2016 Peel community GHG inventory update

This update provides context about emission sources to inform climate change mitigation planning and reporting.

The development of a community greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory is a key step for moving towards a resilient and low carbon community.

The inventory compares 2016 emissions to 1990 levels to align with the Region’s target to reduce emissions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050, although the recent science-based target from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is be to carbon neutral by 2050.

Development

The 2016 Peel Community Inventory update was developed using the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC). The GPC is a robust, transparent and globally-accepted framework to consistently identify, calculate and report on municipal GHGs, such as emissions released within municipal boundaries as well as those occurring outside as a result of activities taking place within the municipality.

The year 2016 was selected as the update year based on the availability of data such data from the National Inventory Report and most recent Census results.

2016 Peel GHG emissions overview

By sector

45% Stationary energy
39% Transportation
9% Waste
6% Industrial processes and product use
1% Agriculture, forestry, and other land uses

Total greenhouse gas emissions: 10.1 million tonnes CO2 equivalent

Trends

Year	1990	2016	Difference
Total emissions	8.6 million tonnes CO2 equivalent	10.2 million tonnes CO2 equivalent	18% increase
Population	Population: 729,000	Population: 1,380,000	89% increase
Emissions per capita	11.8 tonnes CO2 equivalent per capita	7.3 tonnes CO2 equivalent per capita	38% decrease

Next steps

Inventory information will be shared with relevant stakeholders to inform future target setting, action planning and implementation aligned with Peel’s Climate Change Partnership Low Carbon Strategy.

The inventory is recommended to be updated in future years to inform progress towards reducing emissions, and to continually inform future actions. Consideration to map out the emissions geospatially is also recommended.