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1970-2015
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UN Conference
The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment was held in Stockholm, Sweden from June 5 to June 16 in 1972. When the UN General Assembly decided to convene the 1972 Stockholm Conference, -
Clean Air Act
President Bush proposed sweeping revisions to the Clean Air Act. Building on Congressional proposals advanced during the 1980s, the President proposed legislation designed to curb three major threats to the nation's environment and to the health of millions of Americans: acid rain, urban air pollution, and toxic air emissions. The proposal also called for establishing a national permits program to make the law more workable, and an improved enforcement program to help ensure better compliance wi -
Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty that commits State Parties to reduce greenhouse gases emissions. The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997 and entered into force on 16 February 2005. There are currently 192 Parties. -
Action Plan on Climate Change
The Government of Canada supports international action to help developing economies reduce emissions and adapt to climate change. -
World Summit on Sustainable Development
The 2002 World Summit focuses the world's attention and direct action toward meeting difficult challenges, including improving people's lives and conserving our natural resources in a world that is growing in population, with ever-increasing demands for food, water, shelter, sanitation, energy, health services and economic security. -
One Tonne Challenge is launched
The One-Tonne Challenge was a challenge presented by the Government of Canada in March 2004 for Canadians to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by one tonne each year. -
Canada Unable to meet Kyoto Goals
In spite of some efforts, federal indecision led to increases in GHG emissions since then.[citation needed] Between the base year (1990) and 2008 Canada's greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) increased by around 24.1%.[4] -
Canada Withdrawls from the Kyoto Protocol
On December 15, 2011, the Government of Canada officially notified the UNFCCC that Canada would exercise its legal right to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol. To fulfill its obligations under the Protocol, Canada would have had to purchase a significant and costly amount of international credits using funds that could be invested here, in Canada, on domestic priorities, including the environment. -
First Commitment Period Kyoto Protocol
During the first commitment period, 37 industrialized countries and the European Community committed to reduce GHG emissions to an average of five percent against 1990 levels -
Final Kyoto protocol
Canada has a long history of leadership in international processes to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gases. With the final report for 2012 due on April 15, 2014. The degree to which a signatory Party has met its emissions reduction obligations under the Kyoto Protocol will be assessed after its final report has been filed in 2014.