Ontario Won’t Limit Emissions as Much As California
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TORONTO — Ontario will not go as far as California to limit emissions from cars and trucks that contribute to climate change, the province’s premier said yesterday.
Ontario’s Premier Dalton McGuinty and Governor Schwarzenegger of California will sign an agreement today that includes low-carbon fuel standards for vehicles.
But Mr. McGuinty said Canada’s most populous province will stop short of California’s tough tailpipe emission standards, which he said could hurt the province’s auto industry.
Mr. McGuinty said it doesn’t make sense for individual provinces to set their own vehicle emission limits. He advocated a national standard or one for all of North America.
Mr. Schwarzenegger supports a 2002 California law that requires automakers to cut emissions by 25% from cars and light trucks and 18% from sport utility vehicles starting with the 2009 model year. The auto industry is fighting the law in federal court.
