Tag: Paris Agreement
Some Canadian provinces already meet their 2030 GHG emissions targets
Alberta, Ontario experienced largest changes in GHG emissions between 2005 and 2015 Under the Paris Agreement, Canada committed to reducing its GHG emissions to 30 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, or a target of 523 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, according to a National Energy Board press release. In 2015, Canada’s total GHG emissions were 722 Mt […]
G20 urged to ditch fossil fuel subsidies by 2020, go green
G20 urged to ditch fossil fuel subsidies by 2020, go green OSLO, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Investors and insurers with more than $2.8 trillion in assets under management on Wednesday called on the Group of 20 economies to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2020 despite U.S. doubts about climate change. G20 nations should work […]
‘Honeymoon over’, rules for UN climate pact may take two years
UN climate pact negotiators begin work on rule book By Alister Doyle BONN, Germany, May 26 (Reuters) – A first United Nations meeting on implementing a 2015 global agreement to combat climate change showed it could take two years to work out a detailed rule book for a sweeping shift from fossil fuels, delegates said. […]
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