"Auditor general Shelley Spence says in a report that the government has projected that it will miss its 2030 target of reducing emissions by 3.5 megatonnes. But even in the projection that it would fail to reduce annual emissions to about 141 megatonnes by that year, the auditor says Ontario has overestimated reductions to be achieved from government initiatives in every sector."
"Spence says the projection includes federal policies that have ended, including the consumer carbon tax and electric vehicle subsidies. She says the government's projection assumes the province is on track to meet its targets for reducing and diverting organic waste from landfills but the province has made "little to no progress" on that. Spence also writes that the government's projection estimates that emissions will decrease slightly from the agricultural sector but there aren't any mandatory initiatives in place to actually reverse rising emissions."
Ontario's environment ministry projects it will miss the 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target. The auditor general finds the province will likely miss that target by an even wider margin than the government's projection of a 3.5 megatonne shortfall. The government's projection estimates annual emissions of about 141 megatonnes by 2030 but overestimates reductions from government initiatives across every sector. The projection counts federal policies that have ended, including the consumer carbon tax and electric vehicle subsidies. The projection assumes progress on diverting organic waste despite little to no progress. Agricultural emissions are projected to fall slightly despite no mandatory initiatives to reverse rising emissions.
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