution, which will see the federal government for the first-time ever force industry to reduce greenhouse gases and air pollution.

An action plan to reduce greenhouse gases and air pollution

The Government of Canada's plan to regulate both greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants from industrial emitters will pave the way for a cleaner, healthier environment.

Released on April 26, 2007, the Action Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollution will:

  • Impose mandatory targets on industry to achieve a goal of an absolute reduction of 150 megatonnes in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
  • Impose targets on industry so that air pollution from industry is cut in half by 2015.
  • Regulate the fuel efficiency of cars and light duty trucks, beginning with the 2011 model year.
  • Information booklet on the new regulations
  • Strengthen energy efficiency standards for a number of energy-using products, including light bulbs.

Information booklet on the new regulations

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