2000 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
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Total GHG Emissions (Mt of CO2e)a,b,c | 129.2 | 95.0 | 86.7 | 84.6 | 78.0 | |
GHG Emissions by Energy Source (Mt of CO2e)a,b,c | ||||||
Natural Gas | 16.6 | 30.6 | 35.2 | 36.0 | 37.9 | |
Diesel Fuel Oil, Light Fuel Oil and Kerosene | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | |
Heavy Fuel Oil | 8.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | |
Coal | 101.7 | 57.7 | 44.9 | 42.6 | 34.5 | |
Hydro | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Nuclear | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Wood and Other | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
Petroleum Coke, Still Gas, Coke and Coke Oven Gas1 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | |
GHG Intensity2 (tonne/TJ [electricity generated])a,b,c | 61.3 | 43.2 | 40.1 | 39.4 | 36.6 | |
GHG Intensity3 (tonne/TJ [energy used])a,b,c | 35.3 | 24.2 | 22.5 | 22.1 | 20.8 |
Footnotes:
Sources:
b) Natural Resources Canada, Electricity Energy Use Model, Ottawa, 2022.
c) Environment and Climate Change Canada, National Inventory Report 2000-2020: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada, Ottawa, 2022.