Four ways Alberta could turn its climate record around – Pembina

Dec. 12, 2014

Lima to Paris: Part 3

The wrap-up of UN climate talks in Lima, Peru, comes at a significant time for Alberta. Environment Canada’s latest Emissions Trends report confirms that Canada is not on track to hit its 2020 climate target, and the growth in Alberta’s carbon pollution is a significant barrier.

But Alberta’s new climate strategy is expected by the end of the year, and the province has several big opportunities to turn things around.

Alberta emits more carbon pollution than Ontario and Quebec — home to over 60 per cent of Canada’s population — put together. Progress in other provinces is being cancelled out by rising carbon pollution from Alberta.

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