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Originally Posted by skier
Ouch. Yeah i'm angry at the Libs for this. Last I heard we were up 43%, compared to 16% or so that the U.S. is at.
Put a leash on emissions already!
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I realized I didn't know much about what was going on, so I did some reading.
Canada is basically in the implementation stage of emission controls, having started in April of this year. It's been about 7 months since those initiatives have been implemented, and the results from them will begin to show soon, with a snowballing effect once the majority of industry, residential, and government systems come online with the programs.
So I guess Canada is still on track with the kyoto accord, maybe in a few years we'll be able to show off some decent improvments in our emissions.
And something I found interesting from the Alberta Gov. site:
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Alberta gov. site
Alberta has already made significant progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in relation to Gross Domestic Product. The ratio of carbon dioxide equivalent to Gross Domestic Product, or CO2e/GDP, has decreased by 15% overall from 1990 to 2002. Alberta is more than one quarter of the way to meeting its target of reducing CO2e/GDP by 50% below 1990 levels. Furthermore, Alberta is half way to meeting its interim, 2010 target of a 30% reduction.
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