Reversing the trend for Canadian energy

Canada is now firmly in the middle of the pack in the shift to renewable energy; having squandered an early lead, can we make up the distance?

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is pictured in the West Block on Feb. 9. While Natural Resources Canada rightly highlights the downward trend in our greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy consumed, a different pattern emerges when we look at energy use per capita, writes Warren Mabee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY WARREN MABEE

March 2, 2022

Canada’s energy sector has gone through substantive change over the past decade, but progress towards two important goals—sustainable energy solutions and greater energy efficiency—remains elusive.

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