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About emissions

There are many ways to get information about the electricity industry’s emissions across Canada, including data from:

Every five years Environment Canada produces the Criteria Air Contaminants Emissions Inventory with data on emission sources across Canada. These focus on emissions such as sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter.

Each year, as part of requirements under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Environment Canada prepares a Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory report on national greenhouse gas emissions. The report summarizes emission and reduction trends.

The National Pollutant Release Inventory provides information on the releases of key emissions to air, water and land from large industrial and commercial sources, including power plants. Companies report yearly on pollutants with potential toxic impacts to humans and the environment. These impacts include emissions of mercury. Companies are also required to report on smog-causing emissions (sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, VOCs and particulate matter).

The Voluntary Challenge and Registry is a private-public partnership that promotes voluntary efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The VCR provides public reports on the commitments and progress of companies in different industries, including the electricity industry.

On the Centre for Energy portal

About energy offers encyclopedia-type information about conventional and alternative energy sources.

Energy news presents live news feeds sorted by sector, region or news source.

Electricity prices responds to frequently asked questions about electricity pricing in Canada.

Environment will link you to information sources related to air, land, water, climate change and sustainability.

Partners in energy features brief profiles and direct links to organizations that support and the Centre for Energy’s mandate to foster awareness and understanding about the Canadian energy sector.

Presented in cooperation with HRDC, Careers in energy presents energy-related job descriptions that are fully searchable and can be sorted by industry, classification or education level required. Links to professional associations, job boards and educational institutions provide even more information and the events calendar offers current information about events, conferences and training opportunities.

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