Canada is not backing down “in any way” on its 2030 and 2035 greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, Ottawa insists, while continuing to focus on its longer-term goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

Speaking to the media on Thursday ahead of the upcoming United Nations climate summit, known as COP30, Canadian government officials spoke of the “difficult discussions” that lie ahead. Specifically, these discussions will focus on the work that remains to be done to limit the extent of global warming.

“What we want is a multilateral process where there will be, if you will, the candor and honesty to confront these difficult discussions in order to find answers that work for most countries and, above all, send the right messages to economic actors,” they said.

Officials noted that Ca

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