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According to a report by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) released on December 13, 2018, Canada's largest business group endorsed the carbon pricing introduced by the federal government, [36] saying it offers flexibility and is the "most efficient way to cut emissions" [37] and "solidly backs carbon pricing."
The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act [a] (French: Loi sur la tarification de la pollution causée par les gaz à effet de serre) is a Canadian federal law establishing a set of minimum national standards for carbon pricing in Canada to meet emission reduction targets under the Paris Agreement. [2]
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The Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change (PCFCGCC or PCF; French: Cadre pancanadien sur la croissance propre et les changements climatiques, CPCPCC or CPC), Canada's national climate strategy, was released in August 2017 by the Government of Canada. [1]
The Alberta government has opted to implement a carbon levy and rebates policy to combat climate change. The policy took effect January 1, 2017 and increases in 2018. The prices at which the Alberta government has priced carbon is $20 per tonne in 2017 and then $30/ per tonne after the increase takes effect in 2018. [15]
In 2019, Canadian factories produced 1.4 million new trucks, more than triple the Canadian car production. [19] The Canadian domestic aviation industry, represented largely by the country's two main airlines (Air Canada and Westjet), produced 7.1 Mt CO 2 eq in 2017 and account for 1% of Canada's total greenhouse gas emission. [16]
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Although Canadian GHG emissions fell in 2008 and 2009 due to the global recession, Canada's emissions were expected to increase again with the economic recovery, fueled largely by the expansion of the oil sands. [8] In 2009, Canada signed the Copenhagen Accord, which, unlike the Kyoto Accord, is a non-binding agreement. Canada agreed to reduce ...