2022 Insights

• Emissions increased by 5% and are approaching pre-pandemic 2019 levels. The industrial sector was the biggest driver for this increase (up 5%).
• Per capita emissions reached 16.2 tonnes CO2eq/person. Excluding Hamilton's sizeable industrial sector, which services the rest of the GTHA and beyond, per capita emissions were 8.7 tonnes CO2eq/person and had a 3% increase from 2021.
• Transportation emissions increased 6%, which was the smallest increase across the GTHA.
• Increases in electricity emissions (up 27%) and natural gas emissions (up 3%) means that buildings now represent a third of Hamilton's total emissions.
• While electricity consumption grew by 2%, the total rise in electricity emissions was largely driven by the nearly 25% increase in the carbon intensity of the provincial grid. Natural gas consumption also increased by 8% in the commercial sector and by 9% in the residential sector.
• Cycling decreased by 10%, while walking increased by 3%.
• Hamilton saw a moderate rise in electric vehicle purchases compared to 2021: 2,906 EVs (up 64%) and 1,527 PHEVs (up 22%).

Innovation in Hamilton

• City of Hamilton created the Better Homes Hamilton program which provides access to low-interest loans for home improvements