Strengthening Canada’s Renewable Energy Against Climate Risks
A data-driven report examining how climate risks threaten Canada’s energy infrastructure and what resilience actions are needed to protect the transition to clean power.
Building Resilience into Canada’s Energy Future
Canada’s electricity system is central to economic growth, community well-being and the transition to net-zero. As clean energy capacity expands, climate-driven hazards such as wildfires, floods, heat waves, ice storms and drought are increasing in frequency and severity, placing growing pressure on generation and storage infrastructure across the country.
Powering Through: Building Climate Resilience into Canada’s Energy Future examines how physical climate risks are reshaping Canada’s energy system today and over the coming decades. Drawing on advanced climate modelling and asset-level analysis, the report highlights where hydropower, wind, solar and energy storage assets face rising exposure and outlines why embedding resilience into planning, investment and operations is essential to protect reliability, affordability and long-term energy security.
What you’ll learn
Download the report to explore:
- Canada’s Energy Risk Landscape: How climate hazards are already affecting renewable electricity generation and storage across regions.
- Asset-Level Climate Exposure: Which renewable energy technologies face the highest physical climate risks today and in the future.
- Hydro, Wind, Solar and Storage Insights: Technology-specific risk drivers and real-world examples of climate impacts on energy infrastructure.
- Critical Risk Outlook: Why up to 40% of renewable generation capacity could fall into a critical-risk category by 2030 without resilience action.
- Pathways to Resilience: Practical strategies to embed climate resilience into planning, design, construction and operations.
- Actionable Recommendations: Five priority actions to strengthen insurability, reliability and long-term system resilience.
Why Choose Zurich Resilience Solutions for Energy Resilience
Building climate resilience in the energy sector requires more than awareness of risk. It demands deep technical insight, forward-looking analysis and practical strategies that can be applied across diverse assets and regions. Zurich Resilience Solutions brings together climate science, risk consulting and industry-specific expertise to help energy stakeholders understand evolving hazards and take action before disruptions occur. Our approach focuses on prevention, data-driven decision-making and long-term resilience to support a secure, reliable and insurable energy system.
Deep Energy Insight
Extensive experience in analyzing energy infrastructure risks across generation and storage.
Climate-Informed Analysis
Advanced modelling translates climate data into clear, asset-level insights that support smarter planning.
Focused on Prevention
Strategies designed to keep your business operating, reduce the frequency and severity of losses, not react after disruption.
Download the Energy Resilience Report
Complete the form below to download the report and gain critical insights into climate risk and resilience across Canada’s energy system. A resilience specialist may also connect with you to discuss how these insights can support your energy strategy and long-term objectives.