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Canada’s legally binding climate target seems to be out of reach, new data released from Environment and Climate Change Canada suggests.
The department’s greenhouse gas emission projections are a critical signal whether the country is on track to achieve its climate goals.
The report’s projections show Canada will fall well short of its 2030 climate goal — just halfway to its target of a 40 to 45 per cent reduction below 2005 levels.
With the government’s current climate measures, Canada is on track to reduce its emissions by 21 per cent below 2005 levels by the end of this decade. If the government implements additional climate policies, the report projects the country could see a 28 per cent reduction.
The news comes just months after an unprecedented warning from Canada’s leading climate think-tank which found the country won’t meet its 2030 target.
