The Kyoto Protocol requires Canada, under international law, to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to an average of 6% below the 1990 level during 2008–12. On April 13, 2005 the federal government published its plan to meet this requirement: Moving Forward on Climate Change: A Plan for Honouring our Kyoto Commitment. The Plan contains ten measures to achieve the approximately 270 megatonnes (Mt) of reductions in annual emissions needed to meet our Kyoto target. This report provides brief explanations of the implementation timelines needed for the first six measures, which account for the vast bulk of the reductions.
Meeting Our Kyoto Obligation
Canada's Essential Implementation Steps in 2005
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