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GROWTH. FACT. In 2011, investment in renewable energy overtook fossil fuels. In Canada alone, new financial 1 investment in renewable energy rose 47% in a single year, from 2009 to 2010. FACT. The commercial buildings sector boasts the most explosive growth in green building.
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FACT. In all scenarios, climate change is expected to impose accelerating costs, rising from an average value of $5 billion per year in 2020 to an average value of between $21 billion and $43 billion per year by 3 2050. FACT. By the 2050s, the impacts of climate change on the timber supply through changes in pests, fires, and forest growth are expected to cost the Canadian economy between $2 billion and $17 billion per 4 year. FACT. Climate change adaptation saves money by reducing the physical and economic impacts of climate 5 change.

PRODUCTIVITY. FACT. Congestion in Ottawa-Gatineau region costs residents (in 2002 dollars) approximately $40-89 6 million - in a 2012 context, this number could be estimated at over a 100 million dollars. FACT. TomTom index reports that Ottawa's congestion is growing 3rd fastest in Canada and the United 7 States and that Ottawa is the 10th most congested city in the two countries. FACT. Every year of delay in sending strong, economy-wide policy signals represents a wasted opportunity to take advantage of natural cycles of infrastructure and equipment renewal, making it more 8 difficult and expensive to meet emissions reduction targets.

PROFIT. FACT. Investments in energy efficiency and carbon reduction projects demonstrates that carbon reduction 9 activities are generating positive return on investment (ROI). FACT. Companies achieving leadership positions on climate change generate superior stock 10 performance.

United Nations Environment Program, Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment, 2011, p. 18

Forbes, The Brilliant Economics of Green Buildings, March 18, 2012. National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy (Canada), Paying the Price: The Economic Impacts of Climate Change for Canada, 2011, p. 40. 4 Ibid., p. 16. 5 Ibid., p. 118. 6 Transport Canada, The Cost of Urban Congestion in Canada, 2006, pp. 19-20. $100M estimate is anecdotal. 7 TomTom, North American Congestion Index, 2012, p. 4.
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National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy (Canada), Framing the Future: Embracing the Low-Carbon Economy, 2012, p. 20. 9 Carbon Disclosure Project, Carbon Action Report 2012: On behalf of 92 investors with assets of US$10 trillion, p. 6. 10 Carbon Disclosure Project, CDP Global 500 Climate Change Report 2012: On behalf of 635 investors with assets of US$78 trillion, p. 5.

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PROFIT (continued). FACT. In the global low-carbon transition, firms supplying low-carbon goods and services will make money. Annual global spending on Low Carbon Goods and Services is significant and growing quickly. 11 Spending stood at roughly $339 billion in 2010. FACT. Analysis shows that global spending on Low Carbon Goods and Services could reach between $3.9 12 and $8.3 trillion by 2050. FACT. Growth potential in Canada on Low Carbon Goods and Services is major. Taking into account existing and proposed climate policies, annual domestic spending on Low Carbon Goods and Services 13 could rise from the $7.9 billion estimated for 2010 to $36 billion in 2050. FACT. Billions of dollars in Canadian exports could be subject to trade measures that penalize emissions14 intensive industries and products. FACT. Markets for low-carbon goods and services are expanding quickly as nations look to reduce the 15 carbon intensity of their energy systems. FACT. Starting from a value of $339 billion in 2010, the global market for Low Carbon Goods and Services 16 will reach $3.9 trillion by 2050 under a business-as-usual scenario.
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HEALTH.

FACT. In 2008 in Canada, approximately 21,000 Canadians died from the effects of air pollution and almost 11,000 hospital admissions will result from exposure to air pollution. FACT. Over 92,000 emergency department visits associated with air pollution exposure are expected in 2008 increasing to nearly 152,000 by 2031. FACT. In 2008, it is estimated that there will be over 620,000 doctors office visits because of air pollution. This total is expected to rise to over 940,000 visits in 2031 if air quality does not improve. FACT. In 2008 in Canada, economic costs of air pollution will top $8 billion. By 2031, these costs will have accumulated to over $250 billion.

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National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy (Canada), Framing the Future: Embracing the Low-Carbon Economy, 2012, p. 18. 12 Ibid. 13 Ibid. 14 Ibid., p. 19. 15 Ibid., p. 25. 16 Ibid., p. 41. 17 Canadian Medical Association, No Breathing Room: National Illness Costs of Air Pollution, 2008, p. iii.

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