Table 6Obstacles to the adoption of technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by industry, 2002 and 2004

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Obstacles to the adoption of technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by industry, 2002 and 2004
  Type of obstacles One or more obstacles
Lack of information or knowledge Lack of available technology Lack of skilled personnel High cost of equipment Lack of financing Regulatory or policy barriers Other Share of companies in industry Industry share 1
  percent 2
2002 3  
Logging 43 57 14 71 29 0 14 42 3
Oil and gas extraction 35 35 10 88 52 48 21 77 8
Mining 10 20 5 50 30 20 20 88 6
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution 25 35 5 65 25 50 10 55 9
Natural gas distribution 33 50 0 83 50 67 17 67 4
Food 27 33 7 73 60 7 27 82 9
Beverage and tobacco products 40 10 30 80 30 0 0 71 12
Wood products 10 38 5 62 38 33 5 65 6
Pulp, paper and paperboard mills 14 14 5 76 49 24 5 63 9
Petroleum and coal products 67 25 0 83 50 50 42 64 4
Chemicals 11 20 20 69 43 3 6 61 2
Non-metallic mineral products 17 25 8 58 25 33 8 72 15
Primary metals 17 17 11 58 64 8 8 53 4
Fabricated metal products 15 31 23 77 62 8 8 88 4
Transportation equipment 23 18 9 86 59 0 9 75 1
Pipeline transportation 7 79 3 66 10 3 0 66 5
Total 21 30 10 71 44 22 11 68 100
2004 3  
Logging 28 49 13 64 41 13 10 57 3
Oil and gas extraction 32 48 22 67 40 29 21 88 6
Mining 40 38 14 58 33 15 22 83 8
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution 31 44 3 56 38 31 10 59 3
Natural gas distribution 33 50 17 75 42 58 17 80 1
Food 43 24 26 58 52 13 11 74 9
Beverage and tobacco products 31 25 19 63 38 0 25 80 1
Wood products 33 23 9 69 43 20 11 61 9
Pulp, paper and paperboard mills 13 13 10 83 69 15 9 90 10
Petroleum and coal products 65 30 22 83 39 39 22 79 2
Chemicals 38 30 13 65 47 12 13 71 14
Non-metallic mineral products 33 42 7 60 30 15 3 74 5
Primary metals 31 28 17 70 54 7 14 76 11
Fabricated metal products 31 29 33 64 47 12 5 62 5
Transportation equipment 40 17 15 82 51 8 12 83 6
Pipeline transportation 35 52 8 60 15 38 8 87 5
Total 25 23 11 50 34 12 9 74 100
1.
Number of establishments in the industry that indicated encountering at least one obstacle as a percentage of all establishments that indicated encountering at least one obstacle.
2.
Number of establishments that indicated encountering the obstacle as a percentage of all establishments that provided a response.
3.
Adoption of new or significantly improved systems or equipment within a three year period, 2000 to 2002.
Note(s):
This table includes reported data only.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division.