Climate change in the Northwest Territories

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Climate change in the Northwest Territories affects various environments and industries.

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Greenhouse gas emissions

Between 2005 and 2021, annual greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 16%. [1]

Impacts of climate change

Lake ice

Lake ice melting has made traveling to Délı̨nę more difficult. [2]

Response

Policies

In 2024, the government of the Northwest Territories has no committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050, but stated that this would require assistance by the federal government. [3]

In 2024, the Northwest Territories government started to monitor archaeological sites affected by climate change. [4] In 2024, Sahtu Renewable Resources Board started monitoring how caribou populations were affected by climate change through their feces. [5]

Dry conditions prompted the Northwest Territories Power Corporation to apply to reduce the minimum level for which it is able to draw water from the Big Spruce reservoir. [6]

In 2023, The NWT Association of Communities described the approach to climate change in NWT communities as piecemeal. [7] NWT climate projects led to savings by residents, communities, businesses and the government itself of more than $12,000,000 during 2023. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lamberink, Liny · (2021-07-26). "How the North is doing when it comes to Canada's climate targets". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  2. ↑ Gaudet, Daniel; Pour, Homa Kheyrollah (2024-12-06). "Climate change is making Canada's ice roads hard to navigate". The Conversation. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  3. ↑ Lamberink, Liny (2024-10-17). "N.W.T. gov't commits to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2025-03-11. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  4. ↑ "Monitoring underway at N.W.T. archaeological sites threatened by climate change". 2024-06-07. Archived from the original on 2024-01-07.
  5. ↑ "Researchers in N.W.T. monitor caribou populations by collecting poop". CBC News. 2024-04-04. Archived from the original on 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  6. ↑ Mubarik, Mah Noor (2023-12-13). "Dry conditions prompt N.W.T. power corp. to seek change to water licence". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  7. ↑ Williams, Chloe (2023-07-17). "NWT communities group tries new way to tackle climate risks". Archived from the original on 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  8. ↑ Liny, Lamberink (2024-02-29). "Energy report says N.W.T. climate projects saved more than $12M on diesel in 2023". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
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