Environment Minister Tim Halman talks about the provincial government's climate crisis plan at the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship in Dartmouth on Wednesday. - Ryan Taplin / The Chronicle HeraldMarla MacLeod and the Ecology Action Centre that she is part of say thelacks a commitment to stop undermining climate action by investing in harmful industries and development.
“The government cannot claim it is serious about doing what it takes to address the climate emergency while they continue to allow and promote the destruction of wetlands, the development of projects like gold mines that threaten our freshwater, the renewal of coal mining approvals, fossil fuel projects such as LNG, and more,” the EAC response states.
“In terms of the industrial approval that was given to Donkin, there are very stringent terms and conditions related to greenhouse gas emissions, related to industrial noise. ... We are now in a period where if people want to appeal a decision, I want to assure that process plays out in a fair and impartial way.”
MacLeod and the EAC applaud the intent and breadth of the plan, which aims to curb greenhouse gas emissions by at least 53 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. There is a promise to reduce emissions from electricity generation by 90 per cent by 2035 and to reduce home heating oil use in the province by at least 20 per cent by 2030.
“There is mention of funding but not a lot of specifics,” MacLeod said. “That’s what I’ll be looking for going forward. I know they are looking to fund some of it out of the Green Fund and the new Climate Fund and some of it is coming out of department budgets but I want more specifics on this and commitments to invest in the things we need to invest in.
Halman said an announcement from the Natural Resources and Renewables Department in the coming days will provide provincial assistance for Nova Scotians to move off oil heat.“Affordability is a huge piece in this. There are some grants, there are some loan opportunities but quite frankly, as an everyday Nova Scotian looking to even navigate the world of grants and loans or what options are out there, it is very confusing.
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