VICTORIA — Evan Pivnick, clear power program supervisor at Clear Power Canada, made the next assertion in response to the brand new dialogue paper on the federal authorities’s Clear Electrical energy Rules:
“The brand new path the federal authorities is proposing for the Clear Electrical energy Regulation in immediately’s dialogue paper makes vital adjustments to how the coverage can be designed, providing extra flexibility for provinces, trade, and utilities.
“It suggests an annual cap on emissions, versus the beforehand proposed emission depth restrict, and would permit emissions to be pooled between items owned by the identical entity. These adjustments mirror the federal authorities’s commendable efforts to work constructively with stakeholders and discover inventive options that accommodate Canada’s numerous electrical energy methods.
“Flexibility is essential in guaranteeing an efficient and sturdy regulation. However flexibility must be balanced with the required stringency, and extra particulars on the brand new proposal are wanted to find out if the previous compromises the latter.
“To be efficient, the laws should assist set up a transparent path to decarbonization for the electrical energy sector. Trade requires certainty to be able to make needed investments in new clear energy era. To that finish, it’s additionally very important that the laws discourage any additional funding in new, unabated gas-fired energy, in order to not lock in future emissions and threat creating stranded property. Whereas pure gasoline will proceed to play a job on our grid, it should more and more change into a useful resource of final resort.
“Already, the proposed Clear Electrical energy Rules have had an influence by encouraging provinces to think about power pathways that align with net-zero electrical energy sector emissions by 2035. Certainly, a variety of provinces explicitly cite the 2035 goal or the laws of their power methods. To maximise certainty, speed up clear investments, and lock within the constructive impact this proposed coverage is already having, we urge the federal government to finalize the laws as rapidly as doable.
“In spite of everything, electrical energy is the cornerstone of the nation’s power transition, underpinning affordability and future financial prosperity alongside our allies and buying and selling companions. It’s very important we transfer now.”
RESOURCES
Report | A Renewables Powerhouse
Submission | Clear Electrical energy Rules Canadian Gazette, Half 1
Op-ed | The sensible method to Canada’s proposed Clear Electrical energy Rules