Higgs said if the federal government recognizes that the plant will reduce emissions globally even while increasing them provincially, “we should be good to go,” citing what he said was a similar exemption given to a liquefied natural gas plant in British Columbia.
Coastal GasLink opponents build new camp near pipeline route | CBC News
It’s the third such site built by a group of people who call themselves “land defenders.”
400,000 workers needed to meet climate targets
The company said its study shows the need to fill 400,000 positions
in skilled tradespeople, engineers and other specialists across the
country as part of the UK’s legal targets to drive down greenhouse gas
emissions.
Many people across the UK do want jobs with an environmental purpose,
according to research by YouGov, which found 78 percent of people
thought they should play a role in the UK’s journey to net zero.
Guardian’s bans advertising from fossil fuel firms
The ban will apply to any business primarily involved in extracting
fossil fuels, including many of the world’s largest polluters.
Extinction Rebellion Vancouver held a
smaller demonstration in the North Vancouver constituency office of
Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.