The Canadian government didn’t win many fans at December’s Copenhagen climate summit. Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s administration staunchly opposed further emissions restrictions on his country, despite Canada’s failure to meet its Kyoto Protocol commitment of cutting fossil fuel emissions 5.2 percent below 1990 levels by 2008–12. Instead, domestic emissions escalated further.
Pamahalaan ng Canada ay hindi manalo ng maraming mga tagahanga sa Copenhagen klima summit Disyembre . Administration Prime Minister Stephen Harper staunchly laban karagdagang paghihigpit emissions sa kanyang bansa, sa kabila ng Canada pagkabigo upang matugunan ang kanyang mga pangako Kyoto Protocol ng pagputol fossil fuel emissions 5.2 porsiyento sa ibaba 1990 antas sa pamamagitan ng 2008-12. Sa halip, ang domestic emissions tumataas pa.