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Recent Media Releases
Statement on federal Climate Accountability Act
Jamie Kirkpatrick, program manager for Blue Green Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government's announcement of its Climate Accountability Act to achieve net-zero by 2050:
Statement on Task Force report calling for a Just and Fair Transition for Canadian Coal Power Workers and Communities
BLUE GREEN CANADA
For Immediate Release: March 13, 2019
Statement on Task Force report calling for a Just and Fair Transition for Canadian Coal Power Workers and Communities
Toronto, ON – Ensuring that people are supported as Canada transitions to a green economy is the right thing to do. This is fair not only for coal power workers themselves, but an important step in showing how we can accelerate our efforts to tackle climate change and build a green economy that leaves no one behind.
METHANE INDUSTRY LEADERS SAY THEY ARE READY TO CREATE HIGH-PAYING JOBS FOR ALBERTANS, BUT THE PROVINCE NEEDS TO LEAD
Waiting six years for federal methane regulations means thousands of lost jobs for Alberta and 55 million extra tonnes of emissions, says new report
For Immediate Release
New report shows how Ontario’s plan to retrofit buildings and fight climate change can create over 30,000 good green jobs.
Report lays out recommendations to ensure that the jobs created are good jobs that go to those who need them most.
BLUE GREEN CANADA, CLEAN ECONOMY ALLIANCE and ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE
For Immediate Release: April 19, 2017
Renewable energy jobs can surge in Alberta
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Report says if properly supported now, Alberta’s renewable energy sector will create enough jobs to absorb coal labour force
November 17, 2016 — CALGARY — Ramping up investment in Alberta’s renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors will create more than enough job opportunities to absorb workers from the coal generation industry into Alberta’s economy.