WCI Near Term Emissions Forecast and Sector Review: 2018-2021, 'The End of the Trend'

This Report Estimates Californian and Quebec Emissions in Specific Sectors for 2019, 2020 and 2021.

This report estimates Californian and Quebec emissions in specific sector and entity-level detail for 2019 and 2020, and, in the light of the recent pandemic, charts the probable pathways for these two economies back to a 'normal' level of economic activity and therefore a 'normal' level of carbon emissions. CaliforniaCarbon.info has combined past emissions data with company annual reports and industry-level production data, thus enabling a high degree confidence in accurately predicting the still unannounced 2019 and 2020 emissions. Beyond an economy-wide understanding, the close level of analysis gives an understanding of how each sector's emissions have been impacted by the economic changes brought by COVID-19.

The significance of this near-term emissions forecast for California and Quebec lies in the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) Cap-and-Trade program.