Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions edge down in 2023, among lowest totals since 1990s [Video]

A national tally of Canada’s climate progress indicates greenhouse gas emissions fell slightly in 2023 and are now about eight per cent lower than they were in 2005.

Canada’s official greenhouse gas inventory indicates emissions dropped by one per cent from 2022 to 2023, with emissions largely flat across major industrial sectors.

Excluding 2020, when emissions dropped drastically due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s tied with 2021 as the lowest annual total since 1996 but still well below where Canada is aiming to be by the end of this decade.

Buildings saw the largest drop in year-over-year emissions among major sectors, which experts had expected primarily due to a drop in heating demand during a record warm winter.

The annual report, which Canada submits to the United Nations as part of its international climate commitments, shows the electricity sector has been driving emission reductions since 2005, thanks in part to …