Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped by 9 percent by 2020, the first year of the coronavirus epidemic, as Canadians and the rest of the world were forced to change their way of life and restrict movement to curb the spread of COVID-19. submitted to the United Nations on Thursday showed that greenhouse gas emissions have dropped by 66 megatonnes by 2020, Canadian Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said in a statement, citing a 20 million car crash. a decrease in megatonne in vehicle evacuation, mainly due to people not driving and flying during epidemic-related closures.
The impact of the epidemic
“This is the first report following the impact of the epidemic on gas production in Canada,” Guilbeault said. “So we have to keep in mind that gas emissions are likely to rise again to some extent as the Canadian economy returns to life.” However, there were “real signs of progress” in the Canadian National Inventory Report on GHG Emissions, added Guilbeault. 40. -45% below 2005 levels by 2030.
The government has made a plan to reduce it
In March, the government set out details of a comprehensive land pollution reduction plan and announced more than C $ 9 billion ($ 7.1 billion) in new spending to meet its climate targets. The Clean Energy Canada think tank, which receives news of air pollution reduction, said the 2020 report reflects the impact of COVID and climate policy. Going forward, the immediate implementation of a federal government’s plan to reduce pollution will be crucial if we are to reduce significant annual gas emissions – no global catastrophe, “said Energy Energy Canada chief executive Merran Smith in a statement.
Canadian goal to reduce methane
Guilbeault said the report shows how measures such as speeding up the transition to electric vehicles will help Canada achieve its goals. pollution reduction program. Canada also had the opportunity to achieve its goal of reducing methane in the oil and gas sector by 40% to 45% below the 2012 level by 2025, according to Guilbeault.
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