Coming in from ENN,
13 August 2003
By Gilbert Le Gras, Reuters
OTTAWA — Canada earmarked C$1 billion (US$725 million) in incentives for homeowners, businesses, and governments Tuesday as part of its Kyoto Protocol commitment to curb emissions of greenhouse gases.
The announcement accounts for half the C$2 billion Ottawa pledged in February's budget for a five-year spending initiative to reduce emissions blamed for global warming, after Parliament ratified the international agreement in December.
Ottawa has committed Canada to cutting emissions of greenhouse gases to 6 percent below 1990 levels by 2012. In 2001, they were 18.5 percent above 1990 levels.
Among the spending initiatives are: (Read on in Canada earmarks C$1 billion in climate change funds)
A personal quest to promote the use of wind energy and hydrogen technology in the Great Lakes area of the United States. The Great Lakes area is in a unique position to become an energy exporting region through these and other renewable energy technologies. *Update 2014: Just do it everywhere - Dan*
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