Unlike the Liberals, who allowed greenhouse gas emissions to increase by nearly 30 per cent, our government has reduced greenhouse gasses and is protecting Canadian jobs.

Total greenhouse gas emissions associated with transportation rose by 25% between 1990 and 2003, and the situation is even worst in Quebec, where transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gases, accounting for nearly 40% of emissions.

With almost 20 % of total primary energy consumption and the fastest growth in consumption, the transport sector represents both a major environmental risk (greenhouse gas emissions) and one of the main factors of dependency on fossil fuels.

If no additional policy measure is taken, total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU are expected to rise by nearly 8% by 2010 compared to 1990 levels.

existing commitments of the Community are to stabilise CO emissions at 1990 level by 2000, which means that this level cannot be exceeded after the year 2000 (Council conclusions June 1995 and December 1995); It has concluded that commitments for significant overall reductions of greenhouse gas emissions after the year 2000 below 1990 level should be included in a protocol (Council conclusions June 1996); It has concluded that global average temperatures should not exceed 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial level and that therefore concentration levels lower than 550 ppm CO should guide global limitation and reduction efforts (Cou ...[+++]ncil conclusions June 1996), which calls for early action on emission reduction and indicates the need for significant reductions from industrialised countries in the 2000-2020 time-frame; national commitments by a number of Member States for the period after the year 2000 are an important contribution towards reductions of greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 level for the Community as a whole.

Methane (CH4) is the second most important greenhouse gas, after CO2, and accounts for nearly one fifth of the global greenhouse effect.