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Emissions & Impacts
Transportation - This overview piece explores the GHG's emitted and offers green commuting alternatives.
Policy Actions to Remove Barriers
Quick Facts: Linking Transportation Choices to Climate Change

Agriculture - This overview article addresses the GHG emissions from this sector as well as work being undertaken to make our agricultural practices more climate-friendly.
QUICK FACTS: Agriculture Sector
Cooking Oil and Climate Change
Scientists from Environment Canada's Environmental Technology Centre in Ottawa are working with CanAmera Foods and BC Research to increase the efficiency of the oil extraction process, and to reduce energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions. full story Reproduced with the permission of
the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2002


Energy Production (coming soon)
QUICK FACTS: Energy Use/Efficiency
Harnessing the Power of Landfill Gas
Landfill sites generate over a quarter of the methane emissions caused by human activity in Canada, sending 1.2 million tonnes of this potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere each year. full story

Forests - Explores how important forests are to us and wildlife,
as well as potential impacts of a changing climate.
For information about a forest research project near Thompson click here

Municipalities (Content coming soon, please surf back.)

Business & Industry (Content coming soon, please surf back.)
GHG Inventories, Action Planning
and Emissions Trading Scenarios
(coming soon)

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