Ottawa/CMEDIA: The federal government of Canada’s current target to hit net zero emissions by 2050, a goal shared by the other G7 countries, is an enormously ambitious target, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson was reported to say.
Canada’s goal shared by G7 countries of achieving a net zero emissions is the point at which the amount of greenhouse gas emitted is equal to the amount that is removed from the atmosphere.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres was prompted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s March report to encourage developed countries to move up their net-zero timelines to 2040.
But considering a resource heavy economy and a cold climate, Wilkinson was reported to say that it is an ambitious target for Canada.
“As I say, our target is 2050,”…all of our plan is focused on driving emissions…an enormously ambitious target for a country like Canada…But I certainly do not rule off…pathways through which we can actually go more quickly…can go faster than we thought.”Wilkinson reportedly said citing the example of Alberta phasing out coal several years sooner than it had anticipated.
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