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Emissions up in Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area as reliance on gas power deepens: report
Electricity-sector emissions rose 28% in 2024 as natural gas use increased, slowing progress on regional climate targets despite gains from electric vehicles and retrofits, the report found.
- On Nov. 18, 2025, The Atmospheric Fund reported emissions rose one per cent in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area in 2024, covering Toronto, Hamilton, Durham, Halton, Peel and York.
- Rising use of natural gas caused electricity emissions to increase 28 per cent, outpacing demand growth, linked to greater reliance on natural gas, according to The Atmospheric Fund.
- Per-Capita emissions fell by around three per cent despite population growth of about 300,000 residents and progress on home retrofit programs, EV charging infrastructure, and Toronto's transit fleet milestone of 100 electric buses.
- The report warns the increased use of natural gas is undermining emissions cuts as buildings and transportation remain the largest emitters across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.
- The government says it still plans an almost entirely clean grid by 2050 and links the recent natural gas rise partly to nuclear refurbishments, while climate advocates criticized delayed renewable investments, Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press reported.
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