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Flip the Switch
It’s Canada’s time to shine
Connie Vitello
is Editor of
Environment
Journal.
ENERGY IS SO INTEGRATED into our lives that it’s almost invisible. We use it for lighting,
heating, cooling, and powering countless devices without often considering its origin or
the e昀昀ort required to produce and distribute it. Our smart phones wouldn’t be so smart
without power.
Canadians are fortunate that our energy market and our abundant resources can support
our habits—and that we are able to do so in an environmentally responsible way. We
already have one of the cleanest grids in the world; it’s about 80 per cent non-emitting,
according to the Energy Transitions Commission.
However, we have some work to do to meet the federal government's commitment for a
net-zero electricity system by 2050: replace the polluting 20 per cent with clean generation.
We have all the right resources, and now the
right governance, to be a leader in the global
energy transition. Canadian Prime Minister
Mark Carney is an experienced economist and
environmental advocate and his new cabinet
includes ground breakers ready to green light
renewables: Julie Dabrusin is the minister
of environment and climate change and Tim
Hodgson is the energy and natural resources
minister.
POWERING CANADA’S
PATH TO NET-ZERO
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