New emissions target will guide climate action over next decade
Inayat Singh · CBC News · Posted: Dec 12, 2024
Canada will cut carbon emissions 45 to 50 per cent below 2005 levels by 2035, the federal government announced today, signalling a small advance over the current target but falling short of what a key group of climate experts had recommended to the government.
Put more simply, Canada will have to slash carbon emissions by at least 41 per cent in the next 10 years. The new target for the 2035 milestone year will be followed by a multi-year consultation process to craft a plan to reach the target, guiding climate policy for the next decade.
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“We chose a target which we felt was both ambitious but achievable. I want to be as ambitious as Canada can possibly be, but the federal government can’t do it alone,” said Steven Guilbeault, Canada’s minister of environment and climate change.
“If we could work constructively with provinces across the country, then Canada will be able to do much more much, much faster.”
Canada’s climate laws require the government to set new targets every five years, and it is also part of the country’s obligations under the United Nations convention that guides international climate action.
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Source: CBC News