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Quebec is halfway to its 2030 goal with a 19% emissions reduction and must balance environmental ambition and economic needs, officials said.
- On Tuesday, consultations began at Quebec's National Assembly as the Transport and Environment Commission opened multi-day sessions to consider revising the province's 2030 GHG target.
- The Act requires Quebec to revise its target by Dec. 31, 2025, prompted by the 2015 Paris Agreement and the province's original 37.5 per cent reduction goal set after 1990.
- Having cut emissions 19 per cent since 1990, Environment Minister Bernard Drainville said completing the remaining reductions within a five-year time horizon is a considerable challenge.
- Alain Webster, chairman of the Advisory Committee on Climate Change, will be among the first to speak Tuesday and is expected to argue Quebec should not back down, citing recent recommendations urging higher targets.
- Minister Bernard Drainville said any new target must be ambitious yet realistic, balancing climate action with economy and jobs, while Nature Quebec general director assured the province has tools for transition.
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Quebec begins consultations on potential revision of greenhouse gas targets
MONTRÉAL — Quebec is beginning consultations at the provincial legislature on whether to revise its greenhouse gas emission reduction target. The province committed to reducing its annual emissions by 37.
Quebec begins consultations on potential revision of greenhouse gas targets
MONTRÉAL — Quebec is beginning consultations at the provincial legislature on whether to revise its greenhouse gas emission reduction target. The province committed to reducing its annual emissions by 37.
Quebec begins consultations on potential revision of greenhouse gas targets
MONTRÉAL — Quebec is beginning consultations at the provincial legislature on whether to revise its greenhouse gas emission reduction target. The province committed to reducing its annual emissions by 37.
The Quebec state must base its decisions on the findings of "science," says the government's advisory committee.
Consultations begin on Quebec's climate targets
Consultations on the revision of Quebec’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction target begin Tuesday morning at the National Assembly. Following the Paris Agreement in 2015, Quebec set itself the goal of reducing its emissions by 37.5 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030. “We have completed roughly half the journey since 1990, a reduction of […]
Consultations on the revision of Quebec's greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction target begin Tuesday morning at the National Assembly.
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