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It also calls for a reduction of the province’s greenhouse gas
emissions to at least 50 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030 and achieve
net-zero emissions by 2050. The province is currently 30 per cent below
2005 levels.
emissions to at least 50 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030 and achieve
net-zero emissions by 2050. The province is currently 30 per cent below
2005 levels.
“The economic era of fossil fuels is rapidly yielding to a new economic era,” said NDP Leader Gary Burrill.
Financial
forecasts for the next 20 years show that $7.8 trillion will be
invested in renewable energy in the United States, while a fraction of
that will go toward fossil fuels, he said.