MEASURING PROGRESS TOWARDS CLEAN GROWTH

The Canadian Climate Institute introduces a framework to track clean growth through 11 indicators categorized into goals, catalysts, and foundations. While all provinces decoupled GDP from GHG emissions between 2005 and 2018, the report identifies significant data gaps and uneven progress in technology adoption and regional employment risks. It recommends integrated government accountabilities and improved data connectivity to support a low-carbon transition.

• Between 2005 and 2018, all Canadian provinces successfully decoupled economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions, with six provinces achieving a decrease in emissions while their economies grew.
• Canada faces a significant challenge in technology adoption compared to other G7 nations; despite having a high proportion of low-carbon energy (25%) due to nuclear and hydroelectric power, its energy use per unit of GDP is significantly higher than its G7 peers, and only 10% of Canadian firms had adopted clean technologies as of a 2017 survey.
• Employment risks during the transition to a low-carbon economy are distributed unevenly across Canada; employment in Quebec is the least tied to GHG emissions, while Saskatchewan is the most tied. Most provinces have decoupled employment and emissions since 2005, except for Newfoundland and Labrador, where growth in both has been nearly identical.
• Climate change disproportionately threatens Indigenous communities in Canada, with nearly 22% of residential properties on Indigenous reserve lands at risk of a 100-year flood.
• Air pollution in Canada causes over 14,000 premature deaths annually. In Vancouver, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions exceeded national air quality standards in 2017–18, highlighting a link between transportation emissions and public health.
• There are critical data gaps hindering the measurement of clean growth, particularly regarding the costs of extreme weather events, ecosystem trends, and GHG data for Canada's territories.

APA

Canadian Climate Institute (n.d.). MEASURING PROGRESS TOWARDS CLEAN GROWTH. https://climatechoices.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/MEASURING-PROGRESS-TOWARDS-CLEAN-GROWTH_Summary.pdf

Chicago

Canadian Climate Institute. MEASURING PROGRESS TOWARDS CLEAN GROWTH. n.d. https://climatechoices.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/MEASURING-PROGRESS-TOWARDS-CLEAN-GROWTH_Summary.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{canadianclimateinstitutendmeasuring, author = {{Canadian Climate Institute}}, title = {{MEASURING PROGRESS TOWARDS CLEAN GROWTH}}, institution = {Canadian Climate Institute}, url = {https://climatechoices.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/MEASURING-PROGRESS-TOWARDS-CLEAN-GROWTH_Summary.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }