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The relationship between climate and the distribution of plants and animals has been recognized for centuries. Most recently, concerns that climate is changing in ways that are having significant impacts on the Earth have stimulated interest in description and prediction of climate. Beyond that interest in climate lies questions of what associated changes may occur in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
In a preliminary step to addressing questions of climatic change, an interdisciplinary group has expanded the database on Alberta climate. As in most jurisdictions, climatic stations in Alberta are concentrated in urban and agricultural areas with under representation of forests and poorly settled areas. Largely through interpolation, with some extrapolation, we have approximately tripled the number of geographic points for which consistent data are available. An archive containing data for monthly mean daily temperature, monthly mean daily maximum temperature, monthly mean daily minimum temperature and monthly mean precipitation has been produced. Data for each of the four variables are now easily accessible as monthly normals in the data archive.
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Responding to climate change is a huge task, demanding a wide range of innovative partnerships that are flexible, dynamic and able to adapt to meet the demands of changing scenarios.
The following pages summarize some key actions that Albertans are taking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, under seven thematic headings:
• Conserve
• Lead by Example
• Capture and Store
• Innovate
• Develop Tools
• Adapt
• Influence
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Alberta is committed to doing its part to manage the risks of climate change by thinking globally and acting locally.
Alberta’s strategy is to work with other provinces, territories and the federal government to shape national climate change strategies that are environmentally effective and economically sustainable. It includes a commitment to work with the federal government to help shape international agreements, but at the same time ensure any such commitments or any national plans or programs reflect the commitments, actions and objectives of Albertans.
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The Alberta government is committed to taking effective action on climate change. Albertans & Climate Change: Taking Action provides a comprehensive framework for an aggressive set of actions that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and train Alberta’s economy to operate in a way that contributes to our environment and our future.
By 2020, Alberta will cut emissions in the province relative to GDP by 50 per cent below 1990 levels. This will be about a 60 million tonne reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below “business as usual” levels. To measure our progress towards this target, Alberta’s greenhouse gas emissions will be expected to be 20 million tonnes lower than “business as usual” by 2010. The following actions will be taken to achieve this target.
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In October 2002, the Government of Alberta released Albertans & Climate Change: Taking Action, Canada’s first government action plan to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The Government of Alberta is taking a lead on climate change and greenhouse gas reductions with initiatives such as:
• Canada’s first legislation to address greenhouse gas emissions
• North America’s largest green power contract
• $100 million in interest-free loans for municipal energy efficiencies
• $30 million towards technology/innovation and energy efficiency, and
• mandatory greenhouse gas emissions reporting by large emitters, coming in the near future.
This booklet summarizes some of the highlights of the progress that Alberta has made since the action plan was launched.
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Alberta is committed to doing its part to manage the risks of climate change by thinking globally and acting locally.
Alberta’s strategy is to work with other provinces, territories and the federal government to shape national climate change strategies that are environmentally effective and economically sustainable. It includes a commitment to work with the federal government to help shape international agreements, but at the same time ensure any such commitments or any national plans or programs reflect the commitments, actions and objectives of Albertans.
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