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What role will clean and renewable energy play in Canada’s goal to be a carbon neutral nation by the year 2050? A panel of experts discussed that question, along with strategies to accelerate the energy transformation, during a webcast hosted by The Globe and Mail on February 23.
The panel included Ken Hartwick, president and CEO of Ontario Power Generation (OPG) in Toronto; Mike Andrade, CEO of Toronto-based Morgan Solar Inc.; Binnu Jeyakumar, director of clean energy with Pembina Institute in Calgary; and Judith Sayers, president of Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council in Port Alberni, B.C. Emma Graney, energy reporter with The Globe and Mail in Calgary moderated the discussion.
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The panel shared perspectives on the future of clean and renewable energy in Canada, covering points including:
- Investments, policies and incentives required to increase the speed of clean and renewable energy expansion;
- How Canada will meet increasing demand for electricity in the era of electric vehicles;
- The need for more infrastructure such as transmission lines in Indigenous communities to support energy sovereignty and the development of new projects;
- Strategies to support the transition of communities and jobs to the clean economy;
- The future of nuclear energy, including SMRs (small modular reactors) in northern Canadian communities and for grid-scale generation.
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The Globe and Mail presented the event, called Clean and Renewable: The path to sustainable energy growth, with support from Ontario Power Generation (OPG).