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The author calls the Canadian government's global warming plan as fraudulent. He claims that the Tories' Action Plan to deal with climate change is a recipe for inaction and delay. He outlines the reports issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that summarize the current state of scientific knowledge about climate change. He alleges that the Canadian greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase despite repeated announcements of federal plans to reduce emissions.

The article reports on the approval of four legislative bills by the Senate committees in December 2007 in the U.S. The bills, focusing climate change issues, include the Climate Security Act, Climate Change Adaptation Act of 2007, Global Change Research Improvement Act of 2007 and Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act. The Climate Security Act establishes a cap-and-trade system for emissions reduction of greenhouse gases while the Climate Change Adaptation aims to develop necessary tools to adapt to climate change. Global Change Research Improvement Act restructures the federal Climate Change Science Program and requires a new 10-year strategic plan. Lastly, the fourth bill determines an acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The article offers information on the efforts of Canada and the U.S. to integrate climate change policy. It mentions that Canada matched the conditional commitment of the U.S. to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) by 17% below 2005 levels by 2020. It was proposed that the American Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES) should include a provision that allows the U.S. government to impose tax by 2020 on imported carbon-intensive products from nations that do not have comparable GHG emissions regulations.

The article offers information on carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, a climate change policy of the Canadian government. It says that the government is showing a keen interest in the CCS project and is investing 650 million dollars in developing the project. It informs that the climate program which aims to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, might also be a way to promote the tar sands corporations. The government is also investing huge money to promote its oil and gas industry.

Reports on the dispute between Canadian provinces and the federal government over the ratification of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on climate change. Withdrawal of Alberta from the discussions; Reason for the withdrawal; Alternative proposal of Alberta on greenhouse gas reduction measures.

Reports that the United States Accounting Office (GAO) has criticized the administration's plan to combat rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Why Congress members have attacked the plan; Defenders of the administration's climate change plan.