Joint Letter: Securing Robust Clean Energy Regulations
Published by:
David Suzuki Foundation and partners
Partners:
Pembina Institute,
Ecology Action Centre,
Conservation Council of New Brunswick,
Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment,
Clean Energy Canada,
350 Canada,
350 Ottawa,
BC Climate Emergency Campaign,
Below2C,
Black Environmental Initiative,
Calgary Climate Hub,
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives,
Canadian Environmental Law Association,
Canadian Health Association for Sustainability and Equity,
Chemainus Climate Solutions,
Citizens Climate Lobby - East Kootenay Chapter,
Citizens' Climate Lobby Canada,
Clean Air Partnership,
Climate Action for Lifelong Learners,
Climate Action Muskoka,
Climate Action Network,
Climate Caucus,
Climate Emergency Unit,
Climate Justice Saskatoon,
Climate Reality Project Canada,
Coalition for Responsible Energy Development - New Brunswick,
Council of Canadians Terrace Chapter,
Council of Canadians - Duncan,
Cowichan Climate Hub,
Grand(m)others Act to Save the Planet (GASP),
New Brunswick Anti-Shale Gas Alliance, Inc.,
Affordable Energy Advocate,
Ontario Clean Air Alliance,
Saanich Eco Advocates,
Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health,
Sierra Club of BC,
Sierra Club Canada,
South Island Climate Action Network,
Sustainable Energy Group - Carleton,
Sustainable Environment Network Society,
350 Toronto,
Victoria Climate Action Team,
West Kootenay Climate Hub,
Wilderness Committee,
Windfall Ecology Centre
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The Government of Canada has committed to achieving a net-zero electricity supply by 2035, and the process is underway to develop clean electricity regulations to meet this goal and ensure affordable, reliable, zero-emissions electricity throughout Canada.
However, the integrity of this important regulation is at risk. Extensions, exemptions and loopholes for fossil fuel–based electricity are being considered. These would jeopardize the shared goal of achieving a zero-emissions electricity system by 2035 and hinder the goal of avoiding new emitting generation on the grid over the near and medium term.
Forty-six organizations across Canada delivered this letter to Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on October 27, 2022.
