Tracer notre voie

The report outlines the physical and economic risks Canada faces due to climate change, such as sea-level rise and the global shift away from carbon-intensive exports. It proposes a holistic approach to climate policy that integrates health, well-being, and economic competitiveness, moving beyond narrow emission targets. The document highlights existing Canadian subnational innovations in carbon pricing and coal phase-out while recommending that governments expand the scope and ambition of their climate actions to ensure long-term prosperity.

• Canada faces significant physical climate risks by 2050, including coastal flooding, more frequent and severe wildfires and floods, and the degradation of infrastructure in the North due to permafrost thaw.
• The global transition to a low-carbon economy poses a risk to Canada's prosperity because its economy relies heavily on exporting carbon-intensive commodities like oil, gas, and cement.
• The transition also presents economic opportunities, particularly for Canada's clean technology sector and traditional mining and forestry industries due to increased global demand for raw materials.
• Canada has demonstrated leadership in the phase-out of coal-fired electricity, with a goal to eliminate conventional coal power by 2030, following Ontario's complete closure of such plants in 2014.
• Subnational governments in Canada have pioneered various climate policies: Saskatchewan implemented carbon capture and storage at a coal plant; Alberta created a performance-based pricing system for industrial emitters; British Columbia introduced an economy-wide carbon tax; Quebec established a cross-border cap-and-trade system; and Manitoba set legislated five-year carbon budgets.
• Municipalities are implementing localized adaptation strategies, such as Montreal's use of heat-related death tracking to identify vulnerable low-income neighborhoods and implement risk management plans including extended hours for public cooling centers and urban tree planting.

APA

Canadian Climate Institute (2020). Tracer notre voie. https://institutclimatique.ca/reports/tracer-notre-voie/

Chicago

Canadian Climate Institute. Tracer notre voie. 2020. https://institutclimatique.ca/reports/tracer-notre-voie/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{canadianclimateinstitute2020tracer, author = {{Canadian Climate Institute}}, title = {{Tracer notre voie}}, institution = {Canadian Climate Institute}, year = {2020}, month = jan, url = {https://institutclimatique.ca/reports/tracer-notre-voie/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }