In 2021, Canada's power sector carbon dioxide emissions totaled 75.7 million metric tons (MtCO₂). This was a decrease of roughly 1.4 percent in comparison to the previous year. Power sector emissions in Canada increased from 97.2 MtCO₂ in 1990 to a high of 137.8 MtCO₂ in 2001. Since then, emissions have fallen by more than 45 percent.
Carbon dioxide emissions of the power sector in Canada from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons)
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 15, 2022). Carbon dioxide emissions of the power sector in Canada from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290604/power-sector-emissions-in-canada/
EDGAR/JRC. "Carbon dioxide emissions of the power sector in Canada from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons)." Chart. September 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290604/power-sector-emissions-in-canada/
EDGAR/JRC. (2022). Carbon dioxide emissions of the power sector in Canada from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290604/power-sector-emissions-in-canada/
EDGAR/JRC. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions of The Power Sector in Canada from 1970 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290604/power-sector-emissions-in-canada/
EDGAR/JRC, Carbon dioxide emissions of the power sector in Canada from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290604/power-sector-emissions-in-canada/ (last visited February 01, 2023)
Carbon dioxide emissions of the power sector in Canada from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290604/power-sector-emissions-in-canada/