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    Canada's largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in 2008 were transportation at 24% of emissions, followed by oil and gas production, transmission, and distribution at 22% and industrial facilities excluding oil sands at 15%. Transportation emissions increased 38% from 1990 levels, while oil and gas emissions grew 58% and industrial emissions outside oil sands fell 12% over the same period. Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions increased 24% between 1990 and 2008.

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    Canada's largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in 2008 were transportation at 24% of emissions, followed by oil and gas production, transmission, and distribution at 22% and industrial facilities excluding oil sands at 15%. Transportation emissions increased 38% from 1990 levels, while oil and gas emissions grew 58% and industrial emissions outside oil sands fell 12% over the same period. Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions increased 24% between 1990 and 2008.

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    Canada GHG Emissions by Source

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    Canada's largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in 2008 were transportation at 24% of emissions, followed by oil and gas production, transmission, and distribution at 22% and industrial facilities excluding oil sands at 15%. Transportation emissions increased 38% from 1990 levels, while oil and gas emissions grew 58% and industrial emissions outside oil sands fell 12% over the same period. Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions increased 24% between 1990 and 2008.

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    September 1, 2010

    Main sources in 2008

    Canadas Greenhouse Gas Emissions


    Canadas main sources of greenhouse gas emissions.1

    Source

    % of national
    emissions
    (1990)

    Emissions
    (Mt CO2e,2
    2008)

    % of national
    emissions
    (2008)

    % change in
    emissions
    (19902008)

    54

    387

    53

    +21

    Electricity generation

    16

    120

    16

    +25

    Oil and gas production, transmission and


    distribution

    17

    159

    22

    +58

    Oil sands extraction and upgrading

    37

    +121

    21

    109

    15

    12

    22

    176

    24

    +38

    11

    88

    12

    +31

    Freight trucks

    58

    +76

    Railways

    +3

    Aviation (domestic)

    +37

    Other transportation (marine, recreational,


    buses etc.)

    14

    +4

    12

    78

    11

    +13

    Residential buildings

    43

    Commercial/institutional buildings

    35

    +36

    Agriculture

    71

    10

    +27

    Landfills

    21

    +16

    Other

    Industrial facilities

    Other industrial facilities


    Transportation
    Passenger cars and trucks

    Buildings

    Total

    734

    +24

    Adapted by the Pembina Institute from Environment Canada, National Inventory Report Greenhouse Gas
    Sources and Sinks in Canada 19902008 (Ottawa, ON: Environment Canada, 2010), Part 1: 86, 8990; Part 3: 4.
    2
    Megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.

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