The fight the climate community can’t afford to lose, Garossino says,
is the transition to clean energy. And on that score, “the Canadian
government has amassed a stunning war chest of more than $60 billion,
with billions more on the way.” In addition to the broader policy moves
in the pan-Canadian climate plan, the dollar commitments listed by the
federal finance department include:
is the transition to clean energy. And on that score, “the Canadian
government has amassed a stunning war chest of more than $60 billion,
with billions more on the way.” In addition to the broader policy moves
in the pan-Canadian climate plan, the dollar commitments listed by the
federal finance department include:
• $26.9 billion over 12 years for green infrastructure;
• $28.7 billion over 10 years for public transportation infrastructure;
• $2 billion over two years for in the Low Carbon Economy Fund;
• $1.5 billion over five years for the Oceans Protection Plan;
• $1.3 billion over five years for the Nature Legacy;
• $2.3 billion over five years for clean technology funding (though the technology that funding supports isn’t always exactly clean);
• $1.0 billion in energy efficiency investments through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.