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“As a country we are approving pipelines to move fossil fuels. This is totally moving in the wrong direction,” she said.

When he launched the LNG project last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau argued that providing Asia with natural gas will help many countries kick their coal habit, which will help combat climate change by driving down emissions worldwide.

Trudeau said the project will create 10,000 jobs, and pledged it will have the lowest carbon intensity of any large-scale LNG facility in the world.

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To meet the new targets in the IPCC report, Canada would have to cut its emissions almost in half over the next 12 years.

That means emissions would need to fall to a maximum of 385 million tonnes a year. In 2016 they were almost twice that, and the Canadian government’s current aim is to only cut to about 512 million tonnes a year.

What can we do?

Everyone needs to make sacrifices, Zickfeld said, if we are going to cut emissions. Some of the top changes include eating less meat and dairy, and buying locally sourced food.

Residents are also encouraged to walk or cycle short distances, and take transit or, if possible, drive electric cars.

And, though she admits this may be difficult to achieve, people need to take fewer airline trips.

ticrawford@postmedia.com

With files from The Canadian Press

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