Clean electricity is Canada’s natural advantage

The document asserts that global trends in China, the EU, and India demonstrate that decarbonization is now aligned with basic economics. It argues that Canada must overcome its fragmented energy grid to leverage its 'dispatchable clean power' and attract investments in industry, buildings, transportation, and AI, warning that failing to modernize its electricity system will result in a loss of competitive advantage.

• Global momentum toward decarbonization is evidenced by India introducing a national carbon trading system next year and having already met its target for non-fossil fuel electricity five years early.
• The European Union is on track to meet its 2030 target of a 55 per cent emissions reduction and is working toward a 2040 target of 90 per cent below 1990 levels, with solar power becoming the top electricity source on the continent in June.
• China is driving global clean energy trends through the expansion of the world's largest carbon market to include aluminum, cement, and steel, as well as rapid transport electrification where approximately 50 per cent of new cars sold last year were plug-ins.
• Canada's primary obstacle to becoming a global player in the energy transition is the lack of a single national energy grid, consisting instead of many disconnected ones.
• Although 80 per cent of Canada's electricity is currently emissions-free, the country must rapidly increase clean power capacity to support the decarbonization of transportation, buildings, and industry, as well as the growth of artificial intelligence.

APA

Canadian Climate Institute (2025). Clean electricity is Canada’s natural advantage. https://climateinstitute.ca/clean-electricity-is-canadas-natural-advantage/

Chicago

Canadian Climate Institute. Clean electricity is Canada’s natural advantage. 2025. https://climateinstitute.ca/clean-electricity-is-canadas-natural-advantage/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Canadian Climate Institute |title=Clean electricity is Canada’s natural advantage |date=7 August 2025 |url=https://climateinstitute.ca/clean-electricity-is-canadas-natural-advantage/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{canadianclimateinstitute2025clean, author = {{Canadian Climate Institute}}, title = {{Clean electricity is Canada’s natural advantage}}, publisher = {Canadian Climate Institute}, year = {2025}, month = aug, url = {https://climateinstitute.ca/clean-electricity-is-canadas-natural-advantage/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }