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Record 1 2009-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climate Change
CONT

To date, baseline levels have been determined for aircraft, and efforts are ongoing to establish a 1990 baseline level for the other two emission sources. ... The normalized baseline greenhouse gas emissions, which were estimated to be 2.1 million tonnes in 1990 are forecast to be reduced by 42% to 1.2 million tonnes in year 2000.

PHR

Baseline level for greenhouse gas emission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Changements climatiques
CONT

[...] les émissions de gaz à effet de serre atteindront en l'an 2000 un peu moins de 100 millions de tonnes, soit une valeur inférieure de 17 % au statu quo pour l'an 2000 et inférieure de 4,5 % au niveau de base de 1990. [...] Du point de vue de B.C. Hydro, il est prévu que les émissions des gaz à effet de serre passeront du niveau de base de 2,8 millions de tonnes à 4,7 millions de tonnes en l'an 2000. Ce chiffre tient compte d'une réduction de 3,9 millions de tonnes par rapport au niveau de référence qui sera obtenue grâce aux mesures actuelles de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre.

Spanish

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