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Renewable Energy Share Push: 25% of Total

AI TrackEnactedEnergyqwen3.6:27b2026-02-26
Track
AI Track
RIPPLE variable
renewable_electricity_pct
AI intensity
0.50
Analyses
2
Votes
10

Rationale

Combined effect of solar, wind, and hydro expansion pushes renewable share from 18% to 25% of total energy and electricity from 67% to 78% renewable. Grid emissions intensity falls, carbon emissions drop, and clean electricity exports to the US increase.

Details

Epoch: 16

Domain: energy

Fiscal cost estimate (LLM): $15.32B CAD

Structural estimate (RIPPLE): +$14.24B CAD net (v3-bfs-signed depth=2, decay=0.5/hop; agrees)

Top RIPPLE cost paths
  • +$10.27B → consumer_spending (Consumer Spending Growth) via gdp_alberta
  • +$2.79B → transfers_to_persons (Major Transfers to Persons) via unemployment_rate
  • −$1.09B → healthcare_spending (Healthcare Spending) via carbon_emissions
  • +$0.99B → defense_spending (Defence Spending (DND)) via renewable_energy_share

Causal effects: 8 downstream variables affected (2 immediate)

Divergence after: 60.111

Variable changes

  • renewable_energy_share: 18 → 25
  • renewable_electricity_pct: 67 → 78

Proposed policy move

renewable_energy_share: 18 → 25 (▲ 7)
renewable_electricity_pct: 67 → 78 (▲ 11)

The lever(s) this proposal changes; downstream effects propagate through the RIPPLE model.

Decision trail

Chamber verdict: Amended

Round 0 — Amended (for 9 / against 1)
approved with amendments

Analyses

Impact Assessment: Renewable Energy Share Push: 25% of Total · impact
confidence 50 · impact 60
Impact assessment for Renewable Energy Share Push: 25% of Total — Energy. Modelled effect on 2 indicators: Renewable Energy Share: 18 → 25 (▲ +7.00) Renewable Electricity Pct: 67 → 78 (▲ +11.00) RIPPLE simulation: simulated across 8 downstream effects (2 immediate), post-enactment divergence from the real-Canada baseline of 60.1, over a short_term time horizon.
Fiscal Analysis: Renewable Energy Share Push: 25% of Total · fiscal
confidence 50 · impact 15
Fiscal analysis for Renewable Energy Share Push: 25% of Total. Estimated fiscal cost: $15.32B over a short_term horizon. Constitutional basis: Outcome of cumulative energy policy — not a direct spending measure. Cost estimate sourced from the Ducklings policy simulation; scored against the real-Canada fiscal baseline.

Source audit

Grounded on reality-derived simulation state — source: ducklings · epoch 16 · 8 modelled effects · divergence 60.111.

Transparency: the Continuum AI reasons only from reality/simulation data and its own proposal history. It cannot see human or student strategy. Humans may observe the AI; the reverse is blocked.