Here’s a question. Should major industrial energy users use less energy? Industry is the second-largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Ontario. Electricity generation is number three. Transportation, all those cars and trucks, is the biggest source category. Bear in mind that “industry” is a pretty wide-ranging term. The numerous firms operating in...
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Nuclear power and hybrid vehicles in Ontario: McGuinty’s Kyoto opportunity, part I (continued)
My first post in this series (May 25) showed how a nuclear power expansion in Ontario would propel us to full Kyoto compliance in the electricity generation sector. The provincial government can accomplish this within the time it takes to refurbish and replace the laid-up reactors in the provincial fleet. I talked about how...
Nuclear power and hybrid vehicles: McGuinty’s Kyoto opportunity, part I
Ontario is on the verge of becoming the very first North American jurisdiction to take a giant step to full Kyoto compliance. Some time soon, energy minister Dwight Duncan will announce the provincial government’s plans for adding refurbished or new nuclear capacity to Ontario’s system. Even if Duncan limits his focus to just the...
Harper and Kyoto: emissions trading in Canada?
In my May 19 post I harped on about the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) in Europe. What does that have to do with Canada? The ETS covers companies roughly similar to what we in Canada call the Large Final Emitters (LFEs). With much prodding from activist Environment ministers in the former Liberal government, federal...
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