Feds’ Plan to Decarbonize Canada’s Electricity Grid by 2035 ‘Not Feasible’: Think Tank

The federal government’s plan to make Canada’s electricity generation carbon-free by 2035 is “impractical and highly unlikely” to succeed, the Fraser Institute says, noting that physical, infrastructure, financial, and regulatory realities make the plan “not feasible.” A new study by the think tank says Ottawa faces a “significant challenge” to its goal of 100 percent decarbonizing the electricity grid in another 10 years alongside its broader aim of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This transition requires eliminating the remaining use of fossil fuel sources as well as expanding capacity to meet growing demands from electric vehicle adoption, population growth, and industrial electrification, the report from the study indicated....