On this page, we look at global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in two ways: by source by country Click a…+
Tag Archives: carbon dioxide
Tailpipe emissions
On this page, we provide some detailed information about the chemicals produced by a vehicle as it runs (1): Carbon dioxide…+
Emissions reporting
Many countries, including Canada, are required to report a national inventory of human-generated sources and sinks of greenhouse gases (GHG) every…+
CO2 equivalents
Charts and tables in this Emissions section of our website convert all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into CO2 equivalents so…+
Are humans the cause?
Q1: How do scientists know human activities are causing the recent warming? Answer: Prior to the Industrial Revolution and subsequent…+
General Overview
On this page you will find answers to some more questions about the changes that are happening to the climate:…+
What was climate like in the past?
On this page, we investigate the following examples of ways of looking into past climates by using proxies: Ice cores…+
Why must we prevent a 2ºC rise?
To avert potential and catastrophic effects on both humans and ecosystems, we must prevent global temperatures from rising by more…+
Greenhouse gases (GHG)
Greenhouse gases are gases found in the atmosphere that are capable of absorbing infrared radiation emitted from the Earth’s surface…+
Canada GHG by province
Here we look at the way emissions have changed across the country from 1990 to 2013. Different regions of the…+
