Mr. Mike Beale at the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee

On May 16th, 2007. See this statement in context.

May 16th, 2007 / 3:45 p.m.

Director General, Strategic Priorities, Environmental Stewardship Branch, Department of the Environment

If I understand you right, you are wrong.

The 18% is a reduction in emissions intensity from 2006 levels, starting in 2010. And as you said, that is expected to result in an absolute reduction in emissions in 2010 of about 49 megatonnes off a base of 352.

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