Canada sets 30 percent cut in greenhouse gas output, details sparse
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG (Reuters) - Canada, under fire for its environmental record, pledged on Friday to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 but gave few details of what Ottawa acknowledged was an ambitious plan. As part of the official announcement, Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq said the government would develop new rules for natural gas-fired electricity generation and to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. "We will continue to reduce
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