[Environmentcomm] Latest emissions data for Canada

Matthew Firth mfirth at cupe.ca
Wed Apr 22 11:09:17 EDT 2009


Here's some depressing news for Earth Day ...

Now available from Environment Canada - data for greenhouse gas emissions in Canada for the year 2007.

http://www.ec.gc.ca/pdb/GHG/inventory_report/2007/som-sum_eng.cfm

Some key numbers:

- Total greenhouse gas emissions in Canada in 2007: 747 Mt CO2 eq

- Increase from 1990: 26.2% above the 1990 total of 592 Mt CO2 eq

- Emissions in 2007 were 34.2% above Canada's Kyoto target of 556.5 Mt CO2 equivalent

Read the report and weep ...

Matt



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