The Premiere acknowledged these are ambitious targets but Quebec is already leading the country with the best emissions reduction record. Since 2006 Quebec industrial sector has had 7% emissions despite a GDP increase of 41%.

Reaching this goal includes shifting the economy away from dependence on fossil fuels, implementing transportation sector GHG reduction initiatives, including GHG emission standards for vehicles, and developing electric vehicle technology.

Part of Quebec's GHG strategy is protection of half the land covered by Plan Nord. The Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI) released a report stating that boreal forests are the largest terrestrial carbon sinks in the world. This fact has been largely ignored but Quebec is in the position to protect its forests as part of reaching GHG emission reduction targets. These forest protection steps will keep more than 13.8 billion tons of CO2 sequestered in Plan Nord boreal regions.