Download 2008-GHG-briefing - Environmental Commissioner of Ontario

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.