Toronto's Plan for 100% Renewable Energy by 2067

The purpose of this major paper is to help the City of Toronto transition to 100% renewable energy. Some of the most salient barriers to achieve that climate security goal are: the limited experience with renewables in the current electrical grid; the aging and crumbling energy infrastructure; and the limited energy conservation ethos amongst local residents, businesses, and industries. Understanding the current state of renewables in the world and Canada makes setting goals and a realistic timeline easier. By summarizing what other cities from around the world did to help their quest towards only renewable energy, lessons and policies were discovered that would benefit Toronto. Three major areas, city policies, buildings, and transportation, were identified to be areas of concentration to help the goal become a reality. The proposed timeline incorporates these areas with realistic dates in which each task should be completed by. The conclusion is that Toronto can reach the goal of becoming 100% renewable energy if the steps are taken and acted upon accordingly. My research indicates that to achieve its climate security targets Toronto needs to start planning immediately a strategy for 100% renewable energy to ensure maximum benefits at the lowest cost to all stakeholders.