Dr. Larry Hughes of Dalhousie University

Premier Rankin, echoing part of Nova Scotia’s 2019 Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act, has promised that by 2030, the province’s greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by at least 53% below 2005 levels. Reaching this target requires Nova Scotia Power to reduce its emissions from about seven megatonnes in 2018 to about half-a-megatonne in 2030.

In this presentation, we will examine the changes in Nova Scotia’s emissions by sector since 2005, the expected changes in Nova Scotia Power’s energy mix, and what the province will need to do to reach the 53% target if Nova Scotia Power is unable to reduce its emissions to
half-a-megatonne by 2030.

Biography:

Dr. Larry Hughes is a Founding Fellow of the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance and a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. His research focusses on energy security in energy systems, energy transformation, and climate change.

Dr. Hughes has published widely, both in academic journals such as Applied Energy, Energy, and Energy Policy, and in the mainstream media, such as the Globe and Mail, The Chronicle-Herald, AllNovaScotia.com, The Conversation, and Policy Options. He is often quoted in the mainstream media and his research has influenced both corporate and government energy policy in Nova Scotia.

Between September 2015 and March 2016, he was a Visiting Professional at NATO ENSECCOE.

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