Etiket: GHG
Vehicle GHG emissions | Quebec will submit two projects to raise standards
(Montreal) In less than two weeks, the Government of Quebec will submit two draft regulations aimed at raising the requirements of the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) standard so that 2 million…
GHG reduction | The CDPQ refuses that the RBC sets absolute targets
(Montreal) The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), one of the shareholders of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), opposes RBC publishing absolute greenhouse gas reduction targets .…
Canada’s GHG emissions rebound in 2021
After the global halt caused by the pandemic in 2020, Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions started to rise again in 2021, according to what emerges from the report released Friday…
Canada will have to “significantly” reduce its GHG emissions, warns the OECD
Canada has ‘ambitious’ targets to decarbonize the economy, but it will take ‘significant reductions’ in greenhouse gas emissions to meet them as Canada’s economy is one of the most energy-intensive…
Ottawa asks its suppliers to disclose their GHG emissions
Starting April 1, the Government of Canada will require its major suppliers to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and set reduction targets. This was announced by the President of the…
Climate crisis | The peak of GHG emissions could be reached within “two years”
(Paris) Global greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels are “on track” to reach a global “peak” around 2025, due to investments made by the industrial sector to reduce its carbon…
What is the distribution of GHG emissions by income?
This text is taken from the Courrier de la Planète. Click here to subscribe. Not everyone pollutes as much. The size of gasoline-powered vehicles, the use of plane flights, the…
Reduction of GHG emissions | Subsidies for some major polluters in Quebec
Suncor, Rio Tinto and CRH Canada Group – three of the province’s biggest polluters – are among a small group of companies sharing $20 million in grants to reduce their…
[Éditorial de Marie-Andrée Chouinard] The COVID effect distorts the GHG picture
We knew it, but suddenly, two reports focusing on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have reaffirmed the salutary effect that the shutdown of activities due to the pandemic has had on…
Quebec GHG emissions | A drop of 26%? Only if you believe in Santa Claus
Quebec has just simultaneously unveiled its 1990-2020 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions report and its report on the achievement of 2020 GHG reduction targets. We learn that emissions on Quebec soil…
GHG reduction | Quebec exceeded its target in 2020 due to the pandemic
(Quebec) The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy have enabled Quebec to significantly exceed its objectives for the year 2020 to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions below their…
McGill University study | Manholes, powerful GHG emitters
Several major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including manholes and old landfills, “go under the radar” of the City of Montreal, worries a study by the McGill University. Approximately…
GHG: regulation could reduce the price of electric vehicles by 20%
Requiring automakers to meet the goal of 100% zero-emission vehicle sales by 20235 could lead to a 20% reduction in the price of electric vehicles, according to a recent report…
Billionaires heavily subsidize GHG emissions, says Oxfam
(Montreal) The 125 billionaires among the richest on the planet finance each year the equivalent of annual carbon emissions (CO2) of France, a country of 67 million people. Posted at…
The election campaign of the Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) produced 115 tonnes of greenhouse gases (GHG).
The Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) caravan produced close to 115 tonnes of greenhouse gases during the general election campaign. Compensating them will cost the government party $4,000. When questioned two…
GHG targets will be achieved, says Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will meet its most recent GHG emissions reduction target this time around, because for the first time, that target comes with a plan that…
GHG reduction targets will be achieved this time, says Justin Trudeau
(Ottawa) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assures Canada will meet its latest GHG emission reduction target this time around, because for the first time, that target comes with a plan that…
More than a thousand trees to offset GHG emissions from the Quebec election campaign
Political parties are planting trees to erase the carbon footprint they made during the election campaign. Québec solidaire will plant “716 trees” well counted, while the Liberal Party “a minimum…
Blue planet, green ideas | Heating less to reduce our GHG emissions?
Faced with the energy crisis in Europe, Denmark will lower temperatures in public buildings to 19°C. Would it be appropriate to do the same in Quebec in order to save…
GHG reduction: QS relies on the goodwill of Quebecers
MONTREAL – “Build it and they will come,” repeated the solidaires, presenting their plan to reduce GHGs by 55% by 2030. Québec solidaire plans to invest $74 billion over 8…