Etiket: GHG
Reduction of GHG emissions | Quebec focuses on energy sobriety
The Legault government is banking on energy sobriety and efficiency to reduce Quebec’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but the reduction target of 37.5% by 2030 is still far from being…
According to a Deloitte report | GHG cap will require lower oil production
(Calgary) Canadian oil and gas companies, facing a federally imposed emissions cap, will decide to cut production rather than invest in too expensive carbon capture and storage technology, says a…
Quebec says it has identified 67% of the measures to achieve its GHG reduction target
The government of Quebec would have identified and financed 67% of the measures to achieve the objective of 37.5% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030, according to the Implementation Plan…
GHG reduction: Quebec is not China
Surprise ! China has reduced its carbon dioxide (CO) emissions2) by 3% in March, its first decline since the return to post-pandemic normal. GHG emissions have peaked in China, according…
Impact of carbon pricing | Reduction of GHG emissions by more than 12% per year by 2030
(Ottawa) Newly released federal modeling data suggests that carbon pricing on consumers and large industries will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 12% per year by 2030 and will…
Quebec manufacturing companies are slow to reduce their GHG emissions
Approximately half of Quebec manufacturing companies take no measures to reduce their GHG emissions within their operations, according to the Business transition barometer published by Québec Net Positif on Monday.…
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault promises proof of GHG reduction in time for federal election
Montreal Minister Steven Guilbeault promises that it will be demonstrated next year that the Liberal plan truly makes it possible to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, without the need…
Increase in GHG emissions in Canada in 2022
Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions continued to increase in 2022, according to the most recent available data released this Thursday by the federal government. And more than ever, the fossil…
GHG reduction | The 2024 update will be less ambitious, warns Benoit Charette
(Quebec) The CAQ government wants to lower expectations regarding its next plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Posted at 6:07 p.m. Patrice Bergeron The Canadian Press The next update…
The United States decrees new standards to reduce GHG emissions from trucks
Joe Biden’s government continued its offensive on Friday to limit polluting emissions from the road transport sector, with the announcement of new standards this time targeting trucks, after cars last…
“The market” will determine Northvolt’s impact on GHG reduction, says Charette
The Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette, admits to ignoring the repercussions of the Northvolt Six “gigafactory” project on the achievement of Quebec’s climate targets. “It’s the market that will…
GHG emissions still on the rise in 2022 in Quebec
Quebec’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions started to rise again in 2022. According to official estimates, 79 million tonnes of GHGs were emitted that year, a little more than the 77.6…
GHG emissions on the rise in 2022 in Quebec
(Quebec) Quebec’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are on the rise again in 2022. Posted at 7:40 a.m. Patrice Bergeron The Canadian Press According to official estimates, 79 million tonnes of…
Brussels wants to reduce its GHG emissions by 90% in 2040
Brussels published its climate roadmap for 2040 on Tuesday, outlining a “just” transition and “guaranteeing industrial competitiveness”, against a backdrop of growing resistance to environmental standards four months before the…
GHG emissions rebounded in Quebec in 2021
This is the beginning of a return of the climatic pendulum. After falling sharply in 2020, in the first pandemic year, polluting emissions in Quebec rebounded in 2021, accelerated by…
Steven Guilbeault’s hypothetical plan to cap GHG emissions from the fossil fuel industry
By unveiling his plan to cap greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the oil and gas sector, the federal Minister of the Environment, Steven Guilbeault, was very proud to point out…
No cap on GHG emissions from the fossil fuel industry before 2030
The cap on greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas industry promised in 2021 by the Trudeau government will not be imposed before 2030 and it provides the “flexibility”…
Does driving a car more slowly reduce GHG emissions?
Several readers of Courrier de la Planete asked us this question: Does driving your car more slowly reduce your GHG emissions? The short answer is yes, but not much compared…
Canada’s GHG emissions increased in 2022
Canada is still far from achieving its climate objectives for this decade. And more than ever, the balance sheet of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is weighed down by the growth…
California | A law will force large companies to disclose their GHG emissions
(Sacramento) Large companies, from oil and gas companies to retail giants, will have to disclose their direct greenhouse gas emissions as well as those from activities such as employee business…