SASKATOON – Canada will need to make “transformative change” in order to meet its stated goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050, according to a climate policy researcher.
The country needs to use its energy better and industries need to take further steps to develop better carbon capture technology, Caroline Lee, senior research associate at the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices, told CTVNews.ca.
“Achieving net zero requires transformative changes, especially in the way we use and produce energy in Canada,” she said.
Achieving net zero emissions is when all of the greenhouse gas emissions produced by people are offset by the emissions that are removed from the atmosphere. For countries like Canada, achieving net zero means either producing zero greenhouse gas emissions or offsetting emissions already in the atmosphere, through methods such as planting new trees and adopting carbon capture technology.
The independent government-funded think tank she is a part of is freed reports on the potential methods that Canada could choose to achieve the objective.
She said this includes Canada becoming “much more energy efficient than it is today” which means using less energy to heat our homes, drive our cars and power our industrial, food processes. and agricultural. Lee also said that for Canada to reach net zero, the company needs to rely more on wind and solar power and develop more new technologies such as hydrogen fuel or carbon capture technology.
Watch the video attached to this article to learn more about what Lee says needs to happen for Canada to deliver on its promise.
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