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UPSC 2009: 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" ?
(a)Australia
(b)Canada
(c)Germany
(d)Japan
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Canada
In June 2008 the Canadian House of Commons passed the private-member Climate Change Accountability Bill, making Canada the first country whose national parliament enacted a dedicated Climate Act. Australia, Germany and Japan considered climate legislation later, but none had passed such an act by mid-2008. ([twocircles.net](https://twocircles.net/2008jun05/canada_first_world_pass_climate_act.html?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2009, GS Paper 1, as Question 117. It falls under Current Affairs > International Relations & Treaties.
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