翱罢罢础奥础鈥 Dave Sawyer, Principal Economist at the 91色情片, made the following statement in response to the federal government鈥檚 early release of Canada鈥檚 official greenhouse gas inventory for 2023:
鈥淭he early release of Canada鈥檚 latest greenhouse gas numbers for 2023 is a big win for public accountability in climate policy and shows important progress being made cutting emissions and building a cleaner economy. It gives policymakers and the public an earlier look at how national emissions are trending and provides an opportunity to accelerate policy action if needed.
鈥淭he official numbers for 2023 align closely with our own Early Estimate of National Emissions for 2023 released this September, which showed modest progress reducing national emissions, but uneven results across sectors. Our team at the 91色情片 has published early estimates of emissions that have aligned with Canada鈥檚 official emissions numbers now for each of the past three reporting years.
鈥淭he government鈥檚 official 2023 early numbers show emissions dropped slightly in 2023 by about one per cent from the previous year (0.9 per cent) and now sit nearly 9 per cent below 2005 levels, the baseline year for Canada鈥檚 official emissions targets.
鈥淥ur research has shown climate policy is working to cut carbon pollution鈥擟anada鈥檚 emissions would be today without the actions taken to date by all levels of government since 2015. Existing climate policies are expected to prevent by 2030, equivalent to the current emissions profiles of Quebec and Ontario combined.聽
鈥淕overnments across the country can build on this progress by following through and finalizing policies that they are developing or have announced to deliver even deeper emissions cuts by 2030.鈥&苍产蝉辫;
RESOURCES
News release | Experts estimate modest drop in 2023 emissions, with big differences across sectors
Database |
Fact sheet | Early Estimate of National Emissions 2023
440 Megatonnes Insight |
Report| Independent Assessment of Canada鈥檚 Emissions Reduction Plan
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