Community greenhouse gas emissions vs 2007
Public, not open-licensedArea: City of Victoria Inventory year 2023 · Where this covers
−31% since 2007 (City target −50% by 2030)
For context
City target adopted: −50% by 2030 compared with 2007
Source: City of Victoria, Inventory year 2023 · Full source
What it measures
How much lower greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, transport and waste in the City are than in 2007, next to the target the City adopted.
Why it matters
The City has adopted an emissions target; this shows reported progress toward it.
Over time
Reading this page
The target is the City's own adopted target and is shown as published. No “better” or “worse” label is given because only one inventory year is read here. The City reports that, as of 2023, community emissions were 31% below 2007. Its adopted target is a 50% cut by 2030. The rules.
Source
- Period
- Inventory year 2023
- Licence
- Public data, not under an open licence. Used with attribution. Agency’s terms of use
- Updated by agency
- Every two years (progress report); latest release not stated
- Retrieved
- Nov 11, 2026, 1:23 AM B.C. time
Source: City of Victoria, Greenhouse Gases (Climate Action). Public document, used with attribution; not endorsed by the publisher.
Text checked in the agency’s document
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committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent by 2030, compared to 2007 levels
As of 2023, emissions have dropped by 31 per cent from 2007
Show the numbers as a table
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | -31% |
Keep in mind
- Read from the City's climate action web page. Inventory methods are described in the City's Climate Leadership Plan progress reports, published every two years.
- Community emissions include buildings, transportation and waste in the City, not only the City's own operations.
Where this covers
Area: City of Victoria
The City of Victoria municipality only, all neighbourhoods.
Included
- All City of Victoria neighbourhoods, including Downtown, James Bay, Fairfield, Fernwood, Oaklands, Hillside/Quadra, North Park, Burnside, Victoria West, Rockland, Jubilee and Gonzales
Not included
- Saanich, Oak Bay, Esquimalt, Langford and every other municipality in the region
Official definition
How the agency describes it: City of Victoria (community-wide emissions).
Connected to: Households and businesses (buildings, transport, waste), Municipal, Provincial and federal climate policy. This is a label, not a judgement.