Energy Policies of IEA Countries
Subtitle: Canada 2000
By: International Energy Agency
Series: Energy Policies of IEA Countries; Energy policies of IEA countries
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9789264182042
Subjects: Force and energy; Power (Mechanics); Power resources
Description: The International Energy Agency's 2000 review of Canada's energy policies and programmes. It finds that successful regulatory reform of the gas market has contributed to rapid growth in exports of gas to the US. Encouraged by potential trade benefits flowing from regulatory reform of the electricity market, and benefits flowing to Canadian consumers, some provinces have also undertaken major regulatory reform of the electricity industries in their jurisdictions. Development of Canada’s huge resources of oil sands and heavy oil have supplemented continuing development of conventional oil. These developments combined with rapid economic and population growth have posed policy challenges for Canadian governments in several areas. This report discusses the issues arising for policy makers, including the process currently underway in Canada to develop a national implementation strategy to meet the national target for greenhouse gas emissions, and progress in improving the efficient use of energy. Federal-provincial co-operation is essential for successful energy policy development and implementation in Canada. The report makes recommendations in several policy areas where co-operative action appears necessary, notably to encourage the development of regional energy markets which would bring together existing provincial reform policies and widen their scope to other provinces where market reforms have made less progress. The report looks comprehensively at the Canadian energy sector and also includes description and analysis of nuclear power, renewable energy sources and energy resource industries such as uranium and coal as well as oil and gas.
Table of contents: title: 1. Summary and Recommendations; title: 2. Conduct of the Review; title: 3. General Energy Policy; title: 4. Energy and the Environment; title: 5. Energy Efficiency; title: 6. Electricity, Nuclear, and Renewables; title: 7. Oil, Gas, and Coal; title: 8. Energy Research and Development; title: Annex A. Energy Balances and Statistical Data; title: Annex B. International Energy Agency "Shared Goals"; title: Annex C. Glossary and List of Abbreviations