Canada's biggest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter in 2022 was the Kearl Oil Sands Project in Alberta. The Imperial Oil and ExxonMobil-owned oil and gas field produced an estimated 20.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) that year. All but two of the 10 biggest GHG polluters in Canada were oil and gas field in 2022. These were the Genesee coal-fired power station and Toronto Pearson International Airport. Combined, these 10 assets were responsible for an estimated 135 MtCO₂e.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the most polluting physical assets in Canada in 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Figures are estimates. Greenhouse gas emissions are based on their 100-year global warming potential (GWP). The source did not provide a release date and is set as the date of website access.
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Climate TRACE. (April 19, 2024). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the most polluting physical assets in Canada in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078234/biggest-carbon-polluters-in-canada/
Climate TRACE. "Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the most polluting physical assets in Canada in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. April 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078234/biggest-carbon-polluters-in-canada/
Climate TRACE. (2024). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the most polluting physical assets in Canada in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078234/biggest-carbon-polluters-in-canada/
Climate TRACE. "Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions from The Most Polluting Physical Assets in Canada in 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078234/biggest-carbon-polluters-in-canada/
Climate TRACE, Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the most polluting physical assets in Canada in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078234/biggest-carbon-polluters-in-canada/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the most polluting physical assets in Canada in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Climate TRACE, April 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078234/biggest-carbon-polluters-in-canada/
