Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Ontario to spend $7-billion on sweeping climate change plan

 Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne in Toronto on April 13, 2015. The Ontario government plans to spend more than $7-billion over four years in a sweeping climate change plan
(Chris Young/THE CANADIAN PRESS)


ADRIAN MORROW and GREG KEENAN
    The Ontario government will spend more than $7-billion over four years on a sweeping climate change plan that will affect every aspect of life – from what people drive to how they heat their homes and workplaces – in a bid to slash the province’s carbon footprint.
    Ontario will begin phasing out natural gas for heating, provide incentives to retrofit buildings and give rebates to drivers who buy electric vehicles. It will also require that gasoline sold in the province contain less carbon, bring in building code rules requiring all new homes by 2030 to be heated with electricity or geothermal systems, and set a target for 12 per cent of all new vehicle sales to be electric by 2025...http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario-to-spend-7-billion-in-sweeping-climate-change-plan/article30029081/
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