Canada pledges $1.3bn green fund
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced C$1.5bn (US$1.3bn, £656m) in new funds to combat climate change.
The money will be available to provincial governments to spend if the Conservative government’s upcoming budget is passed by parliament.
The Conservatives have been criticised for not doing enough on environmental issues since being elected to a minority government in January 2006.
If the budget is not passed, an election is triggered automatically.
The federal budget is expected to be delivered in March.
Recent opinion polls have indicated that climate change is a top issue for voters.
