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A Focus on Energy and Cleaning the Canadian Economy
The 2021 budget aims to support a to create jobs, build a clean economy, and fight and protect against climate change.
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$17.6 billion towards a green recovery. This is on top of the $15 billion investment committed to via the Climate Plan released in December 2020
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$2.3 billion over five years to Environment and Climate Change Canada, Parks Canada, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans
National Resources Canada’s Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program
NRCan created a to support renewable energy, energy storage and grid modernization (Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways). This program is a monumental achievement for distributed energy resource (DER) adoption in Canada. It is also built upon a unique lens of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Clean energy funding in the 2021 US Budget Request
On March 31, President Biden released his administration’s for the nation’s infrastructure and job creation.
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$400B towards energy efficiency and building upgrades
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$174B in electric vehicle incentives
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$100B towards renewing the electric grid and transitioning to clean energy
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$81B towards advancing clean energy manufacturing and climate technology
- To top it off, on Biden recently committed to slashing US emissions by 50% by 2030
EU Bringing Their Climate Commitments into Law
This one is not financial, but major because this is now a . Considering the Peak staff couldn’t even agree on lunch orders pre-COVID, we admire the 27 member states for reaching this momentous agreement.
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The law transitions EUs political commitment to Net Zero into a legal commitment for Europe
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It strengthens the European framework for climate action by adding
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a 2030 climate target of at least 55% reduction of net emissions as compared to 1990
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a commitment to negative emissions after 2050
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