Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 13, Climate Action
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Description: Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 13, Climate Action
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2021
In 2021, Canada emitted 670 Mt CO2 eqNote 1. Between 2005-2021, greenhouse gas emissions decreased 8.4%. Greenhouse gas emissions by economic sector are the following: transportation (22%), oil & gas (28%), waste & othersNote 2 (7%), buildings (13%), electricity (8%), heavy industry (12%), and agriculture (10%).
GHG emissions by province and territory in 2021.
Province/Territory | GHG Emissions (Mt CO2 eq.) |
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Newfoundland and Labrador | 8.3 |
Prince Edward Island | 1.6 |
Nova Scotia | 14.6 |
New Brunswick | 11.9 |
Quebec | 77.5 |
Ontario | 150.6 |
Manitoba | 20.7 |
Saskatchewan | 67.1 |
Alberta | 256.1 |
British Columbia | 59.4 |
Yukon | 0.7 |
Northwest Territories | 1.3 |
Nunavut | 0.6 |
Climate Change Adaptation
In 2020, almost 60% of government organizations factored climate change adaptation into their decision-making process related to at least one core public infrastructure. This is up from 51% in 2018.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Per Capita
Between 2005-2021, greenhouse gas emissions per capita decreased 23% in Canada. In 2005, Canada emitted 22.7 t CO2 eq/capita and in 2021, Canada emitted 17.5 t CO2 eq/capita.
Community Spotlight: Farmers for Climate Solutions
Farmers for Climate Solutions is a national, farmer-led coalition that advances policies and programs to support Canadian farmers to reduce emissions and build resilience in the face of climate change.
Farm Resilience Mentorship Program (FaRM): gives farmers the tools they need to adopt Advanced Nitrogen Management, Cover Cropping, and Advanced Grazing Systems. FaRM has currently trained over 6,715 farmers across 5.5 million acres. These practices have an emissions reduction potential of 5 Mt CO2 by 2030.
Sources: Environment and Climate change Canada, Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators, Greenhouse gas emissions indicators. Statistics Canada, Canada's Core Public Infrastructure Survey, 2020. Farmers for Climate Solutions, 2023.
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