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Progress in a Climate of Change A Review of Ontario’s Climate Change Action Plan Annual Report 2007-2008 A Special Report to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario December 10, 2008 Office of the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario 250 227 Mt Projected Megatonnes GHGs 200 177 Mt Kyoto Base 150 166 Mt 6% below Kyoto Base 100 50 0 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 BAU Projection 2004 Target 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 250 Magnitude of Reductions Needed 61 Mt Megatonnes GHGs 200 150 100 50 0 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 BAU Projection 2004 Target 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 250 Megatonnes GHGs 200 150 100 50 0 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 BAU Projection 2004 Target 2006 Actuals 2008 2010 2012 2014 250 Megatonnes GHGs 200 150 • reduced coal • mild winter • economy? 100 50 0 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 BAU Projection 2004 Target 2006 Actuals 2008 2010 2012 2014 The 61 Mt Initiatives Electric Power 27 Research and Innovation 10 Municipal Eco Challenge Homes Freight/Diesel Cars/Transit Canadian Cap & Trade 5 2 3 3 7 Other (OBC & Greenbelt) 4 61 TOTAL (Mt/yr) A Two Item Report Card • Achieving the 166 Mt/yr target measures commitment to the process • Achieving the 61 Mt/yr reduction means we have the capacity and the expertise necessary to reduce our carbon emissions Recommendation 1 • That the Province’s Climate Change Action Plan Annual Report 2008-2009 include numbers showing real and projected GHG reductions for each of the sectoral initiatives for the years 20082014. Recommendation 2 • That clarification be obtained as soon as possible to determine offset protocol equivalency provisions between the federal government and the Government of Ontario. Recommendation 3 • That the newly created OPS Green Office be provided with adequate staffing and funding, and that its mandate include the ability to set policy, collect and disseminate information, coordinate programs and evaluate progress in order to enhance the process of greening the government. Recommendation 4 • That both the MNR and the MOE work closely with the Premier’s Expert Panel on Climate Change Adaptation to ensure that, by the 2008-2009 Annual Report, they have in place an approved climate change adaptation strategy.