Electricity-generation emissions: sustained decline
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The claim
GHG emissions, electric power generation, transmission and distribution, annual: 14 consecutive years of negative change
GHG emissions, electric power generation, transmission and distribution, annual has been negative for 14 consecutive years, beginning in 2010. The latest reading is 59 in 2023. This is measured on the physical flow account basis, which is never the basis Canada's emissions targets are scored against. A streak counts consecutive periods in one direction; it carries no causal claim and does not imply the run will continue.
Method
Count consecutive years with a negative change, most recent backward; reported only from 4 consecutive years onward.
Key sources and licences
- Physical flow account for greenhouse gas emissions — Statistics Canada Licence text read in full
| Added to the Record | 2026-07-13 |
|---|---|
| How it is used | Awaiting its product |
| Where it appears | A planned Brief on electricity-grid allocation. The claim is in the Record now and will appear there when that Brief is published. |
| What would change it | A National Inventory revision to electricity-generation emissions, or an annual increase breaking the streak. |
| Corrections | None on record for this claim — policy → |
Technical details
| Record ID | R2-streak:ghg_electricity_a |
|---|---|
| Detection rule | R2-streak |
| Indicator | ghg_electricity_a |
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