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During the term of Stephen Harper, Canada's greenhouse gas emissions decreased from 730 to 723 Mt of carbon dioxide equivalent. In contrast, during the period from 1993 until 2006, under various Liberal governments, Canada's greenhouse gas emissions increased 617 to 730 Mt of carbon dioxide equivalent. [1]
Canada's Kyoto target was a 6% total reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2012, compared to 1990 levels of 461 megatonnes (Mt) (Government of Canada (GC) 1994). [3] [notes 1] Despite signing the accord, greenhouse gas emissions increased approximately 24.1% between 1990 and 2008. [4]
Turning the Corner Plan is a Canadian climate change action plan introduced by the Harper Conservative Government in April 2007 by then Minister of the Environment John Baird. Turning the Corner has plans set out to reduce Canada's greenhouse gas emissions by 20% relative to 2006 levels by 2020, and reductions of 60 to 70 percent below 2006 ...
The Harper era in Canadian foreign policy: parliament, politics, and Canada's global posture (UBC Press, 2016). Gravelle, Timothy B., et al. "Foreign policy beliefs and support for Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party." Canadian Foreign Policy Journal 20.2 (2014): 111–130. online; McCormack, Michael.
The policy of the Rudd ... a Conservative minority government under Stephen Harper ... 27% of the EU-28 greenhouse gas emissions came from transportation with 5% of ...
It's too cheap. Current gas and coal prices don't factor in the damage these fuels do to the environment, or to human health. If you don't make people pay for something, they won't have any incentive to change their behavior. It's simple economics. The good news is that the transition from dirty to clean energy is going to create jobs.
The One-Tonne Challenge was a challenge presented by the Government of Canada in March 2004 for Canadians to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by one tonne each year. The figure represented 20% of total greenhouse gas output by Canadians at the time and aimed to help the country reach its Kyoto Protocol emission reduction
Despite new “guidance,” the Forest Service moves to clear-cut mature pines in Montana without a detailed accounting of the cost in carbon emissions.