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Liberal, Conservative platforms don't say if they'll meet Canada's emissions target (www.winnipegfreepress.com)
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Emissions in Canada fell from 700 million tonnes in 2022 to 694 million tonnes in 2023, representing the first drop in emissions since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The decline put Canada 8.5 per cent below 2005 levels, but the current national target is to be at least 40 per cent below that benchmark by 2030, and emissions would have to fall another 239 million tonnes to get there. That’s the equivalent of what more than 55 million passenger vehicles emit over the course of a year.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That’s the equivalent of what more than 55 million passenger vehicles emit over the course of a year.

This is never going to be achieved by eliminating car emissions. I know they have given that example to help people understand scale of the problem but now people will think eliminating personal cars will solve the issue when the actually the electricity grid, especially the grid used to supply to industries has to changed to cleaner energy.