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Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
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2006 Report
Introduction
Explaining Climate Change
Addressing Climate change
Canada's International and Domestic Commitments
The Canadian Context
Conclusion
Exhibits:
1—How the greenhouse effect works
2—Carbon dioxide is the predominant greenhouse gas released by developed countries
3—Changes in Arctic sea ice, 1979 to 2003
4—Timeline of key international and domestic climate change events
5—Energy use is the source of most of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions
6—Canada's emissions increased between 1990 and 2003

Exhibit 1

How the greenhouse effect works

Exhibit 1 - How the greenhouse effect works

Source: Environment Canada 2006

       
Last Updated: 2006-09-28
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