Federal climate change funding

By Dori Modney

money to be used in specific areas

Feds announce $100 million for ‘green’ jobs in Alberta that fight climate change

Nov 2, 2020 | 2:00 PM

OTTAWA, ONT. — The Canadian government is providing a bundle of money to Alberta, during what it calls the “economically challenging time caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic.”

However, the money is to be used in specific areas.

On Monday, Nov 2, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Jonathan Wilkinson, announced $100 million has been allocated from the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund, specifically for Alberta initiatives aimed at growing a clean economy.

The money is expected to create about 3,100 jobs, if it’s used in areas of construction, energy efficiency retrofits, clean technology innovation, industrial transformation and research.

Funding can be directed to projects such as operational energy retrofits, scaling up of biofuel production, clean technology deployment, and geothermal generation. This investment will directly help facilities lower emissions and cut operational costs.

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The funds will also support an estimated reduction of about 10 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, which is equivalent to removing about 3.1 million passenger cars off the road for one year.

The Government of Canada will work collaboratively with the Government of Alberta to bring forward climate change measures that help Canada exceed our 2030 target and achieve net zero emissions by 2050. However, the programs will be administered by Emissions Reduction Alberta and Alberta Environment and Parks.

(Lethbridge News Now)