{"id":240558,"date":"2019-12-21T03:38:20","date_gmt":"2019-12-21T08:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=240558"},"modified":"2019-12-21T03:38:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-21T08:38:20","slug":"government-of-canada-releases-emissions-projections-showing-progress-towards-climate-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/12\/21\/government-of-canada-releases-emissions-projections-showing-progress-towards-climate-target\/","title":{"rendered":"Government of Canada releases emissions projections, showing progress towards climate target"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, published the conclusions of Canada\u2019s annual greenhouse gas emissions projections. (File Photo<\/a>: @JonathanWNV\/Twitter<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From forest fires and floods to heat waves and coastal erosion, Canadians are living the impacts of a warming climate every day. Fighting climate change presents an enormous opportunity \u2013 to protect the health and safety of Canadians, and also to position Canada for economic success as demand for clean technology accelerates around the world.<\/p>\n

Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, published the conclusions of Canada\u2019s annual greenhouse gas emissions projections. The analysis shows that in 2030, Canada\u2019s emissions are projected to be 227 million tonnes (Mt) below what was projected in 2015. This is a historic level of emissions reductions. Policies and measures now in place, including those introduced in the last year, are projected to achieve a level of emissions 28 million tonnes lower by 2030 than last year\u2019s projections.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, the Government of Canada announced commitments to further strengthen existing and introduce new greenhouse gas reducing measures in order to exceed Canada\u2019s current 2030 emissions reduction goal. In addition, Canada will develop a plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and will set legally-binding, five-year emissions reduction milestones, based on the advice of experts and consultations with Canadians.<\/p>\n

The government has committed to\u00a0efforts to increase clean electricity, invest in greener buildings and communities, accelerate the electrification of transportation, and adopt nature-based climate solutions \u2013 including\u00a0protecting 25 percent of Canada\u2019s land and 25 percent of Canada\u2019s oceans by 2025, and planting two billion new trees by 2030.<\/p>\n

Once implemented over the coming years, these additional measures will help deliver the projected reductions needed to meet and exceed the country\u2019s Paris Agreement goal. These measures identified in the new mandate letters represent additional megatons in emissions reductions. Further, current projections do not yet account for the impacts of implementing new public transit projects and breakthroughs in clean technologies.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s emissions projections will be submitted along with the 4th Biennial Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by January 1, 2020. The report will also discuss Canada\u2019s recent mitigation actions and climate finance support that Canada provides to developing countries.\u00a0\u00a0It will be available at\u00a0www.canada.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Quotes<\/h2>\n

\u201cOur plan to fight climate change and grow the economy is working. Our climate plan is on track to deliver the biggest cut to Canada\u2019s emissions ever, because we\u2019re pricing pollution, investing in clean energy, doubling the amount of nature we protect, and making our air cleaner by phasing out coal power.<\/em><\/p>\n

While we have made a lot of progress over the last four years, we know there\u2019s much more to do. We\u2019re committed to exceeding our 2030 Paris target and getting to net-zero emissions by 2050, as well as to putting our five-year targets into law. To help us get there, we are committed to implementing new measures that will cut pollution faster\u2013 such as planting 2 billion trees and other nature-based solutions, cutting energy waste and energy bills, making clean power more available, protecting and conserving more of Canada\u2019s lands and oceans than ever before, supporting zero-emissions clean tech companies, and more.<\/em><\/p>\n

We continue to work towards being more ambitious to ensure a cleaner, more prosperous future for our kids and our grandkids.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013 The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change<\/p>\n

Quick facts<\/h2>\n
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  • Canada\u2019s Changing Climate<\/em>\u00a0published in April 2019, indicated that the country is warming at twice the global average. Canada\u2019s north is actually warming at three times the global rate.<\/li>\n
  • The Canadian Parks and Wildlife Society has estimated that nature-based solutions to fight climate change can reduce emissions by an estimated 20 MT in 2030.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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