What did Prime Minister Mark Carney explicitly concede about Canada’s near-term climate targets?

Carney explicitly conceded that 'Canada’s emissions will be higher in the coming years than previously projected' and that 'the country’s near-term climate targets are likely out of reach,' marking his clearest admission yet that the 2030 target of cutting emissions 40% to 45% below 2005 levels will be difficult to achieve under his current policies.

How has Carney’s government altered Canada’s climate and energy strategy compared to Trudeau’s?

Carney’s government has unwound major pieces of Trudeau’s climate framework, including scrapping the consumer carbon price and agreeing with Alberta to weaken the trajectory of the industrial carbon levy; he also affirmed his government will not curb growth in the oil and gas sector to meet nearer-term emissions targets, arguing the previous plan was unsustainable and would have driven up household costs, undermined energy supply to allies, and deepened regional divisions.

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