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Emissions vs. the 2005 baseline

The City’s own Climate & Environment dashboard measures Calgary’s greenhouse-gas emissions against a 2005 baseline. Total community emissions are only modestly lower than 2005, but Calgary’s population grew about 45% over the same period — so per-capita community emissions are down about 40%. The city’s own operations cut emissions roughly twice as fast.

community total · 2024
15.06MtCO₂e
Total community-wide emissions (all sectors). −8.1% since 2022.
(ArcGIS · Layer 1)
per capita · 2024
9.97tCO₂e / person
Down from 16.65 in 2005. −17.9% since 2022.
(ArcGIS · Layer 2)
population grew
57.9%
Calgary's population grew 57.9% from 2005 to 2024 — per-capita emissions fall faster than the absolute total because of denominator growth.
(2005 → 2024)
-40%-20%0%+20%+40%+60%20052024-39.6%per-capita drop+57.9%Population-5.4%Community emissions (total)-42.2%City operations emissions