Table 7Drivers to the adoption of technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by industry, 2002 and 2004

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Drivers to the adoption of technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by industry, 2002 and 2004
  Type of drivers One or more drivers
Suffcient return on investment Regulations Voluntary agreement Public relations Corporate policy and culture and awareness Other Share of companies in industry Industry share of reported drivers 1
  percent 2
2002 3  
Logging 57 86 43 43 43 0 71 4
Oil and gas extraction 88 80 76 78 86 2 83 7
Mining 55 35 35 40 50 15 92 5
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution 67 67 62 81 86 5 86 11
Natural gas distribution 57 29 71 57 100 29 85 4
Food 53 53 47 41 76 6 89 8
Beverage and tobacco products 80 70 20 0 70 10 80 11
Wood products 65 40 45 40 70 0 79 6
Pulp, paper and paperboard mills 87 38 26 33 54 13 85 10
Petroleum and coal products 83 67 83 50 67 0 86 5
Chemicals 66 49 29 29 57 6 88 2
Non-metallic mineral products 62 23 15 31 38 8 85 14
Primary metals 67 39 50 31 64 8 88 5
Fabricated metal products 79 36 7 14 43 0 95 3
Transportation equipment 86 41 27 27 59 18 83 1
Pipeline transportation 87 53 80 83 87 7 87 5
Total 74 51 47 46 67 7 85 100
2004 3  
Logging 73 48 24 24 52 0 52 3
Oil and gas extraction 82 74 43 65 78 5 92 6
Mining 69 54 35 42 65 7 71 7
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution 59 56 46 64 64 8 65 4
Natural gas distribution 78 78 56 44 89 0 69 1
Food 80 57 19 24 52 10 72 9
Beverage and tobacco products 71 50 21 7 64 7 70 1
Wood products 69 52 18 35 63 7 55 9
Pulp, paper and paperboard mills 80 59 21 31 56 4 85 10
Petroleum and coal products 84 72 56 48 64 0 93 2
Chemicals 77 58 27 23 60 3 73 15
Non-metallic mineral products 67 55 20 33 62 5 69 5
Primary metals 78 48 26 31 49 11 75 11
Fabricated metal products 75 49 22 29 56 7 62 5
Transportation equipment 70 55 25 40 68 11 76 5
Pipeline transportation 76 71 55 71 98 0 83 5
Total 54 41 21 26 44 4 72 100
1.
Number of establishments in the industry that indicated encountering at least one driver as a percentage of all establishments that indicated encountering at least one driver.
2.
Number of establishments that indicated encountering the driver 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.