Développer l’électricité propre

The document identifies a critical gap between current electricity planning and the capacity needed for net-zero goals, proposing five catalysts—including regulatory reform and private investment—to accelerate the transition in Canada.

• Canada needs to at least double its non-emitting electricity production by 2050 to support net-zero goals, with demand driven primarily by buildings (at least 50%), transport (one third), and industry (10% to 15%).
• There is a significant discrepancy between current utility plans and net-zero trajectories; while trajectories suggest a need for 12% to 25% more energy by 2030, most current plans fall short of these figures.
• Three primary obstacles hinder clean electricity development: demand forecasting and system planning that ignore net-zero targets, a regulatory environment that does not mandate carbon neutrality, and the high financial cost of rapid infrastructure expansion which may impact electricity affordability.
• The report proposes that provincial governments integrate net-zero objectives into the mandates of regulators and utilities, shifting their focus from solely providing low-cost, reliable power to prioritizing emission reductions.
• To address funding gaps and high debt levels among some utilities, the report advocates for innovative public-private-Indigenous financing initiatives to attract long-term private capital and share risks.
• Indigenous communities are already key players in Canada's clean energy sector, with Inuit, Métis, or First Nations entities as partners or beneficiaries of nearly 20% of Canadian electricity production infrastructure.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (2022). Développer l’électricité propre. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2022-07/scaling-up-clean-electricity-fr.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. Développer l’électricité propre. 2022. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2022-07/scaling-up-clean-electricity-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopment2022dvelopper, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{Développer l’électricité propre}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2022}, month = may, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2022-07/scaling-up-clean-electricity-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }