CLEAN SOLUTIONS
Achieving Canada's clean economy
Canada has made some impressive progress towards a clean energy future. Electric passenger vehicles sales have switched up a gear in recent years (sales are up 28% in Q2 of 2019 versus Q2 of 2018 according to Electric Mobility Canada), and our power supply is already 80% non-emitting.
But we're only part way down the road and not all of our transport sector is motoring ahead. The push for electric buses has not kept up with the push for electric cars, for instance. A simple solution? Provide government rebates for buses, just like those introduced for electric car purchases.
And while we're on the subject of solutions, what about clean power? An 80% non-emitting grid is a great start, but Canada has a plan to reach 90% non-emitting electricity by 2030, and ultimately, there’s nothing stopping us from achieving 100% in the years that follow. Check out my most recent op-ed in the National Observer, co-authored with my colleague Merran Smith, on Canada's progress cleaning up the power grid.
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