Canada ranks 10th out of 32 countries for the number of species at risk and 32nd out of 33 countries for the percentage of its terrestrial land designated as protected areas. Canada has a good record on environmental issues related to agriculture. Canada ranks 3rd on fertilizer use (nitrogen) and 8th on pesticide use. Is […]
Category: Canada
What Is Canada’S Target For Emissions In The Future?
The Net-Zero Challenge is a voluntary initiative that encourages businesses to develop and implement credible and effective plans to transition their facilities and operations to net-zero emissions by 2050. Any Canadian company or business can join the Net-Zero Challenge. What is Canada’s 2030 emissions target? The 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan is an ambitious and achievable […]
How Does Canada Dispose Of Plastic?
Environmental Impacts Only one percent of Canada’s plastic wastes are ever released into the environment. The other 99% is disposed off safely from an environmental perspective: some incinerated, some recycled, but most discarded in landfills, an environmentally benign endpoint. What does Canada do with plastic waste? Canadians throw away over 3 million tonnes of plastic […]
Who Regulates Air Quality In Canada?
The federal government’s role in addressing air quality issues is largely defined through the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). Many emission sources that lie beyond provincial authority are subject to federal regulation, standards and guidelines. Who monitors air quality in Canada? Environment and Climate Change Canada, working with the provinces and territories, monitors air pollution […]
What Has Canada Done For Cop26?
Increased ambition to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Carbon pricing. Phasing out coal. Reducing oil and gas emissions. Reducing methane emissions. Mobilizing private finance. Scaling up action on oceans, forests, and nature-based climate solutions. What did Canada do in COP26? Building on these efforts, Canada participated in the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of […]
What Are Fossil Fuels Used For In Canada?
Oil is used to create transportation fuels such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. It’s also used for heating, and as a feedstock for petrochemicals which are used to create many products we use every day. Why are fossil fuels important to Canada? Canada’s oil, natural gas, and coal resources make it one of the […]
What Is Canada’S Hydrogen Strategy?
Canada’s hydrogen strategy Canada aims to develop stronger hydrogen supply and distribution in the next five years through the deployment of regional hubs, the implementation of regulation to attract near-term investment, and the adoption of new policies to reach 2050 net-zero achievements. Does Canada have a hydrogen strategy? Over the last three years, Natural Resources […]
Does Canada Burn A Lot Of Fossil Fuels?
Data from the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2022. Yep, sadly, we are in first place — burning the most per person. Canadians now burn nearly four times more fossil fuels per person than the global average; triple the French or British; and more than twice as much as the Germans and Japanese. Does […]
What Percentage Of Its Oceans Has Canada Committed To Protecting By 2030?
30 per cent. Canadians understand that to preserve and protect our oceans is to preserve and protect our communities. That’s why the Government of Canada has committed to conserving 25 per cent of Canada’s oceans, and 25 per cent of its land and freshwater, by 2025, working towards 30 per cent by 2030. Is only […]
Has Air Pollution Decreased In Canada?
Economic growth includes a growing demand for Canadian exports (especially from the oil and gas industry) that also results in releases of air pollutants. Despite this growth in demand, the quantity of emissions of many air pollutants has generally decreased in Canada in the past two decades. Has air quality improved in Canada? Canada’s air […]