B-23Renewable electricity Plan - A path to good jobs, stable prices, and a cleaner environment. 4/7/2011
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Protecting Our Environment and Ensuring Sustainability Nova Scotia is the only jurisdiction in North America with absolute caps on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the electricity sector. There are also increasingly stringent limits on...
AI summary Nova Scotia is the only jurisdiction in North America with absolute caps on greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector. This plan builds on that leadership role and will ensure a cleaner, more sustainable future for Nova Scotians.
06875Final Submission - Ecology Action Centre 5/2/2011
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and sustainable economic development in Nova Scotia are the combined opportunities of aggressive FITs, electricity supply market restructuring and hydro import substitution comparison and evaluation. Government and the Board should conside...
AI summary The letter emphasizes the need for immediate action on renewable energy and market restructuring to achieve climate goals and stabilize electricity rates. It references the Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act (2007) and calls for public dialogue and stakeholder engagement to support clean energy development and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
tive and complementary mechanisms, utilized by Governments implementing FITs in many other jurisdictions to support the development of a robust renewable electricity supply market and to create "Green Jobs" in the process (i.e. Green Lendi...
AI summary The text recommends the adoption of mechanisms like Green Lending Institutions and Green Bonds to support renewable electricity supply market development, aligning with the Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act (EGSPA). It argues that the COMFIT program is insufficient for achieving large-scale renewable energy investment compared to Feed-in Tariff (FIT) models used elsewhere.
20110406-1Hearing Transcript — 4/6/2011 (ANSS Panel, St. Francis Xavier Univ, Consumer Adv. Panel)
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- DICTUM DIGITAL INC. CERTIFIED COURT REPORTERS MR. CHERNICK: Yes. And I think there 1 NSUARB-BRD-E-R.10 Page 907 are perhaps, you know, social benefits of just organizing 2 this kind of project. 3 MR. VOGEL: And so given the 4 circumstanc...
AI summary The discussion revolves around the Environment Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act in Nova Scotia and the potential auxiliary benefits of renewable energy projects, particularly small wind. The speaker questions whether these benefits could offset the lowest-cost argument and enhance long-term energy security.
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