Phasing Out Coal in Ontario

The document details Ontario's transition away from coal-fired power, highlighting the role of civil society and health-based arguments in driving the policy. It provides a timeline from the 1997 establishment of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance to the final conversion of the Thunder Bay plant to biomass in 2014, while noting initial opposition based on energy costs and job losses.

• Ontario's coal phase-out occurred over a period from 1997 to 2014, involving the closure or conversion of several stations including Nanticoke, Lakeview, Lambton, Atikokan, and the final plant in Thunder Bay.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (n.d.). Phasing Out Coal in Ontario. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/iisd-phasing-out-coal.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. Phasing Out Coal in Ontario. n.d. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/iisd-phasing-out-coal.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopmentndphasing, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{Phasing Out Coal in Ontario}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/iisd-phasing-out-coal.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }