Pumpjacks draw out oil and gas from a well heads as wildfire smoke hangs in the air near Calgary, Alta., on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Oil and gas production hikes and rebounding air travel put a drag on Canada's climate progress last year, but a new report says the country was still able to make a modest cut to its planet-warming emissions. /The Canadian PressPhoto by Jeff McIntosh

Canada makes small emissions cut in 2023, but must ramp up to hit key targets: report

by · Calgary Herald

Hikes to oil production and rebounding air travel put a drag on Canada’s climate progress last year, a report published Thursday by a leading policy institute found, though the country was still able to make a modest cut to its planet-warming emissions.

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The new estimates from the Canadian Climate Institute show Canada cut emissions by about 0.8 cent last year compared to 2022, or eight per cent since 2005.