Project Approach
The project will include scientific reviews of energy production and distribution opportunities available to Canada, taking into account economic, social, and environmental concerns. It will identify...
View ArticleOur Primary Goals
To identify energy strategies for Canada to be implemented between now and 2050 that would: Reduce Canada’s emissions of greenhouse gases from all aspects of the energy sector with the target of 80...
View ArticleCutting Greenhouse Gases
Cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 80% by 2050 is one of the most significant challenges Canada will ever take on. Fossil fuel production and consumption account for 82% of Canada’s greenhouse gas...
View ArticleCanada’s Energy Future
Imagine a future with a cleaner environment, a future in which Canada is seen as a leader in innovative clean-energy solutions. Continued use of fossil fuels as our primary energy source and the...
View ArticleCanada’s Energy Future French
L’avenir énergétique au Canada Imaginez un avenir dans lequel notre environnement est plus sain, un avenir dans lequel le Canada serait considéré comme un chef de file en solutions innovatrices en...
View ArticleNREL renewable electricity study holds good news for Canada
Canada and the United States share a continent that is blessed with renewable energy potential in the form of sun and wind, biomass and geothermal, waves and rivers. The National Renewable Energy...
View ArticleThe urgency to build Keystone
The push to build the Keystone XL pipeline may be less about a pending decision in the United States, and more about mounting fears that the opportunity to fully develop the Alberta oil sands could...
View ArticleLow-carbon energy choices go back to underlying values
The conversation about low-carbon energy futures will only deliver effective solutions if there is a full understanding and discussion of the costs, benefits and trade-offs behind various options for...
View ArticleGoing to the root of the problem
When you set out to solve a big, complex problem, it is essential to put your effort and resources where they will generate the best results. Based on my experience as a member of the Global Studies...
View ArticleFinding solutions in a sandbox: The role of universities
Overcoming obstacles that lie on the road to a sustainable, low-carbon future is not child’s play. Yet there’s inspiration to be found in a favourite childhood gathering place. Visualize a giant...
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Canadian Oil and Gas Sector
In developing low carbon scenarios for Canada, it is important to understand the role of the oil and gas sector as a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. The Canadian Energy Systems Simulator...
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Explaining Canadian oil and gas: From where do emissions come? Where are they...
It could be said that in 2013 Canada was defined by its oil and gas sector. In a year highlighted by climate change activism, infrastructure and pipelines, economic growth, interprovincial relations...
View ArticleNREL renewable electricity study holds good news for Canada
By Trieu Mai Canada and the United States share a continent that is blessed with renewable energy potential in the form of sun and wind, biomass and geothermal, waves and rivers. The National Renewable...
View ArticleThe urgency to build Keystone
By Mitchell Beer The push to build the Keystone XL pipeline may be less about a pending decision in the United States, and more about mounting fears that the opportunity to fully develop the Alberta...
View ArticleLow-carbon energy choices go back to underlying values
By David Layzell The conversation about low-carbon energy futures will only deliver effective solutions if there is a full understanding and discussion of the costs, benefits and trade-offs behind...
View ArticleTwo signs of hope as fossil fuels enter their twilight
By Mitchell Beer In this hour-long interview with TV host Charlie Rose, legendary money manager and investment analyst Jeremy Grantham cites the decline in fertility rates and the rise of renewable...
View ArticleGoing to the root of the problem
By Oskar Sigvaldason When you set out to solve a big, complex problem, it is essential to put your effort and resources where they will generate the best results. Based on my experience as a member of...
View ArticleFinding solutions in a sandbox: The role of universities
By John Robinson Overcoming obstacles that lie on the road to a sustainable, low-carbon future is not child’s play. Yet there’s inspiration to be found in a favourite childhood gathering place....
View ArticleTrottier inventory points to inevitable low-carbon transition
By Bill McKibben After reading the Trottier Project’s Inventory of Low-Carbon Energy for Canada, what I find most striking about the results is how utterly unremarkable they are. The findings on...
View ArticleThe reconfigured grid in a low-carbon energy future
By Ralph Torrie The Trottier Energy Futures Project’s Inventory of Low-Carbon Energy for Canada shows that our supplies of sustainable, low-carbon energy will be more than enough to meet our needs...
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