The Ecology Action Centre (EAC) applauds the federal government for introducing an Electric Vehicle (EV) Availability Standard which will ensure that at least 20 per cent of new vehicles sold by 2026 are zero emission, increasing to 60 per cent by 2030 and 100 per cent by 2035.
Energy & Climate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, Dec. 4, 2023
Energy poverty and climate change represent a direct threat to working-class people in Nova Scotia. As a society, we must work together to ensure households with low incomes can transition away from expensive fossil fuels to technologies like heat pumps that are cheaper, better for our health and afford us the comforts associated with heating and cooling.
Yesterday, the Governments of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia released a joint statement on developing and transmitting clean, affordable and reliable power in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.