The CPA has filed a submission with the province of Nova Scotia as part of the government’s consultation on climate change and sustainable development goals. The CPA’s submission follows its participation in a number of virtual workshops that were held as part of the consultation process, which began at the end of the May.
The CPA’s submission was based on the Propane Advantage and outlines the opportunities of using propane to reduce emissions in a province where well over half of electricity is produced by coal and oil.
The CPA specifically recommended that the province develop an off-oil program, commit to invest in converting government fleets to propane, offer incentives that would provide immediate reductions in GHGs in the private sector through the conversion of light to medium-sized gas vehicles to propane, and support the development of renewable propane in the province.
The government says feedback from the consultation process will help further develop goals under the Sustainable Development Goals Act and assist in developing the Climate Change Plan for Clean Growth. Under the 2019 Act, Nova Scotia committed to reducing its GHG emissions by 53 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. It also committed to developing a climate change plan and to net zero emissions by 2050. Details of the consultation are available at www.cleanfuture.ca.
The CPA will continue to participate in any future processes in the development of these plans to ensure that propane plays an important role for the province as it sets its sustainable development goals.