Rob Moore Committed to Action Plan Reducing Greenhouse Gasses and Air Pollution

April 27, 2007 -- Yesterday, the Honourable John Baird, Minister of the Environment, unveiled Turning the Corner: An Action Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollution, which will see the federal government for the first-time ever force industry to reduce greenhouse gases and air pollution.

Canada’s Conservative Government will impose mandatory targets on industry, so that greenhouse gases come down and we achieve our goal of an absolute reduction of 150 megatonnes by 2020. As well, we will impose targets on industry so that air pollution from industry is cut in half by 2015.

"The Conservative government is serious about protecting our environment and cleaning up the air that New Brunswickers breathe today and in the future," said Rob Moore.

These tough industrial regulations will have real, tangible health and environmental benefits for Canadians, and these, in turn, will have many positive economic effects. The Government’s Turning the Corner Plan will promote investment in technology and innovation in Canada, yielding long-term economic benefits from enhanced productivity, improved energy efficiency, greater competitiveness, more opportunity to sell Canadian environmental products and know-how abroad, and more jobs for Canadians.

"For the past 13 years this country has been going in the wrong direction. Canadians want action on the environment and the Government of Canada is delivering by initiating one of the most aggressive plans to tackle greenhouse gases and air pollution in the world."

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For more information, please contact:

Matthew Triemstra
Special Assistant
Office of Rob Moore, M.P. Fundy Royal
(613) 996-2316