Emerging Clean Energy Choices in Canada’s Net-Zero 2050 Transition: The Role of Nuclear in the Low Carbon and Clean Hydrogen Context

• Authors: Rudiger Tscherning Tscherning , Jesse Dias

Abstracts

FR

L’article soutient que l’énergie nucléaire pourrait jouer un rôle important dans la décarbonisation de la production d’hydrogène décarboné à partir de gaz naturel avec la conservation de carbone souterrain associé, dans le cadre d’une transition plus vaste vers la neutralité carbone dans la chaîne de valeur des ressources naturelles du Canada. Il examine l’état de préparation réglementaire des petits réacteurs modulaires dans le secteur du pétrole, du gaz et de l’énergie peu carbonée de la juridiction énergétique du Canada. Cet article appelle à la conception et au développement rapides d’un cadre réglementaire unique pour l’énergie nucléaire en Alberta.

EN

The paper argues that nuclear energy could play a significant role in decarbonizing the production of low carbon hydrogen from natural gas feedstock with associated carbon storage, as part of a wider shift towards ‘net-zero’ in Canada’s natural resources value chain. It examines regulatory readiness for small modular reactors in the oil, gas, and low-carbon energy sector of Canada’s energy jurisdiction, and calls for the speedy design and development of a single ‘go-to’ regulatory framework for nuclear energy in Alberta.

Keywords

EN

regulation and business law; nuclear energy law; coal industry

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Warszawski. Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania
• Journal: Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 28
• Pages: 55-67

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Rudiger Tscherning Tscherning

• University of Calgary

• https://orcid.org/0009000518807085

author

Jesse Dias

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Identifiers

DOI

10.7172/1689-9024.YARS.2023.16.28.3

Biblioteka Nauki

43467354