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Climate change in the Northwest Territories affects various environments and industries.
Greenhouse gas emissions
editBetween 2005 and 2021, annual greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 16%.[1]
Impacts of climate change
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editIn 2024, the government of the Northwest Territories has not committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050, but stated that this would require assistance by the federal government.[3]
In 2024, the Northwest Territories government started to monitor archaeological sites affected by climate change.[4] In 2024, Sahtu Renewable Resources Board started monitoring how caribou populations were affected by climate change through their feces.[5]
Dry conditions prompted the Northwest Territories Power Corporation to apply to reduce the minimum level for which it is able to draw water from the Big Spruce reservoir.[6]
In 2023, The NWT Association of Communities described the approach to climate change in NWT communities as piecemeal.[7] NWT climate projects led to savings by residents, communities, businesses and the government itself of more than $12,000,000 during 2023.[8]
See also
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edit- ↑ Lamberink, Liny · (2021-07-26). "How the North is doing when it comes to Canada's climate targets". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ↑ Gaudet, Daniel; Pour, Homa Kheyrollah (2024-12-06). "Climate change is making Canada's ice roads hard to navigate". The Conversation. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ↑ Lamberink, Liny (2024-10-17). "N.W.T. gov't commits to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2025-03-11. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ↑ "Monitoring underway at N.W.T. archaeological sites threatened by climate change". 2024-06-07. Archived from the original on 2024-01-07.
- ↑ "Researchers in N.W.T. monitor caribou populations by collecting poop". CBC News. 2024-04-04. Archived from the original on 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ↑ Mubarik, Mah Noor (2023-12-13). "Dry conditions prompt N.W.T. power corp. to seek change to water licence". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ↑ Williams, Chloe (2023-07-17). "NWT communities group tries new way to tackle climate risks". Archived from the original on 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ↑ Liny, Lamberink (2024-02-29). "Energy report says N.W.T. climate projects saved more than $12M on diesel in 2023". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2025-03-11.