| Canada Still Overestimating GHG Reductions: NRTEE | 20 August 08 |
 On August 1, 2008 Canada's National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) released its evaluation of Environment Canada's latest greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction plan under the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act.The NRTEE is obligated to undertake research and advise on the likelihood proposed policies and measures will achieve forecasted emissions reductions and whether these policies and measures enable Canada to meet its obligations under The Kyoto Protocol. As in 2007, the NRTEE concluded the federal government is overestimating emissions reductions as a result of plan initiatives during the Kyoto Protocol commitment period (2008-2012). NRTEE notes although emission reductions will occur as a result of the technology fund, most will occur outside the 2007-2012 period. The NRTEE report also suggests there is uncertainty as to whether the Regulatory Framework for Air Emissions will result in significant emissions reductions in the Kyoto timeframe. The Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act (KPIA), received Royal Assent June 2007; stipulates that each year the Government of Canada must prepare a Climate Change Plan describing measures and policies it enacted to meet Canada's obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. View July 2008 Response of the NRTEE to its Obligations Under the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act or Download PDFView May 2008 Environment Canada report, A Climate Change Plan for the Purposes of the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act (PDF) View Manitoba Wildlands' content on NRTEE's 2007 report on the federal government's greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction plan under the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act Source: NRTEE |
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