Canada
Greening Government Strategy
Executive
Strategy
Adaptation Framework
Mitigation Framework
Passed in 2020
The strategy notably sets goals with regard to low-carbon transport and real property.
Documents
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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 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 by 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.Net-zero means reducing GHG emissions from operations to as close to zero as possible and then balancing out any remaining emissions with an equivalent amount of carbon removal. -
Net-zero by 2050
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Fleet Operations: Reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions 90% by 2050 relative to 2005 levels
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75% of new domestic offices must be net-zero by 2030
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reducing the embodied carbon of the structural materials of major construction projects by 30%, starting in 2025
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Reduce emissions 10% each year after 2025
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Government properties will run on 100% renewables by 2025
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diverting at least 75% by weight of non-hazardous operational waste from landfills by 2030
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diverting at least 75% by weight of plastic waste from landfills by 2030
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diverting at least 90% by weight of all construction and demolition waste from landfills and striving to achieve 100% by 2030
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conserve and protect 25% of Canada’s land and oceans (working toward 30% by 2030)
from the Grantham Research Institute
from the Grantham Research Institute
