Canada Expects Greenhouse Gases Emissions To Increase 47 Percent Above Kyoto Target

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Ottawa—Natural Resources Canada Oct. 3 projected that Canada's greenhouse gas emissions will grow to 828 megatonnes of carbon-dioxideequivalent rnin 2010, fully 47 percent above Canada's emissions target under the Kyoto Protocol.rnCanada's Kyoto target is 563 megatonnes of CO_2e for the 2008-2012 commitment period, representing a 6 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels.rn"This implies a 'gap' of 265 megatonnes, 32 percent of the projected level," the department said in its annual energy outlook.