It’s not too late for Canada to take the lead

We need to quantify the thermal energy produced from the ground by a heat pump as renewable energy. Widespread adoption of this zero-carbon technology would produce more renewable energy than all the hydro dams, wind turbines, and solar panels currently operating in Canada.

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. A prerequisite to Canada’s plan to electrify our economy is the need to standardize all energy nomenclature to allow accurate comparisons to be made between various options, writes Bill Eggertson.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BILL EGGERTSON

August 14, 2023

Canada is committed to electrifying our economy as part of a strategy to reduce our combustion of fossil fuels, and to slow the emission of climate-impacting greenhouse gases.

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