Is Canada on course to meet our clean electricity goals by 2035? – The Star
May 6, 2024
Amid domestic and international calls for Canada to reach 100 per cent affordable, reliable, clean electricity by 2035, it’s a good time to assess if we’re on course to meet our goals.
Canada’s electricity system is about to embark on a journey of transformative change. Amid domestic and international calls for Canada to reach 100 per cent affordable, reliable, clean electricity by 2035, it’s a good time to assess if we’re on course to meet our goals.
Modelling studies agree that Canada will need to double or even triple our electricity system in the coming decades. Those studies also agree that the vast majority of new growth in electricity capacity will come from what are now the cheapest forms of electricity in history: wind and solar.
Globally, wind and solar have contributed more than 75 per cent of new electricity capacity over the past three years. In 2024, wind, solar and energy storage are projected to make up more than two-thirds of new electricity capacity here in Canada. The trend is undeniable at home and around the world, even as the fossil fuel lobby spends millions fighting clean electricity policies.
