2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: Clean Air, Strong Economy

Canadians have been clear about what they want: clean air and good jobs, a healthy environment and a strong economy.

Building on the actions of millions of Canadians, the Government of Canada is taking bold and immediate action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to fight climate change, while strengthening our economy with sustainable jobs and clean industrial growth.

The 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan is an ambitious and achievable roadmap that outlines a sector-by-sector path for Canada to reach its emissions reduction target of 40% below 2005 levels by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050.

The Plan reflects input from over 30,000 Canadians, provinces and territories, Indigenous Peoples, industry and the independent Net-Zero Advisory Body.

The 2023 Progress Report on the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan is the first of three reports under the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act. Subsequent reports are required in 2025 and 2027 under the legislation.

What we’re doing

Discover our plan by sector

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Economy wide

Economy-wide strategies to reduce emissions

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Buildings

Making it easier to lower energy costs for Canadian homes

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Electricity

Making it easier to power the economy with renewable electricity

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Heavy industry

Efforts to decarbonize large emitters, and strengthening Canada’s mining sector

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Oil and gas

Driving down methane emissions and helping to create sustainable jobs

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Transportation

Making it easier to switch to electric vehicles

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Agriculture

Working with farmers to build a clean, prosperous future

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Waste

Cutting pollution from waste and moving towards a circular economy

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Nature-based solutions

Fight climate change by embracing the power of nature

Looking to 2030

The graph below shows the latest projections for how Canada’s emissions will decline by 2030, broken down by sector.*

graph showing emissions trajectory
Long description

LULUCF = Land-Use, Land Use Change and Forestry. NBCS = Nature-Based Climate Solutions.

Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.

Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions pathway to 2030, measured in megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2 eq) (part 1)
Economic sector 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
LULUCF, NBCS and Agriculture (removal) -8 -10 -11 -11 -10 -12
LULUCF, NBCS and Agriculture (emissions) 73 72 73 73 73 73
Waste 28 28 28 27 26 24
Others 24 22 21 21 20 19
Electricity 61 52 43 42 36 31
Buildings 91 85 84 82 80 76
Heavy industry 77 69 71 73 72 70
Oil and gas 191 179 182 181 177 173
Transportation 186 162 168 171 174 174
Total 723 659 659 660 646 627
Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions pathway to 2030, measured in megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2 eq) (part 2)
Economic sector 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
LULUCF, NBCS and Agriculture (removal) -14 -16 -19 -22 -26 -30
LULUCF, NBCS and Agriculture (emissions) 73 73 73 72 72 71
Waste 23 22 20 19 18 16
Others 17 16 16 15 14 13
Electricity 29 30 26 22 18 14
Buildings 73 71 6 65 62 53
Heavy industry 66 61 58 56 55 52
Oil and gas 170 163 154 144 128 110
Transportation 168 165 162 156 151 143
Total 605 584 558 527 492 443

*These projections are based on today’s understanding of the potential for each sector to reduce emissions up to 2030. The exact areas for emissions-reduction potential may shift in the future as Canada decarbonizes.

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