Canada needs a roadmap to show how to get to net zero by 2050

Unlike Canada, the rest of the world isn’t content with the status quo—governments and the private sector everywhere are taking greater action on climate change and setting increasingly ambitious commitments for carbon emission reductions.

Governments use Canada Energy Regulator's scenarios to make decisions about public policy. Their analysis is critical, writes Dale Marshall. Strangely, the CER's Energy Futures report does not estimate carbon emissions for Canada for any of its scenarios. It is a shocking omission when climate change should be the major consideration in any decisions regarding energy developmentPhotograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY DALE MARSHALL

December 8, 2021

Imagine trying to find an exciting new restaurant in town when there is literally no information about its location: no roadmap, not found on Google maps, and everyone you ask gives you vague and conflicting—sometimes outright wrong—information about how to get there. That’s Canada’s current...

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