Medicine Hat - CO₂ Eq. Emissions

Medicine Hat had 3.0 million tonnes of CO₂ eq. emissions from producers emitting over 50 kt in 2018, increasing 23.2% from 2.4 million tonnes in 2017. The N²O equivalent segment had the lowest increase over last year, increasing 6.42% to 10,678 tonnes.

Definition: Amount of CO₂ equivalent emissions from facilities emitting over 10kt, as required by Canada's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). CO₂ equivalent is a term for describing different green house gases (like methane, nitrous oxide, HFCs, etc.) in a common unit. The CO₂ equivalent would signify the amount of CO₂ required to have a equivalent greenhouse effect.