Goal 13 · Planet
Climate action
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
- Canada’s rating
- Major
- Moderately improving
- Canada’s goal score
- 44.6/ 100
- +5.1 points since 2015; 7th in the G7
- G7 countries improving
- 2 of 7
- None decreasing
- G7 achieved or with challenges remaining
- 0 of 7
- 1 significant, 6 major challenges
How the G7 compare
Goal 13 score, 2005–2025
Score out of 100 on the globally comparable indicators. Canada is the thick line. Dashed: OECD and all-country averages.
Indicator by indicator
The goal colour is driven by each country’s two worst indicators, so read the whole row before judging a country.
Goal 13 indicators for the G7
Latest value, with the rating colour and trend arrow. Hover a cell for the year of the data. ◆ marks indicators about effects on other countries (spillovers); † marks OECD dashboard indicators that are not in the SDG Index score.
| Indicator | Green threshold | Canada | France | Germany | Italy | Japan | United Kingdom | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ emissions from fossil fuel combustion and cement production (tCO₂/capita) | 2 | 13.5 | 3.97 | 6.76 | 5.08 | 7.75 | 4.54 | 14.2 |
| GHG emissions embodied in imports (tCO₂equiv/capita) ◆ | 1 | 6.45 | 5.16 | 7.35 | 4.42 | 4.07 | 4.99 | 5.53 |
| CO₂ emissions embodied in fossil fuel exports (tonnes/capita) | 0.5 | 25.7 | 0.001 | 0.167 | 0.076 | 0 | 2.12 | 2.43 |
| The Net Effective Carbon Rate (EUR/tCO₂equiv) † | 60 | 42.2 | 47.1 | 93.4 | 111 | 5.75 | 35.2 | – |
Explore one indicator over time
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuel combustion and cement production (tCO₂/capita)
Emissions from the combustion and oxidation of fossil fuels and from cement production. The indicator excludes emissions from fuels used for international aviation and maritime transport.
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The rest of the world
Goal 13 score around the world, 2025
Goal score out of 100 (globally comparable indicators). G7 countries are outlined.
G7 countries are outlined; Canada has the thickest outline.
Workshop questions
Which G7 country has the highest Goal 13 score, and which has the lowest? Do their dashboard colours tell the same story as their scores?
Show a hint
Colours come from each country’s two worst indicators, while the score is the average of all indicators in the index.
Canada scores poorly on CO₂ embodied in fossil fuel exports. Should exporters be held responsible for emissions released when their fuels are burned abroad?
Use the trend lab: at Canada’s recent rate of change, when would per-capita CO₂ reach the green threshold?
For Canada, find the oldest data point among this goal’s indicators. How might an old value change the colour or arrow you see?
Pick one indicator where Canada is stagnating. Use the Trend lab to calculate the annual change needed to reach the green threshold by 2030, and compare it with Canada’s pace since 2015.