Table 1.3Canada's greenhouse gas emissions

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Canada's greenhouse gas emissions
  1990 1995 2000 2003 2004 2005
  kilotonnes CO2 equivalent
Greenhouse gas source and sink categories  
Total 1 596,000 646,000 721,000 745,000 747,000 747,000
Energy 473,000 514,000 592,000 613,000 608,000 609,000
Stationary combustion sources 282,000 294,000 344,000 360,000 349,000 346,000
Electricity and heat generation 95,300 101,000 132,000 135,000 127,000 129,000
Fossil fuel industries 52,000 54,000 67,000 74,000 72,000 73,000
Petroleum Refining and Upgrading 16,000 14,000 14,000 19,000 18,000 18,000
Fossil Fuel Production 36,000 40,000 53,000 54,000 54,000 55,000
Mining and oil and gas extraction 6,180 7,850 10,400 15,700 14,800 15,600
Manufacturing industries 54,700 52,900 53,000 49,300 50,900 45,900
Iron and steel 6,490 7,040 7,190 6,370 6,480 6,520
Non-ferrous metals 3,180 3,090 3,190 3,200 3,230 3,190
Chemical 7,090 8,450 7,850 5,810 6,760 5,350
Pulp and paper 13,600 11,700 11,000 8,990 9,310 7,340
Cement 3,690 3,670 3,890 4,080 4,210 4,580
Other manufacturing 20,600 19,000 19,900 20,800 20,900 18,900
Construction 1,880 1,180 1,080 1,300 1,350 1,310
Commercial and institutional 25,800 29,000 33,200 37,900 37,900 36,800
Residential 44,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 43,000 42,000
Agriculture and forestry 2,420 2,790 2,570 2,210 2,100 1,950
Transportation 2 150,000 160,000 180,000 190,000 190,000 200,000
Domestic aviation 6,400 5,900 6,600 7,300 7,900 8,700
Road transportation 101,000 112,000 122,000 129,000 133,000 135,000
Light—Duty gasoline vehicles 47,200 45,700 43,300 42,600 42,400 41,200
Light—Duty gasoline trucks 21,300 28,700 37,900 41,700 43,300 44,500
Heavy—Duty gasoline vehicles 8,050 6,270 5,450 6,230 6,600 6,510
Motorcycles 151 125 163 233 252 260
Light—Duty diesel vehicles 363 335 362 408 441 443
Light—Duty diesel trucks 724 1,360 1,730 1,930 2,040 2,200
Heavy—Duty diesel vehicles 21,200 27,100 32,100 35,000 37,400 39,000
Propane and natural gas vehicles 2,200 2,100 1,100 820 860 720
Railways 7,000 6,000 7,000 6,000 6,000 6,000
Domestic marine 5,100 4,400 5,100 6,200 6,700 6,500
Others 30,000 30,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000
Off—Road Gasoline 7,000 7,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 7,000
Off—Road Diesel 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
Pipelines 6,900 12,000 11,300 9,110 8,520 10,100
Fugitive sources 42,700 57,000 64,700 65,900 66,200 65,700
Coal mining 2,000 2,000 900 700 700 700
Oil and natural gas 40,700 55,300 63,700 65,100 65,500 65,000
Oil 4,180 5,150 5,430 5,780 5,940 5,660
Natural Gas 12,900 16,500 19,400 20,100 20,400 20,800
Venting 19,300 28,600 33,500 33,700 33,700 33,000
Flaring 4,400 5,100 5,400 5,600 5,400 5,500
Industrial processes 53,500 55,700 50,200 50,600 55,400 53,300
Mineral products 8,300 8,800 9,600 9,100 9,500 9,500
Cement production 5,400 6,100 6,700 6,800 7,100 7,200
Lime production 1,700 1,800 1,900 1,600 1,800 1,700
Mineral product use 3 1,090 878 1,020 612 590 599
Chemical industry 16,000 17,000 7,400 7,400 9,800 8,900
Ammonia production 3,900 5,300 5,300 5,000 5,500 5,000
Nitric acid production 1,010 1,000 1,230 1,260 1,230 1,260
Adipic acid production 11,000 11,000 900 1,100 3,100 2,600
Metal production 19,500 19,200 18,900 17,200 17,600 16,200
Iron and steel production 7,060 7,880 7,900 7,040 8,160 7,010
Aluminum production 9,300 9,200 8,200 7,700 7,300 7,900
SF6 used in magnesium smelters and casters 3,110 2,110 2,780 2,480 2,190 1,300
Consumption of halocarbons and SF6 1,800 2,000 4,500 6,000 5,500 6,100
Other and undifferentiated production 8,300 8,700 9,700 11,000 13,000 13,000
Solvent and other product use 170 210 240 220 210 180
Agriculture 46,000 50,000 53,000 54,000 56,000 57,000
Enteric fermentation 18,000 21,000 22,000 23,000 24,000 25,000
Manure management 6,700 7,400 7,800 8,100 8,400 8,600
Agricultural soils 21,000 22,000 23,000 23,000 24,000 23,000
Direct sources 12,000 12,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000
Pasture, range, and paddock manure 3,200 3,700 3,900 4,000 4,300 4,400
Indirect sources 5,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000
Waste 23,000 25,000 26,000 27,000 28,000 28,000
Solid waste disposal on land 22,000 24,000 25,000 26,000 26,000 27,000
Wastewater handling 780 810 880 910 930 930
Waste incineration 400 350 250 230 230 240
Land use, land—use change and forestry -120,000 150,000 -110,000 22,000 81,000 -17,000
Forest Land -150,000 140,000 -120,000 11,000 70,000 -27,000
Cropland 14,000 7,300 3,700 1,400 1,200 520
Grassland
Wetlands 5,000 3,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000
Settlements 9,000 9,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000
1.
National totals exclude all GHGs from the land use, land—use change and forestry sector.
2.
Emissions from fuel ethanol are reported within the gasoline transportation subcategories.
3.
The category Mineral product use includes CO 2 emissions from the use of limestone and dolomite, soda ash, and magnesite.
Note(s):
Classification according to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Totals may not add up due to rounding.
Source(s):
Environment Canada, 2007, National Inventory Report: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada, 1990–2005, Greenhouse Gas Division, Ottawa, Ontario, http://www.ec.gc.ca/pdb/ghg/inventory_report/2005_report/tdm-toc_eng.cfm (accessed February 25, 2008).
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