| Grade: Canada's Poor Environmental Performance | 19 November 08 |
 Canada's environmental record rates among the worst of industrialized nations. Recent report from the Conference Board of Canada placed Canada 15th of 17 peers. The top ranking OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) nations were Sweden, Finland and Norway.The Report Card on Canada: How Canada Performs: Environment-Details and Analysis gave Canada a "D" grade on six indicators including waste generation, water usage, and greenhouse gas emissions. Canada received its only "A" grade for use of forest resources. "Without serious attention to environmental sustainability, Canada puts its society and its quality of life at risk," the independent research organization said in the report. Canada stands at the bottom of the pack, only ahead of Australia and the United States in the ranking with an overall C grade, reflecting a poor performance. Canada's GHG emissions per capita increased by almost one third between 1990 and 2006 and per capita water usage is second highest of all ranked. View A Report Card on CanadaView November 3, 2008 Reuters article View November 3, 2008 Conference Board of Canada Video: Poor Results in Water, Waste and Greenhouse Gases Worsen Canada's Environmental Ranking View November 10, 2008 Reuters article View November 14, 2008 Caledon Enterprise article Sources: Conference Board of Canada, Reuters, Market Watch, Caledon Enterprise |
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