In compliance with the System of Environmental-Eeconomic Accounting, this account presents GHG emissions from various sources.
The carbon footprint of Québec households for 2021p totalled 76,017 kilotonnes of CO2 equivalent (kt of CO2 eq.), which is equivalent to 8.8 tons per capita.
The carbon footprint associated with the purchase of Québec exports by consumers located outside the province totalled at least 87 Mt CO2 eq. in 2021p.
Québec society’s carbon footprint was 114 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (Mt CO2 eq.) for 2021p, or 13.2 tonnes per capita.
The Québec input-output model is an analytical tool that measures the economic impact of spending projects on the Québec economy.
This publication presents the links between measurement of sustainable development and the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting.
