Home | Research | DED |CVD |ECD | EMD | HPD | LCD | LSD | TUD | Disclaimer | Copyright April 2011 - REPORT HIGHLIGHTS - Environment Domain [EMD] - Index Alexis MORGAN Associate, The Pembina Institute Bd ENVIRONMENT DOMAIN [EMD] - 14 WELLBEING INDICATORS a Ground-Level Ozone b Criteria Air Contaminant Emissions Index c GHG Emissions d Primary Energy Production e Final Demand Energy Use f Water Quality Index g Water Yield in Southern Canada h Residential Water Use i Non-Renewable Energy Reserve Index j Non-Renewable Metal Reserve Index k Waste Disposal & Diversion Rate l Canadian Living Planet Index m Marine Trophic Level Index n Timber Sustainability Index A Summary (9) B Trends (8) C Highlights (15) a Ground-Level Ozone is Increasing b Overall CAC Emissions are Declining c GHG Emissions are Growing and we are Far from Meeting Kyoto d We are Large Consumers and Producers of Hydrocarbon Energy e Our Freshwater Quality is Stable but the Supply is Shrinking f Water Yield in Southern Canada g Our Demand for Water Remains Consistently High h Municipal Residential Water Use i Non-Renewable Energy Reserve Index j Non-Renewable Metal Reserve Index k Waste Disposal & Diversion Rate l Canadian Living Planet Index m Marine Trophic Level Index n Timber Sustainability Index o Our Environment Needs Closer Monitoring and Data Made More Available D Conclusions (10) E Ideas for Positive Change (11) 1 Actions for Government Leaders a Rethink stewardship in the context of our natural resources b Improve enforcement of environmental policy c Uptake the principles of Environmental Economics d Support environmental data gathering and reporting 2 Actions for Citizens and Businesses who want to show leadership e Re-localize f Reduce and reuse g Buy quality (it’s cheaper than quantity) h Spend your money to vote for positive change i Eat lower on the food chain j Share resources k Continue to learn and pay it forward R THE CANADIAN INDEX OF WELLBEING NETWORK a Based in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo, the Canadian Index of Wellbeing Network is an independent, non-partisan group of national and international leaders, researchers, organizations, and grassroots Canadians. b Its mission is to report on wellbeing at the national level and promote a dialogue on how to improve it through evidence-based policies that are responsive to the needs and values of Canadians. c The Network’s signature product is the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW). d The CIW measures Canada’s wellbeing and tracks progress in eight interconnected categories. e It allows us, as Canadians, to see if we are better off or worse off than we used to be - and why. f It helps identify what we need to change to achieve a better outcome and to leave the world a better place for the generations that follow. The Honourable Roy J. Romanow, Chair The Honourable Monique Bégin, Deputy Chair University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1 519-888-4567, ext. 31235 | ciwinfo@uwaterloo.ca | http://www.ciw.ca Home | Research | DED |CVD |ECD | EMD | HPD | LCD | LSD | TUD | Disclaimer | Copyright
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