Justin Trudeau Is Bringing Stephen Harper’s Emissions Plan to the Paris Climate Talks

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Ashley Renders; Hilary Beaumont
November 3, 2015

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On the eve of his swearing in, Canada's next prime minister already has climate critics on his doorstep.

On Thursday, climate protesters are planning a "climate welcome" outside Canada's prime ministerial residence, 24 Sussex Drive, to remind Justin Trudeau of his commitment to the environment. During the election, Trudeau dazzled Canadians with big talk of bringing the provincial premiers to the Paris climate conference on November 30 and keeping global warming below two degrees Celsius, but environmentalists point out he is going to Paris with outgoing prime minister Stephen Harper's lackluster emission targets in hand.

One of the climate protesters …

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