London London’s carbon emissions higher than when council declared a climate emergency five years ago Share A progress report on the Climate Emergency Action Plan (CEAP) reveals that total amount of greenhouse gas emissions from London in 2023 were higher than in 2019 when council declared a climate emergency. “Our progress is kind of a mixed bag of things,” admitted Jay Stanford, Director of Climate Change, Environment, and Solid Waste. “There's a couple of good news stories in there, and there's some things that are uncomfortable and actually heading in the wrong direction at this point in time.
” In 2022, city hall launched its Climate Emergency Action Plan that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 55 percent (from 2005 levels) by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. However, the latest results aren’t encouraging. In 2023, London released the equivalent of 3.
11 megatonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. That’s higher than the 3.07 megatonnes released in 2019 prior to the pandemic.
Total GHG emissions in London compared to targets (City of London) Back-to-back annual increases are pushing London further off the projections needed to achieve its emission targets set out in the CEAP. “It shows you how much work is still required over the next 6 to 7 years,” explained Stanford. “So we've got to pull up our socks and work a little bit harder, but these are the challenges that all municipalities in Canada and across North America have.
” The update report cites several factors contributing to higher GHG emissions: Market share of pick-ups and SUVs is higher Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption rate below average Pace of building energy retrofits not fast enough Provincial decision to increase percentage of fossil fuels (natural gas) in electricity generation GHG emissions in London (City of London) “If you look at the variation between our 2030 target and today, that's just six short years,” warned Mary Ann Hodge of Climate Action London. “How are we ever going to get there unless we actually put some money and some energy towards it?” Hodge believes city council must show a commitment during budget season to meet the targets of its climate emergency action plan. She added, “I feel like council isn’t at all treating this like an emergency.
It's like it's an afterthought.” More than half of the GHG emissions in London are the result of home energy use and personal vehicles. Last year, EV sales were 11.
7 per cent of the Canadian car market, 7.7 percent in Ontario, but just 4.3 percent in London.
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