UPSC Prelims 2009·GS1·polity-and-governance·governance

In the middle of the year 2008 the Parliament of which one of the following countries became the first in the world to enact a Climate Act by passing “The Climate Change Accountability Bill”?

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  1. AAustralia
  2. BCanadaCorrect
  3. CGermany
  4. DJapan

Explanation

The correct answer is B because Canada became the first country in the world to pass such legislation when the Climate Change Accountability Bill was adopted by its House of Commons in mid 2008. The bill was introduced as a private members bill with the objective of setting long term targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. It required the Canadian government to set five year targets to ensure the country met its environmental commitments, marking a significant step in global climate legislation at that time.
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