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September 15, 2019
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The federal government has issued a call for consulting proposals to study how widespread electrification can “reduce or eliminate” fossil fuel use across the economy.

“The study proponent will be asked to examine possible replacements for a range of fuels, including propane, transportation fuel, fuel oil, diesel, natural gas, and coal,” the Saskatoon Star Phoenix reports. “Only international travel fuel and electricity generation are outside the scope of the study.”

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Natural Resources Canada’s Office of Research and Development is looking for “strategic guidance on the need to pursue both electric and non-electric energy research and development to enable deep decarbonization scenarios,” state the federal contracting documents for the study, which specify a maximum C$300,000 project value. “It is critical that (NRCan) as a whole have a cross-sectoral, consistent, and comprehensive understanding of the viability of electric technologies as a replacement for fossil fuels.”

While the terms of the tender call are consistent with recent rapid decarbonization studies that show massive potential to quickly eliminate the fossil fuel use that is driving the climate crisis, the plan isn’t going down well with Saskatchewan’s fossil-friendly provincial government. “I think it’s a real wake-up call to what (Ottawa’s) endgame really is here,” said Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre, adding that the “strong” language in a public document reflects federal “hostility” to the fossil sector.

Eyre said the terms of reference make no mention of potential economic impacts or job losses in Canada’s fossil economy. The news story gives no indication that she’s aware of the “de-manning” strategies Canadian tar sands/oil sands producers are already pursuing, the hundreds of thousands of jobs energy efficiency is already creating across Canada, or the millions more around the world that renewables and energy efficiency are poised to create over the next decade. [Which is just so perverse and sad, in the Canadian province that led the world in super-energy-efficient housing in the 1970s and 80s, developing the early designs that have now evolved into the Passivhaus standard. Efficiency is the first step down the road toward decarbonization, and Saskatchewan could and should be moving to build on its past glory!—Ed.]



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  1. Randal Hadland says:
    3 years ago

    You have got to be frackin kidding me. “The study proponent will be asked to examine possible replacements for a range of fuels, including propane, transportation fuel, fuel oil, diesel, natural gas, and coal,” the Saskatoon Star Phoenix reports. “Only international travel fuel and electricity generation are outside the scope of the study.” and this. “It is critical that (NRCan) as a whole have a cross-sectoral, consistent, and comprehensive understanding of the viability of electric technologies as a replacement for fossil fuels.” All in the space of 3 line inches of copy.

    If there is further proof needed that this government is technically insane I can’t imagine what it would be. ‘It is absolutely critical that we don’t know what we are doing.

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    • Mitchell Beer says:
      3 years ago

      On the contrary…those terms of reference are consistent with low-carbon modelling that points to both the need and the *astonishingly* affordable opportunity to electrify just about everything for which fossil fuels were once needed, but no longer are. On what basis do you consider that technically insane?

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      • Fred Daigle says:
        3 years ago

        I believe he is basing it on where the electrical power is and will come from: Muskrat Falls, Keeyask and Site C with hundreds more in the planning stages.

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