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Figure 3 Territorial breakdown of GHG emissions across Canada
Source: Environment Canada. 2005. Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory, 1990-2003.
GHG in Quebec
Project energy context
According to federal data 1 , in 2004 Quebec represented 23.6 percent (7.5 million) of
the population of Canada, 21.6 percent ($224.4 billion) of Canada’s GDP, and
12.3 percent (91.8 Mt) of GHG gases emitted across Canada. The same data show
that per capita GHG emission are of the order of 12.2 t compared to the Canadian
average of 24 t per capita 2 , the economic intensity of GHG, nearly 0.41 Mt per billion
dollars of GDP, were below the Canadian average. It is also noted that since 1990,
GHG emissions in Quebec increased by 6.1 percent, whereas its population
increased by 7.7 percent and its economic productivity grew by 37.8 percent over the
same period.
1. Canada [On-line (15 March 2007): http://ncrweb.ncr.ec.gc.ca/pdb/ghg/inventory_report/2004_report/2004_report_f.pdf].
2. Canada, Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators 2006 [On-line (15 March 2007): www.ec.gc.ca/
environmentandresources/CESIFull2006_e.cfm#321].
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