2030 Energy Strategy

WHAT WE WILL ACHIEVE The GNWT has identified a set of Strategic Objectives to achieve its vision of moving towards a lower carbon economy. The Strategy will focus on sector-specific goals that are achievable. All of the targets are for 2030 and are based 2015 reference year. The Strategic Objectives are: 1. Work together to find solutions: community engagement, participation and empowerment. 2. Reduce GHG from electricity generation in diesel powered communities by an average of 25%. 3. Reduce GHG emissions from road vehicles by 10% per capita. 4.Increase the share of renewable energy used for space heating to 40%.¹ 5.Increase residential, commercial, and government building energy efficiency by 15%. 6.A longer term vision: developing the NWT's energy potential, address industry emissions, and do our part to meet national climate change objectives. HOW WE WILL ACHIEVE IT The GNWT has identified short-term Actions and Directions needed to achieve each long-term Strategic Objective. These include things like specific energy projects, policies, government actions and support, partnerships, communications, engagement, and capacity building. This section describes the GNWT approach to achieve its six Strategic Objectives. Specific yearly Actions and Direction will be identified through annual work planning and budgeting activities of the government. 1. This target represents a doubling of heating from renewable sources from current estimates. Estimate are that biomass accounts for 20% of the heating energy in the NWT. Of this about half if from wood pellets and the other half is cord wood. There is a great deal of uncertainty in the cord wood estimate, and actual amounts may be higher or lower. This target may be modified as we better understand current percentages of renewables for heat. 11

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