OTTAWA — Environment and Climate Change Canada quietly released a new report this month that shows a small decline in greenhouse gas emissions but projects Canada won’t meet its climate targets by 2030 unless new measures are introduced. Climate experts say the report, posted online without fanfare or press release on April 13, tells a story of inertia. To meet Canada’s climate target in 2030, reductions would have to come from “additional measures, such as investments into public transit, green infrastructure, clean technology and innovation, stored carbon, international mechanisms,” according to the report. Emissions were at 738 megatonnes in 2005, and to meet targets, they’d have to go all the way down to 523 megatonnes by 2030. For the Liberal government to support oil sands by approving pipelines, but meet Paris targets on the other hand, is “a big disconnect,” said Jaccard.

Source: National Post April 21, 2017 21:00 UTC