Canada's «Green Paradox»: Between Ambition and Reality

Canada, possessing significant reserves of fossil fuels, faces the dilemma of the «green paradox», which manifests as a dissonance between its declared ambitious goals in the sphere of ecological sustainability and the actual state of its energy balance, characterized by a substantial dependence on the extraction and export of hydrocarbons. The conducted analysis of the country's energy balance reveals that, despite the ongoing efforts to develop the renewable energy sector, Canada maintains a significant reliance on fossil fuels. This circumstance creates substantial limitations for the intensification and enhancement of the effectiveness of the transition to a low-carbon economy. Concurrently, a combination of internal and external factors creates a situation in which short-term economic interests, associated with the exploitation of fossil resources, may prevail over long-term sustainable development objectives.