Morning File, Wednesday, March 23, 2022: Renewable energy
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Natural gas combustion turbines are Nova Scotia Power’s default position if not enough imports or locally sourced renewables are available to replace coal. NDP Dartmouth South MLA Claudia Chender said the latest International Panel on Climate Change report makes it clear that transitioning from one fossil fuel to another is not an acceptable route to prevent what is shaping up to be natural disaster on a global scale.
“Is natural gas still on the table as part of our energy mix?” Chender asked Gatien.
“At this point, we are looking at all of our options,” replied Gatien. “Particularly to get to 2030. There is that other 20%. We haven’t been given direction to put it on or off the table. But we are making every effort to truly get to net-zero by 2050. That is why we are looking at tidal … there other forms of renewable energy that aren’t ready to go to market at this point we could explore because we do recognize the concerns around natural gas.”
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