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

This background paper, published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in August 2014, provides a framework for consultations regarding Manitoba's transportation and infrastructure sectors as part of the 'TomorrowNow—Manitoba’s Green Plan'. It outlines the province's current greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions profile, the vulnerabilities of its infrastructure to climate change, and examples of climate policies from other jurisdictions to inform a new provincial climate change and green economy action plan.

• The transportation sector is the primary source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Manitoba, accounting for 38 per cent of total emissions in 2012.
• Manitoba failed to meet its 2012 target of reducing GHG emissions to 6 per cent below 1990 levels, although emissions at the end of 2012 were 500 kilotonnes lower than they were in 2000.
• Manitoba's electricity generation is approximately 98 per cent clean and renewable, and the province contributes to North American GHG mitigation by exporting hydroelectricity that displaces coal and natural gas-fired electricity in other jurisdictions.
• Climate change poses significant risks to Manitoba's infrastructure, including the shortening of winter road seasons and economic losses from flooding; the 2011 flood alone cost the province an estimated CAD$1.2 billion.
• The IPCC identifies several global transportation risks relevant to Manitoba, including the potential for permafrost melt to contract the global winter road network by 14 per cent across polar nations by 2050 and the risk of unstable ground affecting rail networks.
• The Government of Manitoba has implemented several resilience and mitigation measures, such as expanding the Winnipeg Floodway, upgrading the winter road network, and pursuing goals to make the province a leader in electric vehicle technology and biofuels.

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