| Source | Emissions Data by Calendar Year | ||||||
| Direct GHG Emissions | GHG | Base year† | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| Stationary Combustion (electricity generation) | CO 2 (kt) | 1,232 | 2,354 | 293 | 256 | 442 | 279 |
| CH 4 (t) | 308 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 183 | |
| N 2O (t) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 45 | |
| CO 2e (kt) | 1,249 | 2,385 | 296 | 259 | 448 | 283 | |
| Stationary Combustion (buildings) | CO 2 (kt) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| CH 4 (t) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| N 2O (t) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| CO 2e (kt) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Mobile Combustion (fleet and business use of personal vehicles) | CO 2 (kt) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| CH 4 (t) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| N 2O (t) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| CO 2e (kt) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | |
| Fugitive Emissions (SF 6 releases) | SF 6 (t) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| CO 2e (kt) | 116 | 81 | 64 | 77 | 67 | 62 | |
| Indirect GHG Emissions | |||||||
| Indirect Emissions (electricity and steam consumed by BC Hydro) | CO 2e (kt) | 7 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 4 |
| Thermal Independent Power Producers (IPPs) | CO 2 (kt) | 14 | 503 | 805 | 796 | 1,170 | 849 |
| CH 4 (t) | 6 | 146 | 223 | 221 | 318 | 238 | |
| N 2O (t) | 1 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 29 | |
| CO 2e (kt) | 14 | 512 | 818 | 809 | 1,188 | 863 | |
| Customer Based Generation and Load Displacement | CO 2 (kt) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 279 | 283 |
| CH 4 (t) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 104 | 114 | |
| N 2O (t) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 9 | 13 | |
| CO 2e (kt) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 284 | 290 | |
| Offsets | |||||||
| Island Cogeneration Project | CO 2e (kt) | | (120) | (250) | (260) | (327) | (296) |
| Total GHG Emissions from Electricity Generation in B.C. | CO 2e (kt) | 1,405 | 2,896 | 950 | 917 | 1,685 | 1,223 |
†Base year is the average for 1989-1993.
Building Electricity and Steam Consumption has been added to the inventory for 2005 and updated back to 2001.
GHG impacts due to net import/export are not included.
Total GHG emissions from generation in B.C. are lower than 2004 as a result of higher water supply for hydroelectric facilities and lower operation of thermal generating facilities.
Last Modified: Jul 17, 2006