There is no net zero without nuclear energy

To achieve our goals and preserve our climate for future generations, we can’t afford to ignore any clean energy solution.

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks at a press conference in West Block on June 15. Investing in nuclear should be the natural choice in achieving our 2035 and 2050 goals, writes Heather Chalmers.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY HEATHER CHALMERS

October 4, 2023

The urgent reality of climate change is especially acute in Canada. Despite our major environmental ambitions, which include a net-zero electricity grid by 2035 and net-zero emissions by 2050, our climate is warming at twice the rate of the global average.

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