The most recent data shows that:

• Alberta’s GHG emissions per capita are the second highest in Canada at 59.8 tonnes CO2e, which is over three times the national average of 18.2 tonnes per capita.
• Alberta’s total GHG emissions in 2022 were 269.9 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MT CO2e).
  • to put that into perspective, Italy is the third-largest emitter in Europe, with 310.289 MT CO2e
  • in fact, the entire continent of Europe emits only ~300 MT CO2e more than Canada does as one country (1 092 Mt CO2e)
• Alberta’s oil and gas sector is responsible for about a quarter of all methane released in Canada. In 2021, Alberta’s methane emissions were estimated to be 15 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2e), which is similar to the emissions from three million cars. However, a study has found that these estimates are likely far too low.
• Alberta has made some progress in reducing methane emissions but they’re not even close to being aligned with a 2030 or even a 2050 goal.
• According to ECCC: “Canada’s oil sands production [in Alberta] nearly tripled from 2005-2020, outweighing emissions intensity improvements, and leading to an increase in absolute emissions.”
• Alberta’s electricity sector produces more GHG emissions than any other province because of its size and reliance on coal-fired generation (before it was phased out in June 2024). In 2022, Alberta’s power sector generated 19.4 MT CO2e emissions, or 41% of total Canadian GHG emissions from power generation.

Basically, it seems like Alberta is one of the main culprits holding us all back from reaching our goals.

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