The Capital Power-owned Genesee Generating Station in Alberta was Canada's highest emitting power station in 2022. The coal-fired plant produced an estimated 9.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) that year, making it one of Canada's biggest GHG polluters.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the most polluting power plants 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 power plants in Canada in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462781/biggest-carbon-polluters-in-canada-power-sector/
Climate TRACE. "Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the most polluting power plants in Canada in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. April 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462781/biggest-carbon-polluters-in-canada-power-sector/
Climate TRACE. (2024). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the most polluting power plants in Canada in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462781/biggest-carbon-polluters-in-canada-power-sector/
Climate TRACE. "Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions from The Most Polluting Power Plants in Canada in 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462781/biggest-carbon-polluters-in-canada-power-sector/
Climate TRACE, Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the most polluting power plants in Canada in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462781/biggest-carbon-polluters-in-canada-power-sector/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the most polluting power plants 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/1462781/biggest-carbon-polluters-in-canada-power-sector/
