Three Decades of Green Policies Barely Changed Canada's Energy Mix, Fraser Institute Finds

Canadians Remain as Dependent on Oil and Gas as Three Decades Ago Despite Government Policies: Report

Canadian households and businesses are still about as reliant on fossil fuels as they were in 1995 despite years of government policy trying to incentivize a shift to non-carbon energy sources, according to a new report from the Fraser Institute. Fossil fuels accounted for 76.3 percent of Canada’s total energy use in 2024, compared with 76.7 percent in 1995, according to the report, which was released July 21. Natural gas made up 37.6 percent …

Three decades of green policies barely changed Canada's energy mix, Fraser Institute finds

Subhead:While renewable energy has grown in some sectors, fossil fuels continue to supply more than three-quarters of the country's energy needs.# YouTube-embed:1KCzWoTDQ5U

Fossil fuels still dominate the globe, providing 86.3% of primary energy — despite trillions of dollars spent on energy ‘transition’ – With the current pace of ‘green’ energy, it would take centuries to reach net-zero

Just the News Excerpt: The 2026 “Statistical Review of World Energy” finds that 86.3% of primary energy consumption was derived from fossil fuels last year. This is down from 86.6% the previous year. ... Nuclear, hydroelectric and other carbon-free generation technologies reached their highest level ever in 2025. Their share of the global energy picture stood at 14% in 2025, climbing steadily over the past decade. ... Coal was the largest source of global energy, taking up nearly one-third of the total, a decrease from the 33.7% in 2024. Natural gas was the next largest source of energy at 21.9%, and hydroelectric accounted for just under 14% last year. ... Global solar power rose by 30% in 2025 over the previous year, and its share of total generation reached 8.7%, which surpassed wind, at 8.4%. Solar’s share nearly matches nuclear power’s share at 8.8%. ... Dr. Roger Pielke Jr., a climate researcher and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, points out in his “The Honest Broker” Substack ... With respect to climate policies, the pace of change is agonizingly slow. Based on the growth in the past 10 years, Pielke wrote, it would take centuries to reach net-zero.  ...

Fossil fuels still dominate globe, despite trillions of dollars spent on transition

Climate advocates for years have been promising a “clean energy transition” was just on the horizon. The globe has spent $10 trillion in the past decade on the effort, and that was backed up by government mandates. Despite all that support, an annual benchmark report shows yet again that coal, oil and natural gas continue...

Study Finds Canada Still Relies Heavily On Fossil Fuels

Even with considerable government spending and regulations focused on discouraging fossil fuels and imposing a green energy transition, fossil fuels still accounted for 76.3 per cent of domestic energy use in 2024 compared to 76.8 per cent in 1995, showing almost no real change, according to a new study published today by the Fraser Institute’s Mathison Centre Research Initiatives, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. …

Despite progress towards a greener future, Canada's fossil fuel industry still dominates

Canada is making progress toward a cleaner energy future, but fossil fuels continue to play a major role in the country’s energy system. A recent report from the Fraser Institute shows that oil, natural gas, and coal still make up the majority of Canada’s energy use, supporting industries, transportation, and many homes across the country.… Read More »Despite progress towards a greener future, Canada’s fossil fuel industry still dominates