Government solutions - Province of Manitoba

The Province of Manitoba is a founding member and ongoing supporter of Climate Change Connection.

The Climate Change & Green Strategy Initiatives branch (AKA Climate and Green Initiatives) of the Province’s Department of Science, Technology, Energy, & Mines is a sponsoring partner and is actively involved on our Steering Committee.

Achievements

The Province of Manitoba has been involved in a variety of activities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to address climate change effects. These actions have ranged from support for fundamental climate change research and development to support for reducing the emissions from new and existing facilities.

Climate change research and development covering a wide area of topics has received assistance. These range from research into the past climatic record of the province to a wind energy resource assessment.

In terms of reducing emissions, some of the more notable efforts include the conversion of Manitoba Hydro's Selkirk Generation Station from coal to natural gas, the use of procurement policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the advanced energy-efficiency standards adopted in the construction of new capital projects such as the new Red River Community College downtown campus.

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Climate Change Task Force

In early 2001, the Manitoba government established the Manitoba Climate Change Task Force to gather information, opinions and recommendations that would assist the Government in developing a climate change action plan. In order to foster public input, the Task Force conducted a series of formal public meetings, established its own website and solicited presentations from specific experts, the general public and youth.

Following public consultations, the Task Force published its report, Manitoba and Climate Change - Investing in our Future, in September 2001. The Premier of Manitoba accepted the recommendations of the Task Force, which included ratification of the Kyoto Protocol.

For a printed copy of Manitoba and Climate Change - Investing in our Future, call Manitoba Energy, Science and Technology's Climate Change & Green Initiatives at 204-945-4299.

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Action Plan

The Province of Manitoba Action Plan, Kyoto and Beyond - A plan of action to meet and exceed Manitoba's Kyoto targets, sets out a series of greenhouse gas emission reduction and carbon sequestration actions to meet and exceed the Kyoto Protocol reduction targets as part of a national greenhouse gas reduction strategy. The Province of Manitoba is urging the federal government to ratify Kyoto and to adopt the Manitoba approach to help meet our collective commitments on climate change.

Manitoba sees great opportunities for innovation and economic development arising from Canada's efforts to implement the Kyoto protocol.

To download the plan, which includes discussion of the Manitoba government's achievements, click here.

For a printed copy, call Manitoba Energy, Science and Technology's Climate Change & Green Initiatives at 204-945-4299.

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