Canada to miss 2030 climate target: audit

Ottawa (AFP) Nov 7, 2023

Canada will miss its 2030 target for cutting carbon emissions unless it quickly steps up efforts, concluded an audit released Tuesday by the environment commissioner. Ottawa has set a target of slashing total carbon emissions by 40 to 45 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. But the audit found it is likely to reach only a 34 percent CO2 reduction. This leaves a gap of six percent to 11 per