Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco says Canada is nowhere close to meeting its goal of planting two billion trees in 10 years.
Last Updated Thursday, April 20, 2023 10:43AM EDTAn audit of the program so far says that unless things drastically change, it won't even get one-tenth of those trees in the ground in time.
The Liberals first made the massive tree-planting promise during the 2019 federal election campaign, as part of their overall strategy to stop adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere by mid-century. "It is unlikely that the two billion trees program will meet its objectives unless significant changes are made," he said.
The government hasn't yet published its final numbers for the 2022 planting season, and isn't expected to do so until June. But DeMarco said based on the number of signed agreements the government had in place to plant trees last year, he estimates only about 16.5 million trees would have been planted.
DeMarco said even though the deadline is still seven years away, planting trees requires long-term planning. DeMarco also said that looking ahead, the government needed to move faster to sign long-term agreements with the provinces and territories. Two-thirds of the trees to be planted are to come from those agreements.
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