1 Accelerating Low-Carbon Energy Transitions

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction: Climate Change, Decarbonization, and Energy Sustainability 1
6. 1 Accelerating Low-Carbon Energy Transitions 27
7. 2 Modelling Energy Transitions: Exploring Pathways to Decarbonization through Energy Systems Integration 50
8. 3 The Role of Community Energy Planning in Energy Transition Management 65
9. 4 Energy Justice and Poverty: A Case Study for Ontario 84
10. 5 Decolonizing Sustainable Energy Policy in Canada 106
11. 6 Energy and Climate Policy Intersections 129
12. 7 Sustainable Energy in Canadian Territorial Communities: An Opportunity for Transformative Change or Stalled on the Margins? 149
13. 8 Megaprojects and Community Power: Managing Tensions and Alignments in Atlantic Canada’s Energy Transition 188
14. 9 The Quebec Energy System: How to Optimize Its Low-Carbon Advantage? 217
15. 10 Ontario: Transitioning in Reverse? 236
16. 11 Alberta’s Quiet but Resilient Electricity Transition 256
17. 12 Subnational Climate Policy Leadership in British Columbia: Past, Present, and Potential Futures 284
18. 13 Decarbonizing Residential Heating: The Fossil Gas Challenge 305
19. 14 Transportation, Energy, and Climate Change 327
20. Conclusion: Pathways to Sustainable Energy Transitions 360
21. Contributors 375
22. Index 384