CPA Participates in Natural Resources Canada Generation Energy Workshop
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) hosted its first Generation Energy
Workshop in Regina,
SK on May 8. NRCan says it created the Generation Energy forum to spur
innovation, create jobs, and help decarbonize energy production and
consumption in Canada.
NRCan’s Parliamentary Secretary Kim Rudd
introduced the inaugural session by reiterating Canada’s commitment to a
clean energy future. To identify key challenges of transitioning to a
decarbonized energy environment, the 60 participants from across the
energy sector divided into several working groups, which included:
electrification, public confidence, affordability, energy efficiency,
infrastructure renewal and Indigenous communities.
The CPA
participated in the Indigenous community group, positioning propane as a
versatile, transportable, and clean alternative fuel that could
immediately impact remote and rural Indigenous communities currently
running on diesel and oil. While discussions focused on renewable energy
sources (solar, wind, and hydro), the group realized that a move to
renewables would take time and capital, and recognized propane as a
transitional fuel that would have an immediate positive environmental
effect on these communities.
For more information or to engage
in the process, visit the Generation Energy website or contact Matt
Haley, CPA Western Regional Manager at matthaley@propane.ca or
403-801-9111.