Steve MacLellanEfficiency Canada Executive Director Corey Diamond noted that energy efficiency measures can reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions by up to 40%. “It’s also a massive job creator,” he told CBC. “More jobs are created in the energy efficiency sector right now than any other part of the energy sector in North America.” — https://theenergymix.com/2020/06/14/alberta-shuts-energy-efficiency-agency-eliminates-cabinet-approval-for-new-tar-sands-oil-sands-projects/ #energy_efficiency #abpoli #environment #climate_change #tarsands
Alberta Shuts Energy Efficiency Agency, Eliminates Cabinet Approval for New Tar Sands/Oil Sands Projects - The Energy Mix
Alberta is moving to phase out its energy efficiency agency and allow future tar sands/oil sands projects to proceed without cabinet approval under a 14-point omnibus bill introduced last Thursday, prompting the energy efficiency community to scorch the Jason Kenney government for shutting down a job-creating program in the midst of a deep recession.