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2011 KPIA Response – 5.0 Kyoto Obligations

Response of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy to its Obligations under the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act - July 2011

The KPIA requires the NRTEE to assess the likelihood that the proposed measures will enable Canada to meet its Kyoto obligations. According to the KPIA Plan, “Domestic emissions are expected to be some 805 Mt above Canada’s Kyoto Protocol target of 2792 Mt during the 2008–2012 period.”[ix] The NRTEE considers this estimate reliable. Table 3 illustrates the gap between the Kyoto targets and expected emissions.

In order to be considered in compliance with the Kyoto Protocol in terms of total emissions, Canada’s emissions must not exceed its total assigned commitment, except where offset through the use of approved flexibility mechanisms such as the Clean Development Mechanism. A final conclusion on Canada’s compliance or non-compliance with its Kyoto Protocol obligations will have to wait until after 2012 when final, actual emissions are inventoried and any use of international flexibility mechanisms is reconciled.

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[ix]Canada, 2010a, p. 34

[x]Canada, 2010a.