The most recent Environment Canada inventory assessed the country’s carbon dioxide equivalent emissions at 732 million tonnes in 2014 — and slowly rising. “Canada’s Mid-Century Long-Term Low-Greenhouse Gas Development Strategy” says global emissions reductions of between 70 and 95 per cent are required in order to have a better than 50-50 chance of hitting the 1.5-degree temperature target. Nor does the strategy paper mention the current political debate over approval of new, long-term fossil fuel infrastructure, including pipelines. this fall and is poised to pronounce on Kinder Morgan’s proposed tripling of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline by mid-December. “Canada’s mid-century strategy is not a blueprint for action and it is not policy prescriptive,” states the document.

Source: National Post November 18, 2016 19:41 UTC