HomeAccording to Environment Canada’s National Inventory Report, Manitoba’s total GHG emissions for 2005 were approximately 20.3 megatonnes (Mt) or 20,300,000 metric tonenes, measured as carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). The 2005 emissions were up over two Mt (or nearly 12.8%) from the 1990 baseline of 18 Mt used for setting Kyoto targets.
Manitoba’s GHG emissions for 2005 were predominantly from transport (37% of total), agriculture (30%) and stationary combustion (23%). Stationary combustion includes burning fuels to heat and cool buildings.
Because Manitoba's electricity generation is predominantly low GHG emitting hydro power, electricity use causes relatively few emissions. Major areas of concern for organizations in Manitoba involves activities that require the burning of fossil fuels, like materials transportation and business travel, and agricultural activities, which release emissions from soils and fertilizers.
Environment Canada National Inventory Report, 2005 - 2006
This percentage breakdown of Manitoba’s GHG emissions provides a comparative representation of the different sectors in the province. The overall GHG emissions inventory for Manitoba can also be displayed in terms of total tonnes of CO2 emissions.
| Greenhouse Gas Categories | 1990 | 2006 |
| kt CO2 equivalent | ||
| TOTAL | 18 800 | 21 200 |
| ENERGY | 12 300 | 12 100 |
| a. Stationary Combustion Sources | 4 840 | 4 230 |
| Electricity and Heat Generation | 569 | X |
| Fossil Fuel Industries | 0.14 | 0.05 |
| Mining & Oil and Gas Extraction | 73.5 | X |
| Manufacturing Industries | 1 050 | 1 330 |
| Construction | 63.4 | 91.6 |
| Commercial & Institutional | 1 410 | 1 300 |
| Residential | 1 600 | 960 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | 41.9 | X |
| b. Transportation [1] | 7 000 | 7 200 |
| Civil Aviation (Domestic Aviation) | 330 | 360 |
| Road Transportation | 3 920 | 4 960 |
| Light-Duty Gasoline Vehicles | 1 630 | 1 160 |
| Light-Duty Gasoline Trucks | 859 | 1 790 |
| Heavy-Duty Gasoline Vehicle | 439 | 248 |
| Motorcycles | 6.8 | 8.61 |
| Light-Duty Diesel Vehicles | 10.7 | 8.5 |
| Light-Duty Diesel Trucks | 40.2 | 125 |
| Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles | 868 | 1 610 |
| Propane & Natural Gas Vehicles | 61 | 15 |
| Railways | 600 | 200 |
| Navigation (Domestic Marine) | 0.02 | - |
| Other Transportation | 2 000 | 2 000 |
| Off-Road Gasoline | 300 | 300 |
| Off-Road Diesel | 1 000 | 800 |
| Pipelines | 847 | 539 |
| c. Fugitive Sources [2] | 421 | 662 |
| Coal Mining [5] | - | X |
| Oil and Natural Gas | 421 | X |
| INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES [3] | 504 | 533 |
| a. Mineral Products | 200 | 54 |
| Cement Production | 140 | - |
| Lime Production | 58 | 54 |
| b. Chemical Industry | 20 | 50 |
| Nitric Acid Production | 20.1 | 50.2 |
| Adipic Acid Production | - | - |
| c. Metal Production | - | - |
| Iron and Steel Production | - | - |
| Aluminum Production | - | - |
| SF6 Used in Magnesium Smelters and Casters | - | - |
| d. Consumption of Halocarbons and SF6 | - | - |
| e. Other & Undifferentiated Production [4] | 280 | 430 |
| SOLVENT & OTHER PRODUCT USE | 7 | 12 |
| AGRICULTURE | 5 300 | 7 500 |
| a. Enteric Fermentation | 1 500 | 2 500 |
| b. Manure Management | 500 | 910 |
| c. Agricultural Soils | 3 300 | 4 100 |
| Direct Sources | 1 900 | 2 100 |
| Pasture, Range, and Paddock Manure | 220 | 400 |
| Indirect Sources | 1 000 | 2 000 |
| WASTE | 710 | 960 |
| a. Solid Waste Disposal on Land | 670 | 920 |
| b. Wastewater Handling | 33 | 34 |
| c. Waste Incineration | - | - |
Notes:
- Emissions from Fuel Ethanol are reported within the gasoline transportation subcategories.
- Fugitive emissions from refineries and the bitumen industry are reported only at the national level.
- Emissions associated with the use of mineral products and consumption of halocarbons & SF6 are reported only at the national level.
- Emissions coming from ammonia production are included in the category Other & Undifferentiated Production at provincial levels.
- Fugitive emissions from coal mining activities for 2002 and 2003 have been extrapolated based on publicly available coal production data.
National Inventory Report: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada, 1990-2006
ANNEX 11: Provincial/Territorial Greenhouse Gas Emission Tables, 1990-2006
Large Industrial Emitters
Large industrial emitters (also called Large Final Emitters, LFE) sector includes facilities, public or private whose activities cause large quantities of emissions. An organization is labelled as a Large Final Emitter if it emits more than 100 kilotonnes (or 100,000 tonnes) of GHGs per year. There are only a handful of LFEs in Manitoba, and together they are responsible for approximately 11% of Manitoba's total emissions. These emitters and their activities include energy generators, metals manufacturing, agricultural chemicals production and landfills.
Small and Medium Size Enterprizes
Small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) contribute significantly to emissions in Manitoba. Small and Medium-sized businesses have between 50 and 500 employees and can be fairly large operations. These businesses range from manufacturers, construction companies, and retailers. They all conduct activities that create GHG emissions. Activities like trucking, machinery operations, facility lighting, heating, and cooling contribute to an organization's GHG emissions. For example, heavy trucks contributed approximately 25% of transport emissions, 9% of provincial total in 2005.
Manitoba’s SMEs are a crucial part of the economy and represent an opportunity to reduce GHG emissions and cost through improved efficiencies.
Agriculture
The agriculture sector accounted for more than one quarter of Manitoba’s total GHG emissions in 2005 and has grown by over 36% since the 1990 baseline. The total agriculture emissions are measured in three main categories monitored by Environment Canada. Manitoba’s agriculture GHG emissions are reported in these categories and in 2005 were; 41.6 % from livestock enteric fermentation, 15.8 % from manure management, and 43 % from agricultural soils.
Organizational activities related to agriculture are a big part of the 31% of total emissions that are created by Manitoba's total agricultural activities.
Families & Individuals
The daily activities of individual Manitoban’s lead to the emissions of GHG. Heating, cooling and lighting homes, driving cars, cooking food all use energy and fuels that are linked to GHG emissions. Personal passenger vehicles contribute 40% to total transportation emissions in Manitoba (approximately 15% of total provincial emissions). Individuals can make choices that reduce GHG emissions and make a real contribution to Manitoba’s Kyoto target.