The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and The Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Natural Resources, on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, today announced cost-shared funding of $213,000 from the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund to support the City of Mount Pearl Energy Efficiency and Fuel Switching Project.
The funding is part of $4.8 million from the Federal Government and $3.3 million from the Provincial Government to support 13 climate action projects in Newfoundland and Labrador that were announced on May 19, 2021.
The Mount Pearl project includes the retrofit of the public works parks maintenance building by replacing the oil furnace with electric heat pumps, and the upgrade of the City’s vehicles with the installation of technology which will improve the efficiency of the municipal fleet and mobile equipment.
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Climate Change Challenge Fund is a competitive grant-based program to fund greenhouse gas reduction projects. The fund supports capital projects that lower greenhouse gas emissions and was available to organizations across commercial, municipal, not-for-profit sectors and, Indigenous governments and organizations.
The province’s Climate Change Challenge Fund will receive up to $19.9 million through the federal Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund, an increase of $8.5 million in response to strong interest from organizations.
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“Supporting projects in communities, such as these energy efficiency projects for the City of Mount Pearl, is part of our work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, stimulate clean innovation and growth and build resilience to climate change impacts. Every action taken contributes to the development of a green economy, moving the province forward both environmentally and economically.”
Honourable Bernard Davis
Minister of Environment and Climate Change
“The Government of Canada supports innovative projects that reduce emissions. Today’s announcement highlights some of the important work getting done in communities such as the City of Mount Pearl to help build a cleaner and healthier future. This kind of leadership and strategic projects such as the one announced today will help Canada exceed its target and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.”
Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr.
Minister of Natural Resources
“The city is committed to addressing environmental issues and climate change with creative and proactive planning. In 2019, we completed our Climate Change Action Plan, which set a goal to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 4 per cent by 2025, and 25 per cent by 2050. Today we are taking meaningful action to reduce climate change through pollution prevention. Addressing climate change is an ongoing effort and all orders of government must share responsibility. We welcome the support our city has received in converting our Public Works Park Shed from furnace oil to electric heat pumps and look forward to every future opportunity to protect our shared environments.”
Dave Aker
Mayor, City of Mount Pearl
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Learn more
Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund
Provincial and Federal Governments Invest in Emission Reduction Projects
Canada’s Strengthened Climate Plan: A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy
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Environment and Climate Change
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Joshua Jamieson
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City of Mount Pearl
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