Canada's oil and gas sector was estimated to have released 194 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2022, an increase of 2.7 percent from the previous year. This figure makes oil and gas the most polluting sector in the North American country, with transportation ranking second.
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Canadian Climate Institute. (September 28, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions in Canada in 2021 and 2022, by economic sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/503512/greenhouse-gas-emissions-volume-in-canada-by-economic-sector/
Canadian Climate Institute. "Greenhouse gas emissions in Canada in 2021 and 2022, by economic sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503512/greenhouse-gas-emissions-volume-in-canada-by-economic-sector/
Canadian Climate Institute. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions in Canada in 2021 and 2022, by economic sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503512/greenhouse-gas-emissions-volume-in-canada-by-economic-sector/
Canadian Climate Institute. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Canada in 2021 and 2022, by Economic Sector (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503512/greenhouse-gas-emissions-volume-in-canada-by-economic-sector/
Canadian Climate Institute, Greenhouse gas emissions in Canada in 2021 and 2022, by economic sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503512/greenhouse-gas-emissions-volume-in-canada-by-economic-sector/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions in Canada in 2021 and 2022, by economic sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Canadian Climate Institute, September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/503512/greenhouse-gas-emissions-volume-in-canada-by-economic-sector/