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A striking chart of electricity consumption per capita data, compiled by an economics think-tank Ember, shows a sharp distinction between G7 and BRICS nations. The graph compares 15 major nations as to their electricity consumption per capita.
The leading electricity-per-capita nations are Canada, the United States, South Korea, and Australia.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-electricity-use-per-capita-in-major-global-economies/
Canada
2000 Demand per capita (kWh) 18,386
2024 Demand per capita (kWh) 15,708 Change -14.6%
Pretty significant change given the increase in population and GDP over those years ($774B to $2.16T in constant US dollars).
Bear in mind also that ~85% of Canadian generation is hydro/nuclear/renewables, with the remainder natural gas and coal.
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/06/01/news/canadas-climate-record-worst-g7-countries
The emissions growth was almost entirely from oil & gas in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The other provinces have been trending downward.
That also includes all sources, like transportation. Generation in Canada is pretty clean overall.
It could be better, certainly.
Given that 87% of Chinese generation is:
Coal 60.9%
oil 18.3%
natural gas 7.9%
I'm not going to get bent out of shape over it. At least it's trending in the right direction, and at a faster pace.
The major laggards are Alberta, Saskatchewan and to some extent Ontario, thought they're trying to boost nuke capacity.
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