Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Large Facilities

In 2010, just over one-third (38%) of Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions came from 537 facilities. These facilities reported emitting 262 megatonnes (Mt) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂ eq).

Greenhouse gas emissions from large facilities, Canada, 2010

Source: Environment Canada (2012) Overview of the Reported 2010 Greenhouse Gas Emissions

This data comes from the federal Facility GHG Emissions Reporting Program, under which all facilities that emit 50,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂ eq) of GHGs per year or more are required to submit their emissions.

Unlike Canada’s National Inventory Report (NIR), which compiles GHG emissions data at a national level and is developed from national and provincial statistics, the federal Facility GHG Emissions Reporting Program applies only to the largest GHG emitters in Canada (e.g. industrial and other types of facilities).

Related indicators

• National Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Person and per Unit Gross Domestic Product
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Province and Territory
• Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fuel Combustion

Other information

• Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Environment Canada - Climate Change
• Canada’s Action on Climate Change