Canada’s clean energy transition: Provincial road maps

The Canadian Climate Institute advocates for 'electric federalism,' where provinces lead energy transitions with federal funding and guardrails. It argues that while Canada has a strong non-emitting electricity base, meeting emission goals requires doubling or tripling grid capacity. The author contends that provincial governments lack aligned climate and energy policies, creating uncertainty for utilities. To resolve this, the document suggests the federal government adopt the Electricity Advisory Council's recommendation to replace strict 2035 net zero electricity deadlines with a single requirement: the creation of energy road maps targeting net zero domestic energy by 2050 with five-year milestones.

• Canada currently possesses a clean energy advantage with 80 per cent of its electricity being non-emitting, but meeting future emission goals will necessitate expanding grid capacity by two to three times.
• There is a systemic misalignment between provincial climate goals and energy policies, which complicates long-term planning for regulators and energy utilities regarding the 2050 energy mix.
• Several provinces are in varying stages of developing energy road maps: Manitoba and New Brunswick have committed to them, British Columbia has the beginnings of one, and Ontario has released the 'Powering Ontario’s Growth' plan.
• The Electricity Advisory Council has recommended that the federal government replace the proposed 2035 net zero electricity deadline for Investment Tax Credits with a requirement for provinces to develop road maps targeting net zero domestic energy by 2050 with five-year milestones.

APA

Canadian Climate Institute (2024). Canada’s clean energy transition: Provincial road maps. https://climateinstitute.ca/canada-clean-energy-transition-provincial-road-maps/

Chicago

Canadian Climate Institute. Canada’s clean energy transition: Provincial road maps. 2024. https://climateinstitute.ca/canada-clean-energy-transition-provincial-road-maps/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Canadian Climate Institute |title=Canada’s clean energy transition: Provincial road maps |date=11 July 2024 |url=https://climateinstitute.ca/canada-clean-energy-transition-provincial-road-maps/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{canadianclimateinstitute2024canadas, author = {{Canadian Climate Institute}}, title = {{Canada’s clean energy transition: Provincial road maps}}, publisher = {Canadian Climate Institute}, year = {2024}, month = jul, url = {https://climateinstitute.ca/canada-clean-energy-transition-provincial-road-maps/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }