Canadian Energy Issues – Page 112 – Where energy converges with environment in Canada and the rest of the world

by Stephen E. Aplin • October 3, 2006 • 0 Comments

Why isn’t the Ontario nuclear restart a bona fide green move? In 1994, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Ontario’s electricity generating sector were nine million tonnes below Kyoto compliant. Of course Kyoto hadn’t been signed yet in 1994 but that’s…

Climate change, Greenhouse gas emissions, Kyoto, Political communication

The Kyoto numbers blame-game: eighty percent of what?

by Stephen E. Aplin • September 29, 2006 • 0 Comments

There’s a lot of play in Canada’s media about the Environment Commissioner’s assertion that the oil and gas sector contributes 80 percent of Canada’s greenhouse gases (GHGs). To tell the truth, I don’t even know if the Commissioner actually said…

Climate change, Electricity, Greenhouse gas emissions, Kyoto, Nuclear, Political communication

Dalton could take the Terminator on the environment

by Stephen E. Aplin • September 28, 2006 • 0 Comments

A few weeks ago I mentioned that environmentalism is becoming the new mainstream. I cited California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as an example of this. He is a moderate Republican seeking re-election, and has obviously chosen the environment as one of…

Air quality, Clean air, Greenhouse gas emissions, Hybrid vehicle, Motor vehicles, Plug-in hybrid, Political communication

Suing the automakers: is California dreamin’?

by Stephen E. Aplin • September 22, 2006 • 0 Comments

California’s lawsuit against automakers for exhaust emissions from motor vehicles is generating worldwide headlines. Is this is just a bunch of noise? I don’t think so. Forget for a moment the strict legalities involved, though they are a source of…

Electricity, Kyoto, Nuclear, Political communication

Liberals, Environment Canada bureaucrats brace for AG’s Kyoto blast

by Stephen E. Aplin • September 19, 2006 • 0 Comments

Any day now, the federal Auditor General’s environment commissioner will release the report of her inquiry into federal Kyoto programs. It won’t be a happy tale. Canada, she will report, has told its citizens and the rest of the world…

Bruce Power, Cap and trade, Carbon tax, Climate change, Electricity, Emission trading, Greenhouse gas emissions, Kyoto, Nuclear, Ontario, Ontario Power Generation, OPG, Political communication

Federal support for Ontario nukes: making it work

by Stephen E. Aplin • September 14, 2006 • 0 Comments

There has been a lot of speculation in recent months about exactly how the U.S. Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005 will support new nuclear projects in that country. The EPAct introduced a series of measures—construction delay insurance, loan guarantees,…

Table A1: Total Ontario generation, and related CO₂ emissions, in hour preceding 07:05 EST on Dec 13 2019
FUEL	MWh	CO₂, tons
Nuclear	10,776	0
Hydro	3,435	0
Gas	1,042	402
Wind	2,738	0
Biofuel	32	32
Oil & Gas	0	0
Solar	0	0
TOTAL	18,023	444
CO₂ intensity per kWh (CIPK) in the last hour: 25.06 grams.

Table A2: Total Ontario generation, and related CO₂ emissions, midnight to 07:05 EST on Dec 13 2019
FUEL	MWh	CO₂, tons
Nuclear	85,984	0
Hydro	27,097	0
Gas	3,548	1,362
Wind	21,491	0
Biofuel	124	124
Oil & Gas	0	0
Solar	0	0
TOTAL	138,244	1,566
Average CO₂ intensity per kWh (CIPK) over period: 11.29 grams

Actual Ontario grid	Gas replaces nuclear
444	6,371
25.06	359.55
Tons CO₂ CIPK, grams If gas had replaced nuclear last hour, Ontario power plants would have dumped enough CO₂ to fill Rogers Centre 2.2 times. As it was, 444 tons were dumped, which would fill Rogers Centre 0.2 times.