Conservatives Support 2030 Emissions-Reduction Target Set by Harper, Not Trudeau

Conservatives Support 2030 Emissions-Reduction Target Set by Harper, Not Trudeau
Conservative member of Parliament Kyle Seeback stands during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 28, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada’s Conservatives continue to reject the target the Liberal government set for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as the party searches for a new leader who will decide its approach to tackle climate change.

On Tuesday, the federal government released its plan for how it hopes to achieve its latest goal, which is to cut carbon-related pollution by 40 to 45 percent from 2005 levels by the end of the decade.