Canada Can Go 100% Renewable
Not only can Canada go 100% renewable, it would create more jobs and be better for energy security than investing in oil and gas development. We already have solutions for when the sun does not shine or the wind doesn’t blow such as interconnecting grids, diversified renewables, energy storage, and energy efficiency.
Oil and gas corporations, and their friends in the U.S. Administration, have been lying to the public about climate change, and have been trying to delay renewables like wind power by spreading misinformation about them, and now we’re paying the price. Air pollution from fossil fuels kills 5 million people each year globally.
Severe storms like Hurricane Fiona, and wildfires like the Jasper wildfire and those in NL have been made many times more likely and more severe because of climate change.
And renewable energy is popular: 67% of Canadians prefer renewables and clean energy to oil and gas development. 72% of Albertans wish to maintain or increase federal climate action and action to transition the country to clean energy.
It also doesn’t make sense for our Federal and Provincial governments to continue pursuing oil and gas development in a world rapidly shifting to renewable energy: Global demand for oil and gas is set to peak this decade and then decline, and there are enough projects already underway to meet that demand.
So instead of setting in motion future climate impacts like more extreme storms, wildfires, and floods, let’s invest now in renewable energy solutions. Let’s help communities and workers access better jobs and cheaper energy.