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Facility Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program - Overview of Reported 2011 Emissions

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Highlights

  • For the 2011 calendar year, 539 facilities reported their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to Environment Canada, totalling 254 megatonnes (Mt) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 eq).[1] The main emission sources contributing to this reported total are stationary fuel combustion and industrial processes, accounting for 76% and 15% of the combined total for carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O).
  • Total facility-reported emissions decreased overall by 3% (8 Mt) from a slightly revised 2010 total of 262 Mt. This decrease is largely stemming from a 12 Mt decrease in emissions from fossil-fuel electric power generation facilities, lessened by emission increases in oil and gas and manufacturing sectors, including the non-conventional oil extraction sector, natural gas pipelines and chemical manufacturers.
  • Since 2005, total emissions from all reporting facilities have decreased overall by 8%. Ontario-based facilities within the Utilities and Manufacturing sectors experienced the largest declines (18  Mt and 9.5 Mt) over this 7-year period, while emission increases occurred within the Mining, Quarrying and Oil and Gas Extraction sector, largely in Alberta. The majority of other provinces show overall decreases in facility-reported totals, ranging from less than 1 Mt to 5 Mt.
  • The GHG emissions data collected from facilities represent just over one-third (36%) of Canada’s total GHG emissions in 2011 (702 Mt) and 57% of Canada’s industrial GHG emissions.[2] The degree of coverage of provincial industrial emissions varies significantly from province to province, depending on the size and number of industrial facilities in each province that have emissions above the 50 kt CO2 eq reporting threshold.
[1] Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all emissions data presented in this report are expressed in CO2 eq units.
[2] In this overview report, Canada’s industrial GHG emissions include the following GHG categories from the National Inventory Report 1990–2011: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada: Stationary Combustion Sources (except Residential), Other Transportation, Fugitive Sources, Industrial Processes and Waste.
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