Canada should spread its bets in transition to net zero

If Canada can get comfortable with the inevitable uncertainty ahead, it doesn’t need consensus on exactly what net zero looks like.

Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson oversees the feds' climate file. To get to net zero, Canadian governments will need distinct policies to drive both safe bets and the potential of wildcards.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KATHY BARDSWICK AND MARTHA HALL FINDLAY

March 1, 2021

Uncertainty can be paralyzing. And, when the stakes are high, doubly so. Ask five people how Canada should get to net-zero emissions by 2050, and you may get six answers. There is no shortage of ideas: electrification, carbon cap...

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