Federal regulations require all coal power plants to be closed, converted to natural gas or equipped with carbon\u002Dcapture systems by the end of 2029
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Tuesday his province can’t meet the federal rules and keep the lights on at an affordable price. Instead he proposed a clean electricity target of 2050, 15 years later than what Ottawa wants.Article content
“We’ve regulated the ban on coal through CEPA, which is a criminal tool that the federal government has,” he said. “So not complying with this regulation would be a violation of Canada’s Criminal Code.” German auto giant Volkswagen cited Ontario’s abundant clean electricity as one of the reasons it opted to built a new electric-vehicle battery plant in that province, for example.
Emissions from power generation have been cut by more than half between 2005 and 2021. They now account for less than eight per cent of Canada’s total emissions.
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