Lots to Like in Canada's Clean Energy Strategy

The federal government released its Powering Canada’s Future (PCF) clean energy strategy document on December 17th, and there were a lot of positives for the Society/IFPTE Local 160.

The social and political license required to achieve necessary reductions in carbon emissions is dependent on our ability to provide highly reliable electricity that is affordable for residential, industrial, and commercial ratepayers. The Society of United Professionals is pleased to see that the Government’s Clean Electricity Strategy recognizes the fact that new investments in nuclear energy play an essential role in our ability to satisfy that triple bottom line of sustainability, affordability, and reliability.

The Clean Electricity Strategy is an important document detailing how the federal government can address the crisis of climate change, while also creating significant economic opportunity through the electrification of our economy, and the decarbonization of our energy grid. While acknowledging the unique characteristics of each jurisdiction’s electricity grids, the CES lays out a path forward for the federal government to invest in the modernization of our grids, through local distribution infrastructure, transmission capacity, and zero-emitting power generation like renewables and nuclear.

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