Canada has committed to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

The Liberal government announced Tuesday it’s speeding up its goal for when it wants to see every new light-duty vehicle sold in Canada to be zero emissions.

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said that by 2035, all new cars and light-duty trucks sold in the country will be zero-emission vehicles.

Until now, the government had set 2040 as the target for when it wants to see all passenger vehicles sold powered by technology that does not include petroleum.

Alghabra cited a recent report from the Paris-based International Energy Agency that says by 2035, nearly all new light-duty vehicle sales would have to be zero emissions to achieve net-zero emissions by mid-century.

By 2050, Canada has committed that its economy will either emit no greenhouse gas emissions or offset this heat-trapping pollution driving climate change by other measures.

Next to the oil and gas sector, transportation has historically been Canada’s second largest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions, with light-duty passenger trucks and cars together being the largest culprits in that category.

“Let me just say, our target is ambitious, undoubtedly, but it is a must,” Alghabra said of the new vehicle target.

“We believe that it’s doable. It needs determination, it needs focus, it needs effort.”

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