Promises, Promises by Gordon Laxer www.gordonlaxer.com @afterthesands

How Canada can reach Trudeau’s lofty climate promises in Paris

Chretien’s 1997 GHGs promise vs Harper / Trudeau 2015 promise

• Chretien’s 1996 Kyoto target:

• Reduce Canada’s greenhouse gases (GHGs) to 576 Mt (million tonnes) 6% below Canada’s 1990 level of 613 MT by 2012

• Result: Canada’s emissions 715 Mt, 17% above Canada’s Kyoto goal in 2012

• Harper / Trudeau official GHG Paris target 2015

• Reduce Canada’s 2005 level of 749 Mt GHGs by 30% by 2030 to 524 Mt

• Enviro Canada’s mid range projection for 2030

• 815 Mt, 9% above 2005 level

Canada’s projected GHGs by 2030(Environment Canada)

http://ec.gc.ca/ges-ghg/default.asp?lang=En&n=985F05FB-1

Canada’s GHG emissions by source

Oil & Nat Gas sector will take up 56% Canada’s emissions by 2030 source: David Hughes

Cumulative CO2 emissions 1850-2011World Resources Institute

Annual Emissions top 10 Emitters 2011World Resources Institute

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