Climate change in Manitoba

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Climate and Green Plan Act
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
CitationC.C.S.M. c. C134
Assented to2018-11-08
Commenced2018-11-08
Bill citationBill 16, Schedule A
Keywords
emissions targets, carbon tax
Status: In force

Climate change in Manitoba affects various environments and industries, including agriculture. [1]

Contents

Greenhouse gas emissions

Emissions in Manitoba increased by 20% compared to 2007. [2]

Impacts of climate change

Temperature

Hot spells are expected to become hotter and longer in duration, and cold spells are expected to become colder and longer in duration. [3]

Response

Policies

Manitoba implemented an electric vehicle rebate scheme to increase take-up, which had been suggested by the automotive industry after the federal government released plans for new cars to become emission-free by 2035. [4] [5] The first zero-emission fuel cell bus was unveiled in February 2025 as part of a target to reach a fully zero-emission fleet by 2045. [6]

Legislation

Climate and Green Plan Act

The Manitoba government released what it called the "Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan". [7] The plan outlined a carbon tax, with exemptions for "purple fuel". [7]

The Act was planned to implement a $25 per tonne carbon tax. [8] This was described as the Manitoba government thumbing its nose at the federal government.government, because it was half the federal government's target of $50 per tonne. [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Climate change may create both challenges and opportunities for farmers, experts say". CBC. Archived from the original on 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  2. ↑ Kives, Bartley (2016-06-17). "Winnipeg fails to meet climate-change goal". CBC. Archived from the original on 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  3. ↑ Petz, Sarah (2018-10-14). "'Hotter hot spells and colder cold spells': climate change already making mark on Manitoba". CBC. Archived from the original on 2024-08-03. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  4. ↑ Prentice, Amy-Ellen (2024-07-02). "Manitoba launches $25M electric vehicle rebate program to boost adoption, cut emissions". CBC. Archived from the original on 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  5. ↑ Shebahkeget, Ozten (2023-12-19). "Calls for electric-vehicle rebates in Manitoba as feds say new cars, trucks must be emission-free by 2035". CBC. Archived from the original on 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  6. ↑ MacLean, Cameron (2025-02-19). "Winnipeg Transit unveils first zero-emission fuel-cell bus". CBC. Archived from the original on 2025-02-20. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  7. 1 2 Dawson, Allan (2017-11-01). "Purple farm fuels exempted from Manitoba carbon tax". Manitoba Co-operator. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  8. ↑ Dawson, Allan (2017-11-01). "Agriculture major player in 'Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan'". Manitoba Co-operator. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  9. ↑ "Manitoba thumbs nose at Ottawa, sets own carbon tax scheme". CBC. 2017-10-27. Archived from the original on 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
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