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Canada’s wildfires dwarf emissions from all other industries
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Sep 7, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
This year’s wildfire season has broken all kinds of records – including on emissions. Canada’s wildfires have doubled previous records for greenhouse gas emissions – and they’ve caused more emissions than all of Canada’s industries combined.Dr. Werner Kurz, a senior research scientist with the Canadian Forest Service, explains how these wildfires are changing Canada’s forests, what it means for Canada’s emissions and how we can lessen the damage from wildfire seasons in the future.Questions? Comments? Ideas? Email us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com
Released:
Sep 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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