| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Alberta's greenhouse gas policies -- 3. Limiting greenhouse gas emissions from the oilsands -- 4. Alberta's contribution in context -- 5. Recommendations -- Appendix -- Endnotes |
| Summary |
Reducing the world's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions enough to prevent a potentially disastrous level of climate change is a huge challenge. National governments worldwide have unanimously accepted the need to limit average global warming to 2°C (relative to pre-industrial temperatures), based on a large and longstanding body of science. G8 governments (including Canada's) have accepted that developed countries' contribution should be to reduce their combined emissions by at least 80 per cent below recent levels by 2050. This requires nothing less than a complete transformation of our energy system to one in which most energy is emissions-free, and used much more efficiently than now. Starting the transformation is urgent because it will take decades. It will only happen if governments move quickly to implement policies strong enough to shift the bulk of energy investments from high-emitting fossil fuel-based energy to zero-emission options |
| Notes |
"December 2011"--PDF title page |
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"Editor: Roberta Franchuk"--PDF copyright page |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF version (Library and Archives Canada Electronic Collection, viewed March 30, 2021) |
| Subject |
Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Alberta
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Greenhouse gases -- Government policy -- Alberta
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Environmental monitoring -- Alberta
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Greenhouse gases -- Government policy
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Environmental monitoring
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Greenhouse gas mitigation
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Alberta
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Huot, Marc Daniel, author.
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Dyer, Simon, 1975- author.
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Horne, Matt (Climate policy manager), author.
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Franchuk, Roberta, editor.
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Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
9781897390320 |
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1897390327 |
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