Canada has issued at most 11 plans and nine emission targets in Canada since 1988, but has never met a single one.
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OTTAWA Canada’s climate plan has been updated. The oil and gas industry will have to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% from their current levels by 2030 if Canada is to meet its new goals.
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The House of Commons has heard Steven Guilbeault’s emissions reduction plan. It is a projection that electricity emissions will be almost negligible by the end of the decade, but that real progress will take place in the transportation sector.
The plan was to be presented by December 31st, but Guilbeault used a clause to allow him to request an extension of three months.
He believes Canadians will be able to see something new in the plan, which he says is a roadmap to achieve a climate target.
Canada has issued at most 11 plans and set nine different emission targets since 1988, but it has never met any one of them.
More to follow.
This report by The Canadian Press first appeared March 29, 2022.