Item 7 - Data Dictionary for the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Datasets (English, DOCX)

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2024-12-20

The Greening Government Strategy establishes climate and environmental commitments for the Government of Canada’s internal operations. The Government of Canada’s operations will be net-zero emissions by 2050 including: • Government owned and leased real property • Mobility: fleets, business travel and commuting • Procurement of goods and services • National safety and security (NSS) operations To implement net-zero in real property and fleet operations, the Government of Canada will reduce absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by 40% by 2025 and at least 90% below 2005 levels by 2050. On this emissions reduction pathway, the government will aspire to reduce emissions by an additional 10% each 5 years starting in 2025. The Government of Canada tracks its energy use and its GHG emissions across 29 departments and agencies. As of fiscal year 2024-25, we have reduced GHG emissions from federal facilities and conventional fleet (excluding NSS) operations by 42.5% from 2005 levels. The Government of Canada’s Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions result from the energy used for its facilities and fleets: • facilities comprise office space, defence bases, laboratories, warehouses and other…

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