Merran Smith is a fellow at the Simon Fraser University Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, and the founder and executive director of Clean Energy Canada a clean energy and climate program at Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue. Merran serves as co-chair of the B.C. government’s Climate Solutions Council, a member of the independent Task Force for a Resilient
In the lead up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the global urgency and ambition for greenhouse gas emissions goals is increasing. In Canada, we already have one of the cleanest electricity grids in the world, with more than 80% of our power supply coming from non-emitting generation.