OTTAWA — Federal energy and environment officials were warned in late April that Canada’s clean-tech sector was in danger as COVID-19 knocked the bottom out of the industry.
Tremblay’s notes for the meeting say that global energy demand had collapsed, posing big problems for the Canadian economy.Stewart said that doesn’t have to be true if the federal government makes sure its COVID-19 economic stimulus programs focus on policies to move those agendas forward. Clean tech includes everything from renewable electricity generation, like wind and solar installations, to recycling technology, electric cars and their charging infrastructure, biofuels and a long list of manufacturing technologies that reduce the carbon footprints of existing industries.
This is so depressing.
This probably would’ve been the best time to convert to clean energy instead of propping up the old stuff! At the same time it could’ve been used for training new staff for new jobs! Unfortunately it may be a lost opportunity!