The 261-page report released Thursday is a comprehensive summary of Canada’s energy policies since the IEA’s last in-depth review from 2015. It spells out which sources of energy Canada uses and produces and makes a series of recommendations relating to oil and gas production, energy efficiency, nuclear power, and more. Last month, the Canada Energy Regulator confirmed in a letter to Wilkinson that it would model energy forecasts consistent with net-zero by 2050 going forward, as requested by the minister. Emissions intensity (relating to the extraction and production of oil gas) have fallen 32 per cent since 1990, the study notes. “It was missing the 1.5 C alignment completely.” Greenpeace Canada senior energy strategist Keith Stewart also took issue with the IEA not measuring Canada’s policies against its own net-zero pathway.

Source: CBC News January 14, 2022 19:25 UTC