Op-ed: Renewable energy should be the cornerstone of Canada’s net zero strategy

Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin, Robert Hornung, Wesley Johnston and Elisa Obermann | Globe and Mail | February 14, 2020

Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin, Robert Hornung, Wesley Johnston and Elisa Obermann are the leaders of the Canadian Council on Renewable Electricity (“CanCORE”), a collaborative initiative of Canada’s four national trade associations for the water, wind, solar and marine energy sectors. These sectors produce 68 per cent of Canada’s total annual electricity.

The government of Canada has embraced a goal of achieving “net-zero” greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions economywide by 2050, a target that has also been adopted by partners in the European Union, United Kingdom and some key U.S. states.