Health Collaborative Comments on the Notice of Intent to develop Greenhouse Gas regulations for Electricity Generation in Canada

The Health Collaborative advocates for a 2030 Canada-wide phase-out of coal-fired power plants, arguing that the federal government's current GHG reduction targets are too low compared to the potential benefits of a more aggressive plan.

• A Canada-wide phase-out of coal-fired power plants by 2030 could result in $5 billion in health benefits related to air pollution and a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 30 megatonnes, provided that generators are shut down after 40 years or by 2030, two-thirds of capacity is replaced by non-emitting renewables, and one-third by low-emitting natural gas.
• The Health Collaborative expresses concern that the Federal Government's proposed regulations are insufficient, as they anticipate GHG reductions of only 5 MT outside of Alberta or 15 MT including Alberta, which is significantly lower than the 30 MT estimated by the Pembina Institute.

APA

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (2017). Health Collaborative Comments on the Notice of Intent to develop Greenhouse Gas regulations for Electricity Generation in Canada. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/3.Health-Collaborative-Submission-to-Environment-and-Climate-Change-Canada-re-Notice-of-Intent-to-develop-Greenhouse-Gas-regulations-for-Electricity-Generation-in-Canada-January-2017.pdf

Chicago

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Health Collaborative Comments on the Notice of Intent to develop Greenhouse Gas regulations for Electricity Generation in Canada. 2017. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/3.Health-Collaborative-Submission-to-Environment-and-Climate-Change-Canada-re-Notice-of-Intent-to-develop-Greenhouse-Gas-regulations-for-Electricity-Generation-in-Canada-January-2017.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironment2017health, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{Health Collaborative Comments on the Notice of Intent to develop Greenhouse Gas regulations for Electricity Generation in Canada}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2017}, month = jan, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/3.Health-Collaborative-Submission-to-Environment-and-Climate-Change-Canada-re-Notice-of-Intent-to-develop-Greenhouse-Gas-regulations-for-Electricity-Generation-in-Canada-January-2017.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }