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Anonymous ID: f45330 Aug. 7, 2021, 5:32 p.m. No.14293968   🗄️.is đź”—kun

After fluctuations in recent years, in 2019 (the most recent dataset in this report) Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 730 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2 eq), about a 1 Mt or 0.2% increase from 2018 emissions and a net decrease of 9 Mt or 1.1% from 2005 emissions.

Emission trends since 2005 have remained consistent with previous editions of the inventory; emission increases in the Oil and Gas and Transport sectors being offset by decreases in other sectors, notably Electricity and Heavy Industry.

During the period covered in this report, Canada’s economy grew more rapidly than its GHG emissions. As a result, the emissions intensity for the entire economy (GHG per Gross Domestic Product [GDP]) has declined by 37% since 1990 and by 23% since 2005.

Continuous improvement is a key principle upon which Canada’s annual greenhouse gas inventory is developed. Important method improvements are being implemented in this edition of the NIR (methane emissions from landfills) and will be implemented in its 2022 edition (fugitive methane emissions from upstream oil and gas). The enhanced methods use Canadian-specific studies and knowledge, facilitate the adoption of new scientific data, and better capture the impact of improvements in technologies and industry practices on emissions.

The government’s strengthened climate plan, A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy, builds on the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, which has resulted in emissions in 2030 being projected to be 227 million tonnes lower than before it was adopted. Before the Pan-Canadian Framework, absolute emissions in 2019 were forecasted to be 764 Mt (Second Biennial Report, 2015), which is 34 Mt higher than this year’s 2019 data. Once fully implemented, the strengthened climate plan is expected to reduce Canada’s emissions by at least an additional 85 million tonnes, enabling Canada to exceed its current 2030 target. In partnership with provinces and territories, and working with the private sector and others, Canada can strive for a range of 32–40% below 2005 levels and the Government of Canada is committed to bringing forward an updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) before the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26). Looking beyond 2030, Canada is also committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, and the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act will establish a legally binding process of interim targets, plans and reports toward this objective.

 

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/climatechange/pan-canadian-framework.html

Anonymous ID: f45330 Aug. 7, 2021, 5:37 p.m. No.14294005   🗄️.is đź”—kun

https://time.com/2941401/apple-tim-cook-gay-pride-parade-san-francisco/

Apple goes rainbow.

Tim Cook joined more than 4,000 of his Apple employees marching in the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade on Sunday.

Apple’s showing under the slogan “Apple Pride” was one of the strongest corporate presences at the annual parade that this year marked the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall riots credited with kicking off the gay rights movement.

The tech giant has long sided with the LGBT community, releasing a video in 2011 supporting the Trevor Project, a charity aimed at preventing LGBT youth suicide.