Quebec

Located in eastern Canada, Quebec is the largest province in Canada by area (1,542,056 km² of land and water) and the second largest province by population (7,651,500 people in 2006). Quebec is actively implementing strategies to achieve a 10 million tonne reduction in CO₂ equivalent by 2012 – a 1.5% cut in emissions below 1990 levels.

Quebec is a leader in addressing GHG emissions reductions, submitting climate change action plans in 1995, 2000, and 2006. Quebec’s most recent climate change action plan, the 2006-2012 Climate Action Plan: Quebec and Climate Change - A Challenge for the Future, includes financial commitments of CND$1.2 billion over six years to meet precise reduction objectives. In conjunction with the existing energy strategy and the public transport policy, Quebec has created a comprehensive emissions management plan to expand renewable energy, improve energy efficiency, reduce transport-related emissions, increase public transport use and develop new technologies.

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