Ottawa Unveils Plan to Regulate the Expansion of Clean Electricity as Part of Plan to Hit Zero Emissions by 2050

Ottawa has released their plan to expand the supply of clean electricity in Canada, as part of their plans to hit net-zero emissions by 2050.

It includes new Clean Electricity Regulations, which aim to achieve net-zero in the electricity sector by 2035, and eliminate coal by 2030.

As it stands, electricity accounts for just 9 percent of Canada’s total emissions, with 84 percent coming from clean energy sources.

According to Environment Canada, the new regulations will reduce emissions by the equivalent of 342 megatonnes of carbon dioxide by 2050.

But, in order to meet those needs, the country will need to more than double their current electricity production over that time.

According to Ottawa, an estimated $400 billion in investments will be needed over the next quarter century to achieve their goals.

Under the plan, natural gas providers can continue to generate power past 2035, if they keep carbon emissions under 30 tonnes per gigawatt hour annually.

Residents have until November 2nd to view the draft, linked at here, and provide any feedback to the Ministry.