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National News   posted Apr 15, 2022 @ 08:30am by   Canadian Press

Canada's greenhouse gas emissions, by the numbers

692 million tonnes: Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions reported in 2020.

738 million tonnes: Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions reported in 2019.

408 to 445 million tonnes: Canada's targeted greenhouse gas emissions for 2030.

200,000: Approximate number of gasoline-powered cars needed to produce one million tonnes of emissions over the course of a year.

26.6%: Share of emissions coming from oil and gas sector as a whole in 2020.

20%: Share of emissions coming from oil and gas sector as a whole in 2005.

81 million tonnes: Emissions from the oilsands in 2020.

35 million tonnes: Emissions from the oilsands in 2005.

23.6%: Share of emissions coming from all forms of transportation in 2020.

21.5%: Share of emissions coming from all forms of transportation in 2005.

73 million tonnes: Emissions from passenger vehicles in 2020.

82 million tonnes: Emissions from passenger vehicles in 2005.

10.7%: Share of emissions coming from heavy industry, including mining, steel, cement, pulp and paper, chemicals and fertilizer.

62 million tonnes: emissions in 2020 from electricity and heat production.

125 million tonnes: emissions in 2005 from electricity and heat production.


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