Alberta\u0027s premier has launched an ad campaign urging Canadians to protest Ottawa’s plan to cut emissions from our electricity sector to net zero by 2035.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has launched an $8-million national ad campaign urging Canadians to protest Ottawa’s plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions from Canada’s electricity sector to net zero by 2035, saying it will lead to skyrocketing energy costs and blackouts.The rest of Canada should listen, especially provinces such as Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, which would be particularly hard hit, along with Alberta.
That threw thousands of Ontario households into energy poverty and contributed to the loss of hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs because of rising electricity costs.Two auditors’ general reports concluded the province overpaid for intermittent wind and solar power by billions of dollars, beyond what its own experts said was necessary to achieve its environmental goals.
Last year, Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator warned that meeting a 2030 net zero target called for by some municipalities would cause blackouts, cost $27 billion and increase already heavily subsidized electricity bills, by $100 monthly. Last month, Alberta’s Independent Electricity System Operator said making the conversion by 2035 in Alberta would cause blackouts and increase wholesale electricity costs by $118 billion compared to doing it by 2050.Canada’s electricity sector, operated by the provinces, is already 82% emissions free primarily because of its reliance on hydro and nuclear power.
Between 2005 and 2021, electricity emissions dropped from 117.6 million tonnes to 51.7 million tonnes annually, a 56% reduction, the largest rate of decrease in the seven major sectors of the economy that produce energy-related emissions.Alberta rightly argues a sensible target for the feds is to reduce electricity emissions to net zero by 2050 — the target for the rest of our economy.
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