Sources of GHG emissions in Port Moody

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Our individual and collective daily activities result in releasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that contribute to climate change, including: transporting people and goods, heating and cooling buildings, heating hot water, and purchased goods/materials that end up in the landfill.

The latest data we have is from 2016, when these activities resulted in 103,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions. You can see from the pie chart below that most community emissions are a result of vehicles (53%) and heating and cooling buildings (46%).

The City of Port Moody is directly responsible for between 1% and 2% of community emissions.

These emissions are the result of delivering City services to residents, including emergency services (fire, police, emergency preparedness), waste management (garbage, recycling, green waste), recreation, parks and trails management, and maintenance of roads and sidewalks.

Most of the City’s emissions come from buildings (54%) and fleet vehicles (35%).