The Government of Canada is leading by example by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to transition to net-zero emissions and climate-resilient operations.
Under the Greening Government Strategy, led by the Centre for Greening Government, the Honourable Shafqat Ali, President of the Treasury Board of Canada, announced today that emissions from Government of Canada real property operations and conventional fleets are down by 42.5% as of March 31, 2025, compared to the government's 2005-06 baseline-surpassing its 40% reduction target for 2025.
Minister Ali also announced the approval of 25 new projects funded through the Greening Government Fund for projects aimed at reducing emissions from government operations. These projects range from testing new low carbon fuel options for ships and military equipment, to reusing and recycling textiles such as uniforms to reduce emissions from new textiles and landfills and installing heat pumps that use waste energy from scientific equipment to heat a building.
Since 2019, the Greening Government Fund has provided more than $80 million to help over 130 projects that aim to lower emissions from government operations.
These new projects will help accelerate the greening of government operations to meet the Government of Canada's target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
