To accelerate a transition to low-emissions electricity, Canada should look to governance innovation

Governance innovation and community involvement are often overlooked as methods to bring together different actors to provide both social acceptance and investment in electricity infrastructure.

Staying on track or even accelerating a low-carbon energy transition requires overcoming simultaneous economic, technological, and social challenges, writes Christina Hoicka. Unsplash photograph by Diz Play

Opinion

BY CHRISTINA HOICKA

February 28, 2024

Decarbonizing sectors like transportation and heating by converting from fossil fuels to electricity is an important strategy to achieve Canada’s 2030 and 2050 climate change commitments. This requires doubling or tripling Canada’s 150 gigawatts of installed capacity of ...

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