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handmade34

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2. least corrupt, but...
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 08:00 PM
Dec 2012

one of the "worst performers on climate change of any developed nation"
http://germanwatch.org/en/5698

"December 3, 2012 - (Doha, Qatar) Canada fell to 58th place out of 61 countries analyzed for their policies and action on climate change this year, trailed only by Kazakhstan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. The annual Climate Change Performance Index is released by Germanwatch and Climate Action Network Europe and is based on an analysis of government climate policy in each country.
“At a time when institutions such as the World Bank and the International Energy Agency are calling for more climate action it is disappointing to have so many countries still being reluctant to move forward. Canada is a strong example of this lack of willingness to improve climate policies,” said Wendel Trio, Director of the European Climate Action Network..."

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