canadian cities in transition 6th edition

That number may seem small compared to the nearly 50 billion tonnes the world produces, notably from the U.S. Canada emits roughly 730 million tonnes of carbon dioxide and equivalent greenhouse gases each year, making us the world’s 10th largest emitter. We don’t have another generation to shift gears-not if we want to avoid the worst consequences of global warming. We continue to consume conventional energy to cross our vast land and heat our homes, and allow methane to seep into the atmosphere to feed ourselves and much of the planet.Īll told, we’re putting as much pollution into the atmosphere as we did a generation ago. Although we’ve committed over the decades to cut those emissions, we’ve fallen short. When it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, Canadians account for a relatively large share of what the world produces.

The more we can listen and learn, and share the same facts, the better our chances of using Canadian resources and ingenuity to solve perhaps the greatest challenge of our time and achieve Net Zero, together. We undertook this research to inform and inspire those conversations, and welcome you to join the conversation and learn more through our new RBC Climate Hub. We’re working with governments, regulators, clients, environmental groups and the global financial sector to understand what’s needed from each of us-and to share those insights as widely as we can, because we believe a shared understanding of the challenges can lead us to better solutions for all. And we need to get to that state by 2050, or sooner, to avoid the irreversible consequences of climate change.Īt RBC, we’re committed to Net Zero in our own operations and lending portfolios. That’s the state when we take as much or more carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases out of the air as we put into it. It’s why RBC Economics and Thought Leadership set out on a year-long research project to map out some of the necessary pathways for Canada to get to Net Zero. What we don’t know is how best to shift into gear to get there in time. We even know what can be done to address it. We know the consequences of climate change.

Canadian cities in transition 6th edition