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Book SynopsisSustainable Energy Transitions in Canada brings together experts from across the country to share their perspectives on how energy systems can respond to climate change, enhance social justice, respect local cultures and traditions – and still make financial sense.
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Climate Change, Decarbonization, and Energy Sustainability
MARK S. WINFIELD, STEPHEN D. HILL, and JAMES R. GAEDE
1 Accelerating Low-Carbon Energy Transitions
JAMES MEADOWCROFT and DANIEL ROSENBLOOM
2 Modelling Energy Transitions: Exploring Pathways to Decarbonization through Energy Systems Integration
MADELEINE McPHERSON
3 The Role of Community Energy Planning in Energy Transition Management
KIRBY CALVERT
4 Energy Justice and Poverty: A Case Study for Ontario
THERESA McCLENAGHAN, ZEE BHANJI, JACQUELINE WILSON, AND MARY TODOROW
5 Decolonizing Sustainable Energy Policy in Canada
HEATHER CASTLEDEN
6 Energy and Climate Policy Intersections
DOUGLAS C. MACDONALD and MARK S. WINFIELD
7 Sustainable Energy in Canadian Territorial Communities: An Opportunity for Transformative Change or Stalled on the Margins?
ALEXANDRA MALLETT, JESSICA LEIS, ROSA BROWN, DAVID CODZI, and JIMMY ARQVIQ
8 Megaprojects and Community Power: Managing Tensions and Alignments in Atlantic Canada’s Energy Transition
BRENDAN HALEY, ANGELA CARTER, MICHELLE ADAMS, and NICHOLAS MERCER
9 The Quebec Energy System: How to Optimize Its Low-Carbon Advantage?
PIERRE-OLIVIER PINEAU and JOHANNE WHITMORE
10 Ontario: Transitioning in Reverse?
STEPHEN D. HILL, MARK S. WINFIELD, and JAMES R. GAEDE
11 Alberta’s Quiet but Resilient Electricity Transition
BENJAMIN J. THIBAULT, TIM WEIS, and ANDREW LEACH
12 Subnational Climate Policy Leadership in British Columbia: Past, Present, and Potential Futures
AARON PARDY, THOMAS BUDD, and MARK JACCARD
13 Decarbonizing Residential Heating: The Fossil Gas Challenge
RICHARD CARLSON
14 Transportation, Energy, and Climate Change
COLLEEN KAISER and MARK PURDON
Conclusion: Pathways to Sustainable Energy Transitions
MARK S. WINFIELD, STEPHEN D. HILL, and JAMES R. GAEDE
Contributors
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