Canada pledges emissions funds

Toronto - The Canadian government said yesterday it would spend up to $335 million to meet one-third of its Kyoto Protocol commitment…

Toronto - The Canadian government said yesterday it would spend up to $335 million to meet one-third of its Kyoto Protocol commitment of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The investment, which will be confirmed in the 2001 federal budget, will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 65 megatonnes per year when the plan is fully implemented in 2008, the Departments of Natural Resources and Environment said.

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