Energy Reports

There is a buzz around hydrogen. It comes in many iterations—geological, low-carbon, and conventional…

Canada has urgent and challenging energy choices to make. We will need to rapidly scale power generation to service the needs of a growing economy, while simultaneously reducing net-carbon emissions to zero by 2050 to meet our climate targets. Given the current technological outlook, there is no single energy source that can meet those competing […]

Transportation is Canada’s second-highest emitting sector, after oil and gas, and most vehicle emissions come from passenger cars.

Joanna Osawe is the Founder, President and CEO of Women in Renewable Energy (WiRE). WiRE is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to advance the role and recognition of women and other under-represented groups working in the energy sector.

Nuclear’s winter is over. It’s hard to imagine five years ago thousands of people would have trekked to Ottawa to talk nuclear. But a decarbonizing drive and a global pledge to triple nuclear energy by 2050 at COP28 has given the low-carbon source plenty of momentum.

The federal government’s latest Clean Electricity Regulations update shows it’s softening its position on sharply cutting emissions from natural gas-fired power plants by 2035.

Cleantech is in correction mode. Last year’s CleanTech Forum, in Palm Springs, was brimming with measured optimism, although there were whispers of some impending corporate failures wafting down the halls.

Population and economic growth spell a demand for much more energy. Climate pressures spell an imperative for a different mix. And new technologies mean new opportunities for both.

Today, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault released proposed Clean Electricity Regulations that would require electricity production in Canada to achieve net-zero emissions by 2035.

The province is doubling down on its nuclear power prowess, keeping natural gas in play and eyeing more hydro even as it plugs in more solar and wind into the grid.

Ontario faces a $450-billion investment bill by 2050 to meet surging demand and emerge as a green-grid hub that’s attractive to industries looking to cut or eliminate their emissions.

Natural gas currently presents one of Canada’s biggest climate choices.