Big and Little Feet Provincial Profiles: Territories ...

• Main Authors: Dobson, Sarah, Fellows, G. Kent
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The School of Public Policy Publications 2017
• Subjects: Nunavut; Yukon; Northwest Territories
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/sppp.v10i0.43061; https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/sppp/article/view/43061

This communiqué provides a summary of the production- and consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions accounts for the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, as well as their associated trade flows. It is part of a series of communiqués profiling the Canadian provinces and territories.1 In simplest terms, a production-based emissions account measures the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions produced in the territories. In contrast, a consumption-based emissions account measures the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions generated during the production process for final goods and services that are consumed in the territories through household purchases, investment by firms and government spending. Trade flows refer to the movement of emissions that are produced in the territories but which support consumption in a different province or country (and vice versa). For example, emissions associated with the production of gold in Nunavut that is exported to Quebec for processing and sale are recorded as a trade ... : The School of Public Policy Publications, Vol 10 (2017) ...