Manitoba’s Auditor General reported that the province is on a course for failure on its promise to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 6 per cent below 1990 levels by 2012. As of 2008, Manitoba’s emissions were actually 17.6 per cent above 1990. We’re heading in the wrong direction and there’s still no plan in place to get us where we need to go.
Winnipeg, MB – September 29, 2010
The current municipal election campaign is an opportunity for Manitobans to put the environment on the public agenda. Green Action Centre encourages citizens across the province to ask all candidates for mayor/ reeve and council what they will do to make their communities greener.
Because of climate change, young people today will live in a very different environment than the one their parents and grandparents were born in. This resource for youth explains climate change and the greenhouse effect.
Check out the non-profit hub for information on Climate Change in Manitoba. This group wants to see every Manitoban knowledgable and taking action on Climate Change both at home and in the community. Check out their website for information, presentations, tools to take action and much more!
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