Climate change is a top issue for Canadians. What should voters look for"
From forest fires in Siberia to record-high temperatures in Alaska to the melting of the Greenland ice sheet, 2019 has seen the mounting evidence of climate change.
With climate change being one of the top issues in the federal election,we need to take a look at what effective emissions reduction policies look like.
The party platforms differ substantially on their strategies to reduce emissions. During the English language debate, party leaders discussed their policies on oil and gas extraction, home retrofits and transportation, among others. The range of possibilities spanned from doing very little (Conservative) to aggressive (NDP and Green), and in between (Liberal).
Energy and emissions in Canada
Canada?s energy and non-energy emissions, in megatonnes (Mt) Data from UN Climate Change, Author provided In 2017, more than 80 per cent of Canada?s human-made (anthropogenic) greenhouse gas emissions were from the extraction, conversion and consumption of energy derived from fossil fuels, primarily natural gas and crude oil.
Primary energy supply for Canada, in petajoules (PJ) Data from Statistics Canada, Author provided
Limiting global temperatures to 1.5C this century will require net-global emissions to reach zero by no later than 2055.
Since Canada is a signatory to the Paris climate agreement, the federal, provincial and territorial governments need policies that reduce energy-related emissions rapidly, yet are both politically and economically palatable.
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