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December 12, 2018, 6:24 PM UTC

Canada Climate Chief Calls U.S. Stance ‘Unfortunate’

Bobby Magill
Bobby Magill
Reporter

Canada will welcome a U.N. report on the dire consequences of a warming planet—rebuking the Trump administration—as part of international climate negotiations in Katowice, Poland, the country’s environment minister told Bloomberg Environment Dec. 12.

U.S. officials joined with Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Kuwait on Dec. 8 in rejecting language at the talks welcoming the U.N.'s science indicating catastrophic consequences if immediate action is not taken to address climate change.

“I think that was unfortunate,” Catherine McKenna, the Canadian minister of environment and climate change, said of the U.S. position. “Canada certainly welcomed the report. As we make decisions, we ...

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