| David Suzuki Foundation Downgrades Manitoba | 20 April 12 |
The David Suzuki Foundation (DSF) released "All Over the Map 2012: A Comparison of Provincial Climate Change Plans" on April 11, 2012. This is the fourth time DSF has reviewed provincial climate change plans. Previous assessments were done for 2005, 2006, 2008.Manitoba received a grade of "fair" in the 2012 assessment. During the first DSF assessment in 2005 Manitoba received a grade of "best", but in 2006 that was reduced to "fair" before it was increased to "good" in 2008. "The Manitoba government, for most of the past decade, made some impressive commitments on climate change. ... However, policies to tackle the greatest sources of emissions - from agriculture and road transportation - have been at best voluntary or weak and at worst non-existent. Emissions in those sectors, and in the province as a whole, continue to rise," states the report. The 2012 report ranks Canada's provinces and territories as follows:
Very Good - Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia Manitoba will be releasing an environmental plan in summer 2012 that may shed some light on intended climate change actions. View April 11, 2012 David Suzuki Foundation reportView April 11, 2012 Postmedia coverage View April 12, 2012 Vancouver Sun coverage View April 12, 2012 Canadian Press coverage View April 13, 2012 Regina Leader Post View Manitoba Wildlands Governments page Sources:
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