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The analysis finds that potential nutrient loads from peat mining operations represent a small proportion of the yearly phosphorus and nitrogen loads to Lake Winnipeg, with total loads from all Manitoba lease holdings not exceeding 12 tonnes P yr-1 and 449 tonnes N yr-1. Greenhouse gas emissions from land-use change due to active mines in Manitoba are estimated not to exceed 13.47 tonnes CO2e ha-1 yr-1, with total emissions from all current lease holdings in the province not exceeding 0.4 million tonnes CO2e yr-1.

The report assesses the environmental impact of peat mining in Manitoba, specifically focusing on the Interlake region. It estimates that nutrient leaching from all current peat lease holdings would contribute between 0.02% and 0.35% of total annual phosphorus and 0.04% to 0.87% of total annual nitrogen loads to Lake Winnipeg. Greenhouse gas emissions from land-use change due to peat extraction are estimated to be no more than 0.4 million tonnes CO2e per year, representing approximately 2% of Manitoba's total annual emissions. The document concludes that a cumulative environmental assessment (CEA) is an appropriate methodology for managing these activities and suggests mitigation strategies such as carbon credit trading, immediate post-extraction restoration, and the use of sedimentation ponds and constructed wetlands.