Canada's oil and gas sector emissions are projected to decrease by 24 percent by 2030, relative to 2005 levels, under the "additional measures scenario". This would see the sector's total emissions fall to 128 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e). The electric power sector is projected to record the largest emissions decrease among Canada’s economic sectors between 2005 and 2030, at 83 percent. Canada is aiming to slash its GHG emissions by 40 percent from 2005 levels by 2030.
Greenhouse gas emission reduction pathway in Canada from 2005 to 2035, by economic sector
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
*Projections based on Additional Measures Scenario. Excluding LULUCF Accounting Contribution, NBCS, Agriculture Measures, and WCI Credits.
Supplementary notes
The Additional Measures Scenario includes all federal, provincial, and territorial policies and measures from the Reference Case as well as those that have been announced but have not been fully implemented. The Reference Case scenario includes federal, provincial, and territorial policies and measures that were in place as of August 2023 and assume no further government action.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, canada.ca, 2019 to 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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