Big growth in wind and solar in 2022, but much more needed to hit feds’ climate goals, say renewable energy advocates

The Canadian Renewable Energy Association argues that a growth rate of five gigawatts of new wind and solar energy annually is needed for Canada to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured. Clean Energy Canada argues that achieving net zero by 2050 will require Canada to roughly double its electricity capacity to meet the demand. To reach net-zero, wind and solar capacity would likely need to make up between 34 per cent and 72 per cent of installed electricity by 2050.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

March 6, 2023

An impressive upward growth rate seen in Canada’s wind and solar sectors last year still needs to more than double in the near future if Ottawa is serious about reaching its net-zero emissions goal by mid-century, according to renewable energy experts.

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