The Ontario government says it wants to scrap parts of a law requiring it to set and update its emission reductions targets, wiping out legislation that's been key to a youth-led constitutional challenge of its climate plan.

The government's plan to repeal parts of the 2018 Cap and Trade Cancellation Act is buried in today's fall economic statement.

The government says it will repeal the sections requiring the province to establish emissions reductions targets, prepare a climate plan and issue progress reports.

The law has been critical in a youth-led court challenge arguing the government's plan is so insufficient that it endangers the lives of Ontario's young people.

Ontario's highest court found the law imposed a responsibility on the province to fight climate change, so it must do

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