je.st
news
Canada defends leaving UN convention on droughts
2013-03-28 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Canada defended its decision to pull out of a United Nations convention that fights the spread of droughts just a month before a major gathering would have forced the country to confront scientific analysis on the effects of climate change. Canada is the only country in the world outside the agreement. Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government has been vilified an as outlier on climate change policy in past international meetings. Harper said Thursday that the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification...
Tags: canada
leaving
convention
defends
Category:Electronics and Electrical