Policy Expert Issues ‘Reality Check’ on Canada’s Emission Reduction Plan

Policy Expert Issues ‘Reality Check’ on Canada’s Emission Reduction Plan
A charging port is seen on a Mercedes Benz EQC 400 4Matic electric vehicle at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto on Feb. 13, 2019. Mark Blinch/Reuters
Tara MacIsaac
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The government’s 2030 target for electric vehicle sales extends well beyond what manufacturers say they can produce, says Brian Livingston, executive fellow at the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary.

He wrote a memo to Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault on Dec. 13 titled “Counting Carbon: A Reality Check on Our Emission Reduction Plan.”