Senate sizes up annual carbon footprint in bid for 2030 net-zero goal

Travel and commuting made up roughly 35 per cent of the Senate’s total emissions for 2022-23, while building-related emissions accounted for 56.4 per cent.

The entrance to the Senate of Canada Building at 2 Rideau St. Other buildings currently occupied by the Senate include the East Block and the Victoria Building. The Senate’s annual carbon footprint has been estimated at 3,577 tonnes of CO2e.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

October 11, 2023

A Senate working group is striving to make the Upper Chamber carbon neutral by 2030, and it’s reached a key milestone in that effort: figuring out the Senate’s annual carbon footprint. The answer, as detailed in a recently tabled report, is an estimated 3,577 tonnes of c...

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