Table 8Obstacles to the adoption of technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by industry — Innovators versus non-innovators, 2002

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Obstacles to the adoption of technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by industry — Innovators versus non-innovators, 2002: Part 1
  Lack of information or knowledge Lack of available technology Lack of skilled personnel High cost of equipment
Innovator Non-innovator Innovator Non-innovator Innovator Non-innovator Innovator Non-innovator
  percent 1
Logging 43 38 57 43 14 10 71 43
Oil and gas extraction 35 20 35 40 10 5 88 50
Mining 10 29 20 38 5 11 50 52
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution 25 32 35 55 5 5 65 68
Natural gas distribution 33 0 50 33 0 0 83 33
Food 27 41 33 28 7 13 73 71
Beverage and tobacco products 40 56 10 19 30 19 80 59
Wood products 10 36 38 24 5 14 62 62
Pulp, paper and paperboard mills 14 24 14 22 5 10 76 68
Petroleum and coal products 67 50 25 38 0 13 83 38
Chemicals 11 32 20 35 20 9 69 61
Non-metallic mineral products 17 37 25 46 8 9 58 51
Primary metals 17 45 17 28 11 20 58 67
Fabricated metal products 15 41 31 21 23 18 77 82
Transportation equipment 23 50 18 26 9 14 86 55
Pipeline transportation 7 0 79 73 3 0 66 73
Total 21 36 30 31 10 12 71 62

Obstacles to the adoption of technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by industry — Innovators versus non-innovators, 2002: Part 2
  Lack of financing Regulatory and policy barriers Other
Innovator Non-innovator Innovator Non-innovator Innovator Non-innovator
  percent 1
Logging 29 33 0 5 14 5
Oil and gas extraction 52 5 48 20 21 30
Mining 30 35 20 9 20 20
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution 25 27 50 9 10 14
Natural gas distribution 50 0 67 33 17 33
Food 60 46 7 5 27 4
Beverage and tobacco products 30 56 0 3 0 16
Wood products 38 43 33 11 5 11
Pulp, paper and paperboard mills 49 59 24 19 5 8
Petroleum and coal products 50 25 50 25 42 0
Chemicals 43 40 3 17 6 11
Non-metallic mineral products 25 34 33 26 8 11
Primary metals 64 49 8 10 8 5
Fabricated metal products 62 46 8 10 8 8
Transportation equipment 59 40 0 7 9 14
Pipeline transportation 10 45 3 9 0 27
Total 44 42 22 12 11 11
1.
Number of establishments that indicated encountering the obstacle as a percentage of all establishments that provided a response.
Note(s):
Establishments who answered "Yes" to adopting new or significantly improved systems or equipment to reduce greenhouse gases during the period 2000-2002 are considered "innovators." Establishments who answered "no" to adopting new or significantly improved systems or equipment to reduce greenhouse gases during the period 2000-2002 are considered "non-innovators". This table includes reported data only. Due to changes in the methodology used to calculate the 2004 results, comparisons to 2002 results are not possible.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division.