1.letter-to-federal-minister-of-environment-and-climate-change-catherine-mckenna-re-phasing-out-coal-plants-across-canada-within-ten-years-feb-2016-322af5f4419006fa.pdf

A letter from a consortium of health groups to the Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change urging the federal government to phase out coal-fired power plants across Canada within ten years to improve public health and meet Paris Agreement commitments.

• A consortium of health groups recommends that the Government of Canada prioritize the reduction of coal emissions by revising federal regulations to phase out all coal plants nationwide within a 10-year period, a timeline aligned with a Canadian Medical Association resolution.
• The closure of six coal-fired power plants in Ontario between 2004 and 2014 resulted in a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and decreases in sulphur dioxide (23%), nitrogen oxides (14%), and mercury (23%) emissions.
• Improved air quality in Ontario following the coal phase-out led to a decline in smog alert days from 53 in 2005 to zero in 2014 and 2015; Toronto Public Health estimated this prevented 2,450 hospitalizations and 400 premature deaths in Toronto annually in 2014.
• Alberta's November 2015 announcement to phase out six coal-fired power plants by 2030 is expected to reduce the province's greenhouse gas emissions by 17% and generate health benefits valued at a minimum of $300 million per year.
• While some provinces have progressed, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia currently plan to operate coal-burning power plants into the 2040s.

APA

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (2016). 1.letter-to-federal-minister-of-environment-and-climate-change-catherine-mckenna-re-phasing-out-coal-plants-across-canada-within-ten-years-feb-2016-322af5f4419006fa.pdf. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1.Letter-to-Federal-Minister-of-Environment-and-Climate-Change-Catherine-McKenna-re-Phasing-out-coal-plants-across-Canada-within-ten-years-Feb-2016.pdf#new_tab

Chicago

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. 1.letter-to-federal-minister-of-environment-and-climate-change-catherine-mckenna-re-phasing-out-coal-plants-across-canada-within-ten-years-feb-2016-322af5f4419006fa.pdf. 2016. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1.Letter-to-Federal-Minister-of-Environment-and-Climate-Change-Catherine-McKenna-re-Phasing-out-coal-plants-across-Canada-within-ten-years-Feb-2016.pdf#new_tab.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

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