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Personal solutions

In this section, you’ll see tips on what you can do personally to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: As a citizen…+

WCI

Western Climate Initiative (WCI)  is a non-profit corporation formed to provide administrative and technical services to support the implementation of…+

Kyoto Protocol

The Kyoto Protocol, signed in 1997 in Kyoto Japan, was the primary mechanism through which the global community took steps to…+

Passive solar

There’s no shortage of sunlight in Manitoba. It has the potential to give us abundant, clean energy while cutting dependence…+

Financial incentives

On this page, we will briefly introduce the following financial incentives that are available to help you improve your energy efficiency:…+

Biomass

Biomass energy or bioenergy refers to all forms of renewable energy derived from plant materials. Currently about 6% of Canada’s…+

Heating

Depending on your space heating system, heating your home eats up 40-60% of the total energy consumed by your home….+

Ventilation

Good air ventilation is not so much a tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions itself as it is an important…+

Straw bale construction

This construction method uses bales of straw for walls or wall insulation, which are usually covered in stucco. In an…+

Air sealing

Controlling air leakage is one of the cheapest – and most important – ways to make sure your home is…+

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