Canada Stands Behind Technology Strategy As G7 Commits to Deep Emissions Cuts

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Canada will turn to innovation to meet its greenhouse gas targets and avoid major industrial disruption, the nation's prime minister said. Stephen Harper explained his country's technology-based strategy to reduce emissions by about a third by 2030 after the Group of Seven nations committed June 8 to a "decarbonization" of the world's economy by the end of the century. Environmental groups applauded the prospect of deep global cuts. For Canada, it raises questions about the future of key emitters including the oil and gas sector, which is a source of much of the country's projected emissions growth.