Québec
Statistics show that in 2002 Québec's emissions represented an average of 12.1 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per capita compared to 16.8 tonnes of CO2 equivalent for Ontario and 71 tonnes of CO2 equivalent for Alberta. The Canadian average was 23.4 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per capita. It should be noted that by excluding Québec the Canadian average increases to 26.9 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per capita, higher than that of the United States which, in 2003, stood at 23.4 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per capita. Québec produced 90.9 Mt of GHGs in 2003 compared to 206.2 Mt for Ontario and 224.4 Mt for Alberta, with Canada's total GHG emissions at 740.2 Mt.
This good performance is largely attributable to the fact that in the past Quebecers agreed to invest in a clean, renewable energy source - hydroelectricity. In Québec, electricity production represents only 1.7 percent of emissions on the territory, placing it last as a source of GHG emissions.
In Canada, this sector occupies the third rank for GHG emissions.
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Member Since:
October 2007
Registry Contact:
Robert Noel de Tilly
Ministere du Developpement durable, de l'Environment et des Parcs
Direction des politiques de l'air
675, boulevard René-Lévesque Est, 3e étage
Boîte postale 30
Québec, G1R 5V7
(418) 521-3813
