VIDEO: Pembina explains significance of leaked federal climate documents

December 15, 2009
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Julia Kilpatrick
Former Communications Director

Last night, CBC news reported on leaked cabinet documents that show the federal government has been considering setting greenhouse-gas reduction targets that are more than three times lower than those announced in their Turning the Corner plan.

Earlier today, Matthew Bramley, director of Pembina's Climate Change Program, and other members of Climate Action Network spoke with reporters at a news conference in Copenhagen to explain the significance of the policies outlined in the documents.

Watch the video of the CAN news conference:

VIDEO: Matthew Bramley comments on the leaked cabinet documents at a news conference in Copenhagen on December 15, 2009

You can also watch CBC's exclusive coverage on The National and Power and Politics.

To learn more, read the news release from Climate Action Network Canada responding to the CBC coverage, or download their fact sheet about the leaked cabinet documents. 

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