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Climate change key focus of 2022 budget

Climate change was a key focus of the Liberal's 2022 budget announced Thursday.

The government proposes to provide a further $329.4 million over six years, to triple the size of the Agricultural Clean Technology Program.

Budget 2022 also proposes to provide $469.5 million over six years, to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to expand the Agricultural Climate Solutions Program’s On-Farm Climate Action Fund.

The Liberals propose $150 million for a Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program to support carbon sequestration, adaptation, and address other environmental co-benefits, to be discussed with provinces and territories.

The budget also proposes to provide $100 million over six years, to the federal granting councils to support post-secondary research in developing technologies and crop varieties that will allow for net-zero emission agriculture.

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