Ford Government  Is Moving In Completely The Wrong Direction On Climate And Clean Air

Ontario Just Keeps Getting Gassier

A Message and a Call-Out to Us from the Ontario Clean Air Alliance, a non-profit citizen group advocating for a future free of climate ravaging carbon pollution

Posted March 20^th, 2024 on Niagara At Large

Ontario saw a  huge spike in fossil gas burning [https://www.ieso.ca/Corporate-IESO/Media/Year-End-Data] for electricity production in 2023, with gas-fired generation increasing by 26% compared to 2022!

This is more evidence of how Ontario has become more and more dependent on  polluting gas to keep its lights on despite plenty of  better alternatives.

But because alternatives like increasing use of  and  wind and importing peak  power from Quebec have largely been ignored, the province has used dirty gas to fill the gap left by an aging  nuclear [https://www.cleanairalliance.org/campaigns/nuclear/] power system.

We need to reverse this trend ASAP if we want to seriously reduce our climate impact (and not just talk about it) and to reduce pollutants filling the air over communities like Brampton, Toronto, Halton Hills, and Napanee where gas use has been ramping up.

The Ford government has taken a small step to resume the deployment of zero carbon wind and solar after taking a five-year pause,  but it is nowhere near enough.

We need to  triple our wind and solar [https://www.cleanairalliance.org/campaigns/renewable-energy/] capacity and work closely with Quebec to store variable renewable power while improving energy efficiency here at home. That’s how we will be able to phase-out gas by 2035 and  lower electricity costs – not by waiting for phantom  new nuclear projects or costly reactor refurbishments to be completed.

Please send a message [https://www.cleanairalliance.org/gas-free/] to Opposition Party leaders Marit Stiles (NDP), Bonnie Crombie (Liberals), and Mike Schreiner (Greens) asking them to commit to tripling wind and solar to clear the way for phasing out polluting gas.

Click here to send your email [https://www.cleanairalliance.org/gas-free/]

Thank you for making your voice heard.

Angela Bischoff, Director, Ontario Clean Air Alliance

The Ontario Clean Air Alliance (OCAA), established in 1997, successfully led the campaign to phase out the use of dirty coal power in Ontario. We are now working to move our province to a 100% renewable electricity system. This includes replacing our high-emission gas power plants and high-cost nuclear power stations with a combination of conservation, made-in-Ontario wind and solar power, and water power imports and storage from Quebec. Together these would lower our electricity bills and greenhouse gas pollution. For more info click on : CleanAirAlliance.org OntarioClimateAction.ca

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