Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions edge down in 2023, among lowest totals since 1990s

Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions edge down in 2023, among lowest totals since 1990s

Buildings saw the largest drop in year-over-year emissions among major sectors, which experts had expected primarily due to a drop in heating demand during a record warm winter

Canada's greenhouse gas emissions edge down in 2023, among lowest totals since 1990s

A national tally of Canada’s climate progress indicates greenhouse gas emissions fell slightly in 2023 and are now about eight per cent lower than they were in 2005. Canada’s official greenhouse gas inventory indicates emissions dropped by one per cent from 2022 to 2023, with emissions largely flat across major industrial sectors. Excluding 2020, when […]

Emissions drop to their lowest level in 27 years, according to NIR - The Environment Journal

The federal government’s final 2025 National Inventory Report, which tracks greenhouse gas emissions data between 1990–2023, supports that Canada’s plan to cut pollution is making a difference. In 2023, Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 694 Mt CO2 eq, a decrease of 65 Mt (8.5 per cent) from 2005 levels. This does not include the accounting contribution from land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF). This year’s report shows that…

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A national tally of Canada’s climate progress indicates greenhouse gas emissions fell slightly in 2023 and are now about eight per cent lower than they were in 2005. Canada’s official greenhouse gas inventory indicates emissions dropped by one per cent from 2022 to 2023, with emissions largely flat across major industrial sectors. Excluding 2020, when emissions dropped drastically due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s tied with 2021 as the lowest a…

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