ESMIA was selected to evaluate and quantify the development potential for hydrogen across economic sectors in Texas. Texas is a leader in the hydrogen industry with over 1,000 miles of hydrogen pipelines and several production plants. The RRC project’s objective was to assess infrastructure requirements for hydrogen while optimizing for economic growth and considering US […]
ESMIA has been mandated by the Ontario Ministry of Energy to conduct an independent Cost-Effective Energy Pathways Study that aims to identify least-cost pathways to decarbonizing the province’s energy system by 2050. Through an integrated and holistic view of Ontario’s economy, the core of the study is an assessment of various scenarios that reflect plausible, […]
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ESMIA was selected by Transport Canada to model the economic impacts on Canada resulting from measures to reduce emissions from international shipping. Over the past decade, these emissions have increased by 20%, prompting the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to adopt various strategies, including the 2018 initial GHG strategy and the revised 2023 strategy, targeting net-zero […]
The UNDP aimed to support the efforts of the Kazakhstan Government with the analysis of the socio-economic risks and benefits of country decarbonization with a coal phase-out and the possibility of bridging this process with the expansion of gas generation through a just transition lens. ESMIA was selected to quantify the risks and benefits of […]
In June 2022, the Government of Canada enacted the Clean Fuel Regulations to replace the federal Renewable Fuels Regulations, with new lifecycle carbon intensity reduction requirements that took effect on July 1, 2023. The Clean Fuel Regulations require producers and importers of gasoline and diesel to reduce the life cycle carbon intensity from the fuels […]
The Canadian Climate Institute (CCI) mitigation team selected ESMIA to perform modelling as part of a project to provide policy guidance to accelerate the decarbonization of heating in Canada’s buildings and avoid costly dead-end pathways. A central thrust of the project was modelling technological pathways to attain decarbonization goals and understand the economic viability of […]
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NRCan’s 2021 Hydrogen Strategy aimed to develop a strategy that will set Canada on the path to meet net-zero 2050 climate goals and position Canada as a world-leading producer, user, and exporter of clean hydrogen, and associated technologies. NRCan is required to provide a progress report for the Hydrogen Strategy every two years, and to […]
The objective of this project was to enhance the modelling that quantifies the contribution of forests to achieving Canada’s climate targets and economic development by optimizing the representation of harvested wood products (HWPs). This enhanced energy system modelling initiative required a very rigorous representation of provincial and territorial forest industries as sources of bioenergy, feedstock […]
ESMIA and IET have a long collaboration history for the development of Canadian Energy Outlooks and energy transition scenarios, including net-zero scenarios. Using the most technology-rich energy model in Canada (NATEM), these publications provide unique insights and guidelines to decision-makers from companies and governmental agencies regarding cost-effective policies and strategies to meet ambitious climate goals. […]
The Liberal Party of Canada (LPC) made major climate policy announcements culminating in their 2021 federal election climate platform. The policies were modelled in NATEM—including carbon pricing, a clean electricity standard, large investments in industrial decarbonization, subsidies to low carbon vehicles and heating devices, and many others—as an attempt to meet a 2030 climate target […]