TomorrowNow— Manitoba’s Green Plan: Toward a New Provincial Climate Change and Green Economy Plan Consultations Background Paper

This 2014 briefing paper by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) serves as a background document for consultations regarding Manitoba's new climate change and green economy action plan. It specifically focuses on the agriculture and water sectors, detailing their contributions to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, their vulnerability to climate change, and potential strategies for mitigation and adaptation.

• Manitoba failed to meet its 2012 target of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 6 per cent below 1990 levels, although emissions at the end of 2012 were 500 kilotonnes (kt) lower than they were in 2000.
• The transportation sector was the largest source of GHGs in Manitoba in 2012, accounting for 38 per cent of total emissions. The agriculture sector was the second-largest contributor, with a unique profile where it represents over 10 per cent of provincial emissions—a rarity shared by only two other provinces.
• Within the agriculture sector's 2012 emissions, agriculture soils were the primary driver at 63 per cent, followed by enteric fermentation at 25 per cent and manure management at 10 per cent.
• Manitoba's electricity generation is approximately 98 per cent clean and renewable. While the province's hydroelectricity exports do not count toward provincial GHG targets, they contributed to 6,300 kt of GHG reductions in other jurisdictions in 2012 by displacing coal and natural gas.
• Climate-related extreme events have caused significant financial losses in Manitoba and Canada. Specifically, the 2011 flood in Manitoba cost the province an estimated $1.2 billion, while insured losses from extreme weather across Canada were CAD$1.6 billion in 2011 and CAD$3.2 billion in 2013.
• The proposed new climate change plan aims to integrate adaptation and mitigation strategies with a heightened focus on adaptation. It seeks to identify co-benefits and avoid negative side effects where mitigation and adaptation actions overlap.
• Manitoba has implemented several initiatives to increase resilience in the water and agriculture sectors, including the expansion of the floodway, a new Surface Water Management Strategy, and the Nutrient Management Tax Credit to encourage sustainable manure management technologies.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (2014). TomorrowNow— Manitoba’s Green Plan: Toward a New Provincial Climate Change and Green Economy Plan Consultations Background Paper. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/tomorrow-now-manitoba-green-plan-consultation-paper-agriculture-water.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. TomorrowNow— Manitoba’s Green Plan: Toward a New Provincial Climate Change and Green Economy Plan Consultations Background Paper. 2014. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/tomorrow-now-manitoba-green-plan-consultation-paper-agriculture-water.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopment2014tomorrownow, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{TomorrowNow— Manitoba’s Green Plan: Toward a New Provincial Climate Change and Green Economy Plan Consultations Background Paper}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2014}, month = jul, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/tomorrow-now-manitoba-green-plan-consultation-paper-agriculture-water.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }