11 FAÇONS DE MESURER LA CROISSANCE PROPRE

The Canadian Climate Institute presents a framework of 11 indicators divided into goals (low-carbon growth, economic resilience), catalysts (technology development, adoption, trade, and infrastructure), and fundamentals (low-carbon jobs, affordable energy, inclusive resilience, clean air, and flourishing ecosystems). The report finds that while Canada has decoupled GDP from emissions nationally, progress is uneven across provinces. It highlights significant data gaps, particularly regarding climate costs, social vulnerability, and ecosystem health, and recommends cross-governmental collaboration and improved data correlation to support a just transition.

• Canada has achieved a gradual decoupling of its GDP and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions between 2005 and 2018, with GDP increasing by 25% while emissions remained relatively stable.
• Regional decoupling varies significantly; provinces like Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Ontario showed substantial progress, while Alberta and Saskatchewan had economies more dependent on GHG emissions.
• Canada's CO2 productivity is lower than that of other developed nations, indicating a higher dependence on GHG emissions for economic activity both in terms of production and consumption.
• The costs of natural disasters, specifically floods and wildfires, have increased over time due to climate factors, exemplified by the 2013 Alberta and Toronto floods and the 2016 Fort McMurray fires.
• The environmental and clean technology (ECT) sector accounted for approximately 3% of Canada's GDP in 2018, totaling 66 billion constant 2018 dollars.
• Canada has a high proportion of low-carbon energy (25%) due to nuclear and hydroelectric power, but its energy intensity (energy used per unit of GDP) is considerably higher than other G7 countries.
• Only 10% of Canadian companies had adopted clean technologies as of a 2017 survey, representing a major obstacle to the development of the sector.
• Trade in ECT products grew from 1.2% of the economy in 2012 to nearly 1.6% in 2018, with 75% of exports and 61% of imports conducted with the United States.
• Public and private investments in electricity transmission and distribution grew significantly between 2009 and 2019, while investments in wind and solar energy decreased by 78% over the same period.
• Total employment in Canada increased by 16% between 2005 and 2018, while GHG emissions remained stable (-0.1%), showing a national decoupling of jobs and emissions.
• Indigenous communities are particularly vulnerable to climate change, with nearly 22% of residential buildings on Indigenous reserve lands at risk of 1-in-100-year floods.
• Air pollution causes approximately 14,600 premature deaths annually in Canada, representing an economic cost of 114 billion dollars, or 7% of the national GDP.
• The managed forest land sector was the largest carbon sink in Canada, but its absorption capacity decreased from 150 to 140 Mt CO2e between 2005 and 2018.

APA

Canadian Climate Institute (2020). 11 FAÇONS DE MESURER LA CROISSANCE PROPRE. https://choixclimatiques.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/11-FACONS-DE-MESURER-LA-CROISSANCE-PROPRE_rapport_01.pdf

Chicago

Canadian Climate Institute. 11 FAÇONS DE MESURER LA CROISSANCE PROPRE. 2020. https://choixclimatiques.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/11-FACONS-DE-MESURER-LA-CROISSANCE-PROPRE_rapport_01.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{canadianclimateinstitute2020faons, author = {{Canadian Climate Institute}}, title = {{11 FAÇONS DE MESURER LA CROISSANCE PROPRE}}, institution = {Canadian Climate Institute}, year = {2020}, month = sep, url = {https://choixclimatiques.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/11-FACONS-DE-MESURER-LA-CROISSANCE-PROPRE_rapport_01.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }