What gets measured gets managed.
Despite widespread skepticism about the latest round of global climate talks underway at COP27 in Egypt will be, there is no question that we are in a decade of rapidly accelerating climate action. Reducing emissions while pursuing competitiveness, energy security, low-carbon growth, and prosperity remains top-of-mind for government and corporate leaders in Canada and around the world.
Tracking Canada鈥檚 progress in reducing emissions鈥攁nd identifying opportunities to correct course鈥攊s necessary for an informed public conversation on climate action and effective policy implementation. But when it comes to measuring the impact of climate policy across Canada, good data has been surprisingly hard to come by鈥攗ntil now.
That鈥檚 why the 91色情片 has launched a new resource called , a one-stop data shop to help assess Canada鈥檚 progress toward its 2030 and 2050 climate goals. The project name refers to Canada鈥檚 commitment to reduce emissions by at least 40 per cent below 2005 levels by the end of the decade鈥攐r to no more than 440 Mt a year in 2030鈥攅n route to net zero by 2050.
The data we make available will continue to expand. As of its launch this week, the website features weekly expert insights, searchable databases, and downloadable open-source data showing where Canada is on track to meet its 2030 target and where there are opportunities to course correct. It tracks information about national, and sectoral emissions, government policies and spending, and corporate emissions-reduction commitments.
You can explore the following features now:
- An under the Emissions Reduction Plan and Canada鈥檚 net zero pathways.
- A , to help users understand what government actions and spending have been introduced to reach 440 Mt.
- An , including details about risk disclosure, scenario analysis, and governance.
- Calculations of for 60 economic sectors and 51 consumption categories.
- Exclusive modelling data and scenario analysis from our 2021 report, Canada鈥檚 Net Zero Future, to add clarity about Canada鈥檚 potential pathways to net zero by 2050.
You can also find the first two installments of our weekly expert insights鈥攊ncluding new analysis showing that, . to get timely, data-driven expert analysis of the latest climate policy progress delivered weekly to your inbox. You can also , and for an in-depth look at this new interactive resource.
