The twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss demand both immediate and thoughtful action. We must urgently transition away from fossil fuels – the main driver of climate change – but we must do so in a manner that avoids perpetuating the harms caused by current energy production practices.
Energy & Climate
The Ecology Action Centre (EAC) applauds the federal government for introducing an Electric Vehicle (EV) Availability Standard which will ensure that at least 20 per cent of new vehicles sold by 2026 are zero emission, increasing to 60 per cent by 2030 and 100 per cent by 2035.
Energy poverty and climate change represent a direct threat to working-class people in Nova Scotia. As a society, we must work together to ensure households with low incomes can transition away from expensive fossil fuels to technologies like heat pumps that are cheaper, better for our health and afford us the comforts associated with heating and cooling.
Yesterday, the Governments of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia released a joint statement on developing and transmitting clean, affordable and reliable power in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.