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Retrofit programs focus on upgrades like air sealing, enhanced insulation, upgrading heating and cooling systems, and installing energy-efficient windows and doors. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

Many Canadian households are being shortchanged from retrofit programs — this needs to change

Kareman Yassin, Hitotsubashi University; Maya Papineau, Carleton University, and Nicholas Rivers, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Retrofit programs that improve home energy efficiency have become one of Canada’s main strategies to cut emissions in the housing sector. But do these programs deliver on their promises?
L’eau dévale du barrage hydroélectrique Carillon au Québec. LA PRESSE CANADIENNE/Ryan Remiorz

Comment le Canada peut fournir une énergie propre et fiable grâce aux macroréseaux électriques

Brett Dolter, University of Regina; Blake Shaffer, University of Calgary; G. Kent Fellows, University of Calgary, and Nicholas Rivers, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Le secteur de l’électricité jouera un rôle clé dans la réduction des gaz à effet de serre. Améliorer le transport sur de longues distances permettrait de distribuer une énergie propre à moindre coût.
Water rushes through the Carillon Hydro electric dam in Québec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Why Canada should invest in ‘macrogrids’ for greener, more reliable electricity

Brett Dolter, University of Regina; Blake Shaffer, University of Calgary; G. Kent Fellows, University of Calgary, and Nicholas Rivers, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

The electricity sector is expected to play a key role in Canada’s push to net-zero emissions. Enhancing long-distance transmission can be lower the cost of providing clean and reliable electricity.

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