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

Feds’ Plan to Decarbonize Canada’s Electricity Grid by 2035 ‘Not Feasible’: Think Tank
The West Pubnico Point Wind Farm is seen in Lower West Pubnico, N.S., on Aug. 9, 2021. The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan
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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.