Bruce Power has a representative on the ground at COP27.

Pat Dalzell, Head of Corporate Affairs, is part of the Canadian Nuclear Association's delegation to COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, promoting the industry's role in addressing global decarbonization.

Bruce Power shares this corporate communication:

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Bruce Power joins Canadian delegation at COP27 to promote role of nuclear energy in global decarbonization efforts.

TIVERTON, ON – November 8, 2022 – Bruce Power will join the Canadian delegation at the 27th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27).

This conference will see the largest representation from the nuclear industry to date, marking a growing recognition that there is no path to Net Zero without carbon-free nuclear power.

“Ontario has a deeply decarbonized electricity grid, which is the envy of many jurisdictions around the world,” said Pat Dalzell, Bruce Power’s Head of Corporate Affairs, who is representing the company at the conference. “Bruce Power, in returning Units 1-4 to service from 2003-12, provided the province with 70 per cent of the carbon-free energy it needed to shut down coal, which it accomplished in 2014.

“Countries around the world have committed to various actions since COP26, and Bruce Power is building on its position of strength and taking a number of actions now to support Ontario and Canada progress its climate targets and enable a Net Zero future.”

In 2021, the company announced the issuance of $500 million in Green Bonds, a global first for nuclear power and recognition of the critical role the technology plays in fighting climate change. The proceeds will be used to finance or re-finance eligible investments associated with Bruce Power’s Life-Extension Program and increasing the output from the site’s eight units, all of which contributes to Canada’s prosperous, clean-energy future.

Bruce Power has also set a target of achieving Net Zero emissions from site operations by 2027, making it the first nuclear operator in North America to announce such an ambitious commitment. While the company reliably produces large volumes of emissions-free electricity, this next step ensures it minimizes and offsets emissions from routine undertakings such as vehicles, machinery, buildings, and equipment. Bruce Power’s 2027 Net Zero Strategy outlines key short-, medium- and long-term emissions reduction, substitution and offsetting actions to achieve this goal.

Bruce Power is participating in COP27 as part of the Canadian Nuclear Association (CNA) delegation. The CNA delegation is part of the broader Canadian delegation, which includes representatives from the federal government, including the Ministries of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Natural Resources Canada, and several others. The CNA delegation is also partnered with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and will support its program, panels, and exhibition.

For a full schedule of events at the #Atoms4Climate pavilion, see the IAEA website.

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source: media release, Bruce Power