Effective - Percentage Effectiveness of carbon capture and storage in preventing emissions from Alberta Oil Sands production.

Exports - million barrels of oil produced by Alberta Oil Sands

Immigration - annual immigration rate as % of population. Current immigration rate is close to 1%

Improvement - % reduction in per capita carbon emissions

Fertility: Total number of children per woman.   2.1 is replacement level.

Immigration:  Net immigration as a percentage of the population.  Currently in Canada, immigration is running at the 0.8% to 1.0% level.

Effective:  The government has based its carbon emissions reduction strategy for the oil sands on the very unproven and uncosted technology of carbon capture and storage .  “Effective” selections allow the user to choose whether CCS works  zero % as forecast (0), 25% as well as forecast (25) or 50% as well as forecast (50).

Exports:  In 2, 4, or 10 millions of barrels of oil per day

Improvement:  Percentage reduction in domestic per capita emissions.