The waste sector in Canada produced around 21 million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent worth of greenhouse gas emissions in 2021. Emissions from this sector have remained unchanged since at least 2016.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the waste sector in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada. (April 17, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions from the waste sector in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/503207/waste-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. "Greenhouse gas emissions from the waste sector in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. April 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503207/waste-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions from the waste sector in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503207/waste-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from The Waste Sector in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503207/waste-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Greenhouse gas emissions from the waste sector in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503207/waste-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/ (last visited December 07, 2023)
Greenhouse gas emissions from the waste sector in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Environment and Climate Change Canada, April 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/503207/waste-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/