Canada's energy sector produced 543 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions in 2021, up from some 532 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂eq) in the previous year. When compared to 1990 levels, energy-related emissions in the North American country increased by roughly 15 percent.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada. (April 17, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/503168/energy-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. "Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. April 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503168/energy-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503168/energy-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from The Energy Sector in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503168/energy-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503168/energy-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Environment and Climate Change Canada, April 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/503168/energy-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/