Canada's oil and gas sector accounted for 27 percent of the country's total greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. Oil sands operations account for almost half of Canada's oil and gas industry emissions.
The transportation sector was Canada's second-largest source of emissions in 2020.
Distribution of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada in 2020, by economic sector
*Heavy Industry represents emissions arising from non-coal, -oil and -gas mining activities, smelting and refining, and the pro duction and processing of industrial goods such as fertilizer, paper or cement.
**Emissions associated with the production of fertilizer are reported in the Heavy Industry sector.
***“Others” includes Coal Production, Light Manufacturing, Construction and Forest Resources.
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