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Nuclear power and heavy industry in Ontario: McGuinty’s Kyoto opportunity, part II

by Stephen E. Aplin • May 30, 2006 • 0 Comments

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…

Clean air, Climate change, Electricity, Greenhouse gas emissions, Hybrid vehicle, Kyoto, Motor vehicles, Nuclear, Ontario, Plug-in hybrid, Political communication

Nuclear power and hybrid vehicles in Ontario: McGuinty’s Kyoto opportunity, part I (continued)

by Stephen E. Aplin • May 26, 2006 • 0 Comments

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…

Climate change, Electricity, Greenhouse gas emissions, Hybrid vehicle, Kyoto, Motor vehicles, Ontario, Plug-in hybrid

Nuclear power and hybrid vehicles: McGuinty’s Kyoto opportunity, part I

by Stephen E. Aplin • May 25, 2006 • 0 Comments

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…

Clean air, Ethanol, Hybrid vehicle, Motor vehicles, Plug-in hybrid, Political communication

Renewable fuels: Harper goes on the (ethanol) wagon

by Stephen E. Aplin • May 23, 2006 • 0 Comments

Congratulations to the Prime Minister for taking a step to get ethanol into every gas tank in Canada. He’s addressing the right sector—transportation, which accounts for a quarter of Canada’s greenhouse gases (GHGs). Car and trucks are also the main…

Cap and trade, Carbon tax, Clean coal, Climate change, Emission trading, Greenhouse gas emissions, Political communication

Harper and Kyoto: emissions trading in Canada?

by Stephen E. Aplin • May 23, 2006 • 0 Comments

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…

Cap and trade, Carbon tax, Electricity, Emission trading, Greenhouse gas emissions, Kyoto, Political communication

The European emission trading scheme: market volatility teaches some early, hard lessons

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

There is a lot of flak and confusion surrounding the recent drama over the EU’s emission trading scheme (ETS). The price of carbon permits crashed last week when some market participants suddenly revealed they had more permits than expected. (For…

Table A1: Total Ontario generation, and related CO₂ emissions, in hour preceding 12:05 EST on Aug 15 2020
FUEL	MWh	CO₂, tons
Nuclear	9,622	0
Hydro	4,054	0
Gas	3,060	841
Wind	279	0
Biofuel	0	0
Oil & Gas	0	0
Solar	4,021	0
TOTAL	21,036	853
CO₂ intensity per kWh (CIPK) in the last hour: 49.05 grams.

Table A2: Total Ontario generation, and related CO₂ emissions, midnight to 12:05 EST on Aug 15 2020
FUEL	MWh	CO₂, tons
Nuclear	116,123	0
Hydro	36,494	0
Gas	19,363	4,424
Wind	16,976	0
Biofuel	0	0
Oil & Gas	0	0
Solar	10,921	0
TOTAL	190,056	4,489
Average CO₂ intensity per kWh (CIPK) over period: 23.11 grams

Actual Ontario grid	Gas replaces nuclear
853	6,145
49.05	353.39
Tons CO₂ CIPK, grams If gas had replaced nuclear last hour, Ontario power plants would have dumped enough CO₂ to fill Rogers Centre 2.1 times. As it was, 853 tons were dumped, which would fill Rogers Centre 0.3 times.