L’électrification comme avantage du Canada dans la course vers la carboneutralité : cinq catalyseurs pour accélérer l’électrification des entreprises

The document outlines a strategic framework for Canada to accelerate business electrification to reach net-zero by 2050. It identifies key barriers, such as the 'chicken-and-egg' dilemma between electricity supply and demand, and proposes five catalysts: short-term corporate action plans, integrating net-zero into utility mandates, aligning utility planning with net-zero trajectories, establishing clear performance standards and carbon pricing, and attracting private investment through innovative partnerships.

• Canada's electricity system is largely decarbonized, with over 80% being non-emitting, which provides an early advantage for scaling electrification in other fossil-fuel-dominated sectors.
• Achieving net-zero by 2050 will require a massive increase in electricity's role in the energy system, potentially doubling or tripling the share of global energy demand met by electricity in Canada over the next 30 years.
• There is a significant gap between current utility projections and the requirements for net-zero; while Canadian utilities collectively plan a 40% increase in electricity supply by 2050, net-zero trajectories require growth between 65% and 115%.
• Business electrification is hindered by three cross-sectoral obstacles: a 'chicken-and-egg' dilemma regarding whether demand or supply should come first, uncertainty over long-term policy signals (such as carbon pricing), and a tendency for policy and investment to favor 'risky bets' over 'sure bets' like electrification.
• The report proposes five catalysts to accelerate electrification: creating short-term corporate plans, integrating net-zero into the mandates of regulators and utilities, aligning utility growth with net-zero trajectories, establishing clear performance standards and carbon pricing, and attracting private investment through public-private-Indigenous initiatives.
• Indigenous leadership and ownership are essential for the energy transition, as net-zero projects are often located on Indigenous territories and impact Indigenous rights and titles.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (2022). L’électrification comme avantage du Canada dans la course vers la carboneutralité : cinq catalyseurs pour accélérer l’électrification des entreprises. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2022-05/canada-electrification-advantage-net-zero-fr.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. L’électrification comme avantage du Canada dans la course vers la carboneutralité : cinq catalyseurs pour accélérer l’électrification des entreprises. 2022. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2022-05/canada-electrification-advantage-net-zero-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopment2022llectrification, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{L’électrification comme avantage du Canada dans la course vers la carboneutralité : cinq catalyseurs pour accélérer l’électrification des entreprises}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2022}, month = may, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2022-05/canada-electrification-advantage-net-zero-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }