The Saskatchewan government has pointed to Alberta's power grid issues during this week's deep freeze as a reason to push back against the transition from coal and natural gas, but environmental economists say the takeaway should be about sharing electricity between provinces and making more flexible grids. We hear from Sara Hastings-Simon (professor of earth, energy and environment in Calgary), the U of R's Brett Dolter and Margot Hurlbert, and Robert Tremblay with Energy Storage.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe touted Saskatchewan, and Canada's, oil and gas industry while at COP28, but experts have clarified that not all of his claims are accurate.
People rallied in front of SaskPower headquarters in Regina Friday, calling for the province to move toward 100 per cent clean electricity and net-zero emissions by 2035.