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Moving to a low carbon economy greenprofit Warren Mabee, Executive Director, Queen’s Institute for Energy & Environmental Policy Kingston, Canada, 30 March 2015

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Low Carbon Materials: Benefits and New Fuel Opportunities (Panel Session)GreenProfit ConferenceMarch 30, 2015Kingston Ontariowww.greenprofit.co

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Moving to a low carbon economygreenprofitWarren Mabee, Executive Director, Queens Institute for Energy & Environmental PolicyKingston, Canada, 30 March 2015

Lack of action on GHG emissions

Current goal: 17% below 2005 emissions by 2020 (about 609 MT/a, or about 2% higher than 1990 levels)

On track for about 734 MT/a by 2020

Total emissions (2012): 699 MT CO2-e

% change in GHG emissions (1990-2012)