Climate Emergency – Getting the NWT Off Diesel Report and Webinar

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Alternatives North Report finds cost effective ways of reducing NWT GHG emissions by 50%

A feasibility study looking at the cost of a rapid and effective response to the Climate Emergency says the NWT could reduce its net-GHG emissions by 50% quickly and at low cost.

Recent protests by youth in the NWT and around the world have demanded that governments treat the global warming caused by rising Greenhouse Gases as a “Climate Emergency”. 

“The measures taken to combat COVID-19 show that our Government knows how to respond to an emergency.  We expect the government to respond to the Climate Emergency in the same way, with focus, urgency, and effectiveness.” says study co-author Andrew Robinson. “This study takes the first step.” 

Read the media release

Read the Report and Plain Language Summary

Download the infographic poster.

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