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4.6. Responses to Threats
4.6.1. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
A Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory for EM was compiled for the 2021 calendar year and was made available in the 2022/2023 municipal financial year. The inventory identifies the sources of GHG emissions from both the government
and community sectors within the EMA. EM has compiled the emissions inventory to help plan climate change mitigation strategies within its jurisdiction.
The total GHG emissions recorded for the entire EMA was 29,304,653 tCO2e for the 2021 year.This was an increase from the previous year’s recording of 28,074,698.6 tCO2e, representing an approximately 1,162,836 tCO2e increase in emissions (Figure 11). As with previous inventories, the largest contribution to the total footprint was the transportation sector (44% of the total GHGs), followed closely by industrial emissions (30%). Local government emissions accounted for 6% of the total emissions for the EMA (Figure 12).
Figure 12. GHG Emissions by Sector
Residential Commercial
11%
Industrial 30%
Municipality 6%
Transportation 44%
Other 1%
8%
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Yr2010 Yr2011
Yr2012 Yr2013 Yr2014
Yr2015 Yr2016
Yr 2017
Yr2018 Yr2019 Yr2020
Yr2021
Figure 11. Historic Emissions Data for EM (tCO2e).
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