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

The document outlines Manitoba's current emissions profile, the shortcomings of its previous 'Beyond Kyoto' plan, and the goals for a new integrated approach to climate mitigation and adaptation. It emphasizes the role of the energy and building sectors in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing resilience to extreme weather. The paper also reviews climate policies in other Canadian jurisdictions and proposes guiding principles for the new provincial strategy, including the development of mandatory GHG reporting for large emitters.

• Manitoba failed to meet its 2012 target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to six per cent below 1990 levels, although emissions at the end of 2012 were 500 kilotonnes lower than in 2000.
• The majority of Manitoba's GHG reductions were achieved in the energy sector through the ethanol mandate, regulations on the province's last coal-fired facility, and Power Smart programs.
• Manitoba's electricity generation is approximately 98 per cent clean and renewable, and its exports of hydroelectricity contributed to 6,300 kilotonnes of GHG reductions in other jurisdictions in 2012.
• The agriculture sector is the second-largest source of provincial GHG emissions, representing a larger share of the portfolio than in almost any other Canadian province.
• Extreme weather events pose risks to both the built environment and energy infrastructure, with Canada seeing $1.6 billion in insured losses from such events in 2011.
• Manitoba intends to develop regulations for mandatory GHG reporting for large emitters, noting that federal requirements apply to those producing 50,000 tonnes or more per year.

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-built-environment.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-built-environment.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 = jun, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/tomorrow-now-manitoba-green-plan-consultation-paper-built-environment.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }