Alberta's per capita emissions were the highest in Canada in 2020 at 58.02 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e). This was roughly three times above the national average of 17.68 tCO₂e. Alberta is the most polluting province in Canada, with its oil and gas industry a major emitter.
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Canada Energy Regulator. (March 3, 2023). Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Canada in 2020, by province (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/481152/greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita-in-canada-by-province/
Canada Energy Regulator. "Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Canada in 2020, by province (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. March 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/481152/greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita-in-canada-by-province/
Canada Energy Regulator. (2023). Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Canada in 2020, by province (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/481152/greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita-in-canada-by-province/
Canada Energy Regulator. "Per Capita Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Canada in 2020, by Province (in Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/481152/greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita-in-canada-by-province/
Canada Energy Regulator, Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Canada in 2020, by province (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/481152/greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita-in-canada-by-province/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Canada in 2020, by province (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Canada Energy Regulator, March 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/481152/greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita-in-canada-by-province/