Climate change in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Climate change in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador affects various environments and industries, including fishing. [1]

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Greenhouse gas emissions

In 2019, the government committed to reducing emissions to 7.4 million tonnes, by 2030, which would be a reduction of 30% compared to its 2005 emissions. [2]

Impacts of climate change

In 2022, the province's coastal roads have collapsed in multiple places. [1]

Forest fires would be enabled and an increase in the rate at which forest fires occur is expected. [3]

Response

Policies

In 2022, the Newfoundland and Labrador government has approved significant numbers of oil extraction projects. [4] As Premier, Andrew Furey attended COP26 to promote oil and gas projects in the province as aof energy with "low emissions". [2] In 2023, the Federal Government released its new regulatory framework with an acknowledgement that Newfoundland and Labrador's oil and gas projects were different due to being offshore. [5] For most communities in Newfoundland and Labrador, their local government had not started planning for climate change, as of 2022. [6]

Legislation

Management of Greenhouse Gas Act

Management of Greenhouse Gas Act
House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
CitationSNL 2016, c M-1.001
Keywords
emissions targets, carbon tax
Status: In force

The Management of Greenhouse Gas Act regulates industrial greenhouse gas emissions. [7] Upon introducing the bill, the Environment Minister described it as striking the "right balance". [8] The Minister also described the previous state of affairs as making the province a laggard, because there was no provincial legislation to regulate greenhouse gases. [7]

The Act establishes a "Green Transition Fund" for supporting the development of renewables. [9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Fitzpatrick, Jamie (2022-07-25). "N.L.'s coastline is on the front line of the climate crisis. Meet some of the people preparing for that". CBC. Archived from the original on 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  2. 1 2 Smellie, Sarah (2021-12-21). "N.L. will 'need to do more' to meet 2030 emissions targets, briefing notes to Furey show". CBC. Archived from the original on 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  3. ↑ Roberts, Darrell (2022-08-15). "Climate change impacts at the fore for south coast communities after central Newfoundland forest fires". CBC. Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  4. ↑ "This decade's oil boom is moving to offshore N.L." CBC. 2022-09-01. Archived from the original on 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  5. ↑ Whitten, Elizabeth (2023-12-08). "What do Ottawa's strict new emissions rules mean for N.L.? No one's really sure". CBC. Archived from the original on 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  6. ↑ Roberts, Darrell (2022-11-29). "Most N.L. communities aren't prepared for climate change, says Vital Signs report". CBC. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2025-03-05.{{cite news}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)
  7. 1 2 McLeod, James (2016-06-06). "Government moves to regulate industrial greenhouse gasses". The Telegram. Archived from the original on 2025-03-05. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  8. ↑ "Reducing greenhouse gas emissions goal of new N.L. legislation". CBC. 2016-06-07. Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  9. ↑ "N.L. green transition fund sparks interest, new projects announced". PNI Atlantic News. 2024-06-06. Archived from the original on 2025-03-05. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
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