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Québec energy sector. Frédéric Tremblay Québec Government Office in Washington September 22, 2016. Key facts. Québec is one of the world’s leading producers of hydroelectricity. 98 % of all electricity produced in Québec comes from hydraulic sources.
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Québec energy sector Frédéric Tremblay Québec Government Office in Washington September 22, 2016
Key facts • Québec is one of the world’s leading producers of hydroelectricity. • 98 % of all electricity produced in Québec comes from hydraulic sources. • Electricity satisfies 37% of Québec’s energy needs. • Quebec has 3 % of the planet’s freshwater reserves. • Québec society uses the energy equivalent of 35 barrels of oil per person per year. • Québec has the lowest GHG emission per capita in Canada. • In 2014, the energy sector accounted for nearly 4.2% of Québec’s gross domestic product (GDP), i.e. $13 billion.
Electricity Production U.S. 2014(a) Electricity production: 4 090 TWh Canada 2013(b) Electricity production : 620 TWh Québec 2013(b et c) Electricity production : 210 TWh Renewable Electricity = 66 % Renewable Electricity > 99 % Renewable Electricity = 13 % Sources : (a) Energy Information Administration , 2015 – (b) Statistique Canada, 2014 – (c) Hydro-Québec, 2014
Corporative Structure Headquartered in Hartford, CT 19,800 employés Production TransÉnergie Distribution Equipment and Shared Services Régie de l’énergie
Hydroelectricity 620 mi. Detroit (MI) Boston (MA)
GHG emissions • By 2012, Québec had already reduced its GHG emissions to 8% below 1990 levels, exceeding its own reduction target by 2%. • Québec has now set itself an even more ambitious target for 2020, namely to reduce its GHG emissions to 20% below 1990 levels. • The 2030 target is 37,5% below 1990 levels, the most ambitious in Canada.
Québec Carbon Market • The Québec and California cap-and-trade (C&T) systems came into effect on January 1, 2013 and were linked on January 1, 2014. • Once Ontario joins the carbon market, the WCI carbon market will have a population of 62 million and a GDP of more than 3.7 trillion dollars. • It is the only carbon market in the world to have been designed, developed and operated by sub-national governments from different countries. • It provides numerous economic and environmental benefits to all partners.
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