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B.C. signs zero-emission vehicle pledge

B.C. signs zero-emission vehicle pledge

B.C. signs zero-emission vehicle pledge

If embraced worldwide, move could cut global emissions by 40 per cent.

The Canadian Press Posted: Dec 10, 2015 1:00 PM PT Last Updated: Dec 10, 2015 1:00 PM PT

British Columbia has joined a global team aiming to fill highways and city streets with zero-emission vehicles over the next 35 years.

Environment Minister Mary Polak signed an agreement in Paris at United Nations climate talks, making B.C. the 14th member of the International Zero-Emission Vehicle Alliance.

B.C. joins Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom, along with California and seven other U.S. states in pledging to ensure all new vehicles are zero-emissions models by 2050, a move that could cut global vehicle emission rates by 40 per cent.

Quebec also signed the pledge.

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