Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday morning in Halifax up to $255 million in new clean energy spending, funds the government says will power hundreds of thousands of homes and create hundreds of new jobs in Nova Scotia. Scotland.
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a press release that $125 million of the funds will go towards new wind energy projects.
“The new wind energy projects will provide clean energy to approximately 350,000 homes in Nova Scotia, create hundreds of good jobs and bring benefits to local Indigenous communities, including jobs and training,” perhaps. we read.
The remaining funds, $130 million, will go to four battery sites across the province that will store clean energy.
“With this investment, Nova Scotia will have one of the largest battery systems in North America,” the statement said.
The government earlier this year announced a target to achieve net zero electricity emissions by 2035.
Canada is also committed to meeting the Paris Agreement target of reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40-45% below 2005 levels by 2030 and achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
Canada Energy Regulator the numbers say in 2019, 51% of Nova Scotia’s electricity was coal-fired.
“This is an investment we are making in the future of Nova Scotia, recognizing the work that has been done but must continue to be done to green the system here,” Trudeau said during the announcement.
“We’re very, very excited about the hundreds of jobs that will be created, the hundreds of thousands of homes, and how we’re working to build a stronger future for everyone.”
The CMP statement says the projects are part of a competitive federal and provincial process, and the exact funding amounts and allocation are not final until the process is complete.
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