An assessment by the Pembina Institute finds New Brunswick at the back of the back on climate change. The evaluation finds New Brunswick as one of the top five per capita emitters in Canada in 2014 at 19.7 tonnes per person.
Dr. Louise Comeau of the Conservation Council says the economic future of the province lies with charting a new direction away from fossil fuels and resisting a carbon tax is futile because a system carbon pricing could be in place as early as 2018.
The province has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 10% below 1990 levels by 2020 and 75 to 85% below 2001 levels by 2050. Overall, New Brunswick’s emissions declined by 27% between 2005 and 2014.
