Alberta still Canada's runaway emissions leader despite reductions
Falling emissions by Alberta's rapid shift away from coal-powered electricity offset by the oil and gas sector’s expansion.
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Falling emissions by Alberta's rapid shift away from coal-powered electricity offset by the oil and gas sector’s expansion.
Emissions, which are reported on a two-year delay as carbon equivalents, climbed to 708 megatonnes in 2022, up 1.3% from the previous year but 5.9% below pre-pandemic levels.
New data shows Canada's greenhouse gas emissions are creeping up but still remain below pre-pandemic levels. But with oil and gas production pushing the sector's emissions higher, all eyes are on Ottawa's long-awaited, and now delayed, emissions cap policy.
Emissions, which are reported on a two-year delay as carbon equivalents, climbed to 708 megatonnes in 2022, up 1.3% from the previous year but 5.9% below pre-pandemic levels.
British Columbia researchers are kicking off a project to re-evaluate the potential health impacts of living near a liquefied natural gas or LNG export facility.