Hopefully the federal government will be footing the bill. The UCP shut down most, if not all, energy efficiency projects last year. The only thing being funded in Alberta is coal and pipelines. Alberta is ramping up production in 2-3 coal mines to start. Tech Resources over in BC has six they’re mining. Going to have to change a lot of light bulbs to make up for increased toxic emissions.
The organization is calling for three immediate steps toward the 3% goals: training to help unemployed people enter the energy efficiency work force, provincial and municipal energy efficiency programs, and “strategic public investments to build a market for energy efficiency retrofit investments” through the Canada Infrastructure Bank and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. In a sustainable recovery plan developed along with the International Monetary Fund, the IEA estimated that a $1-million investment in home energy retrofits creates nine to 30 jobs, Business in Vancouver says.
“A national retrofit program would also spread the spending across Canada, whereas many other greenhouse gas mitigation projects may only benefit a specific region,” the paper adds. And “once energy efficiency investments are made, they may result in lower utility costs to homeowners.”
Source: Details Scarce as Canada Pledges to Triple Annual Energy Efficiency Improvements – The Energy Mix
