Moving to net zero:
Manitoba Hydro ready to meet Canadian federal guidelines - By Scott Powell Director, Corporate Communications, Manitoba Hydro
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anitoba’s electricity system is already one of the lowest GHG-intensive grids in Canada. With abundant clean, renewable hydropower, Manitoba is poised to lead Canada’s fight against climate change through the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Government of Canada’s 80-page climate strategy, A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy, lays out a plan to meet or exceed Canada’s 2030 Paris Agreement emissions reduction target (a 30 per cent reduction in GHG emissions from 2005 levels) and establish the building blocks to get to net-zero by 2050.
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“This is the most significant climate change strategy ever introduced by a federal government in Canada,” said Kristel Arnold, Energy Policy Officer for Manitoba Hydro. “And we’re already meeting some of these goals.” Though it hasn’t always been intentional – until recently, low emissions from hydropower generation were more a byproduct of development than a strategic choice – Manitoba’s power infrastructure has always been largely GHG-free, with most generating stations leveraging the natural flow of water in the province as fuel.
