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Carney Unveils Major Plan to Double Canada’s Electricity Production

The plan will loosen rules clean power rules.
Mark Carney, Canada's prime minister, center, and Julie Dabrusin, Canada's environment and climate change minister, center left, during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Carney published a strategy that aims to double Canada's electricity generation by 2050, including adjusting its clean electricity rules to give more flexibility on power generation using natural gas.Photographer: David Kawai/Bloomberg

The world needs to electrify to run on clean energy. In Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a major policy to deliver on that solution.

Today’s newsletter looks at Carney’s plan to double the nation’s electricity output, and how that might complicate the country’s emssions goals, at least in the short term. Plus, the climate risk for many London office buildings and the world’s biggest state-backed green fund faces more trouble.