Natural gas was responsible for 52 per cent of building emissions, while electricity was responsible for 30 per cent.
Building-related emissions have fallen by 35 per cent since 2005, mainly because the federal government sold off property, not because of improved energy efficiency.
Rounding out the remaining five per cent are other government vehicles — such as planes and cars used to transport the prime minister and other ministers — and travel by officials.
Ottawa’s Greening Government Strategy commits to making the federal government’s buildings, vehicles, and procurement activities net-zero by 2050, with interim targets set along the way.
— are exempt from the government’s target to reduce GHGs by 40 per cent by 2025.
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