How does it affect us?
Average temperatures in Ontario could rise by as much as 8°C. In addition to less snow and more droughts, Ontario can expect:
- More extremely hot days (above 35°C), increasing the risk of heat stress-related illness among the old, the young and those with chronic lung diseases such as asthma.
- Less snow but more freezing rain – a threat to transmission lines, road and airline safety.
- Changes in wildlife habitats and crop yields, requiring more irrigation and increasing the risk of warm climate diseases such as Lyme and West Nile diseases and malaria.
- A drop in Great Lakes water levels by as much as one metre by 2050, affecting shipping, fisheries, water quality, water intake systems s in our cities and shoreline property.
Climate change can affect oil and gas prices. Demand can go up as the weather swings to extremes, which makes the energy market more unstable and can cause gas and home heating prices to rise even more.
What's in this Section
What the Ontario Government Is Doing
GHG Reduction Targets
Our Plan: Adding It Up
Cap and Trade
Climate Change Secretariat
Ontario Climate Change Announcements
Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Initiatives
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