Research
Highlights
- Fuel switching to low-carbon electricity (i.e., electrification) is a key action for achieving Canada’s climate mitigation targets.
- Canadian provinces and territories are at various stages with respect to climate change mitigation planning in general, and electrification efforts in particular.
- “Scaling-up” leading provincial electrification policies to a national level would reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions by 34 Mt CO2e in 2030—closing 15% of the gap to Canada’s 2030 emissions target of 30% below 2005 levels.
Clean Energy Canada was interested in understanding the potential impact of national electrification efforts. In particular, what outcomes may be expected if leading provincial practices are applied across the country? This project seeks to answer this question using CIMS, a technologically-detailed energy-economy model of Canada. To start, Clean Energy Canada identified seven leading electrification policies that have been implemented or are proposed by provinces in Canada. Navius then estimated the greenhouse gas impact of these policies if they were applied nationally across all of Canada.
This figure shows the greenhouse gas abatement achievable by scaling up leading provincial electrification policies to a national level.
Download the two-page research brief or the full technical report.
This study was commissioned and funded by Clean Energy Canada. You can view their briefing report here.
To learn more about this research, please contact Noel Melton.
Other Research
2023
Bitumen Beyond Combustion in a Net Zero Alberta
Potential of hydrogen to help decarbonize the Yukon
Modeling emissions reductions pathways in the Northwest Territories
Analyzing Net Zero Pathways for Canada
The value of interprovincial transmission for a net-zero future
Modeling Energy Transition Scenarios for Canada
What does achieving net zero mean for clean energy jobs in Canada?
What does a low-carbon fuel standard contribute to a policy mix?
2022
Damage Control: Reducing the costs of climate impacts in Canada
Animal-sourced food consumption and Canada’s emissions targets
Simulating Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan
Potential of small modular reactors in hard-to-decarbonize industries
Hitting Canada’s climate targets with biogas & RNG
Under Water: The costs of climate change for Canada’s infrastructure
2021
Informing a strategy for reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions in British Columbia
The role of carbon capture and storage in Canada’s net zero future
Canada’s clean energy economy to 2030
Canada’s Clean Fuel Regulations explanation and insights
Towards Canada’s fair share: New modeling and analysis on achieving a stronger climate target
Assessing the impacts of the Conservative Plan to Combat Climate Change
2020
2019
Meeting Canada’s climate mitigation commitments under the Paris Agreement
Quantifying Canada’s clean energy economy
California and Québec’s ZEV mandates description
Reversing carbon leakage in the Canadian aluminum sector
Supporting the development of CleanBC
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Review of British Columbia’s RLCFRR energy effectiveness ratios
Refining margins and fuel policy in British Columbia
Analysis of the proposed Canadian Clean Fuel Standard
Electrification best practices in Canada
A review of ECCC’s method for estimating upstream GHGs
Refining margins in British Columbia
Greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the Energy East pipeline project
The Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirement Regulation
How do industrial GHG reduction efforts affect demand for skilled labour?
Is British Columbia’s carbon tax good for household income?
How resilient are the Canadian oil sands to carbon constraints?