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Sask 2020 Blog: Environment

Updated on October 24, 2020

Philip Charbonneau

Prior to the global COVID-19 pandemic the greatest concern for many Canadians was the growing threat of climate change. While rising temperatures may mean longer growing seasons, a recent report by the Canadian Centre for Climate Services and the Climate Atlas of Canada warns it will bring with it more severe weather, rains and flooding, and periods of drought. The impact to the agricultural sector from climate change is likely to have serious impacts on productivity, costing billions in lost production. With 40% of Canada’s croplands, the impacts of climate change on farmers should be a concern. In addition to agriculture, flooding threatens cities and towns built along rivers, as well an increasing number of pests which could damage Saskatchewan’s forests.

One concern related to climate change is Saskatchewan’s reliance on fossil fuels to provide its energy needs. 43% of Saskatchewan’s power is derived from the burning of natural gas, and another 40% from the burning of coal. While this distribution is marginally better than that of its neighbour to the west, Alberta, which relies on 91% of its energy from fossil fuels, it is significantly higher than the other western provinces, British Columbia and Manitoba, neither of which generate any significant generation from fossil fuels relying instead on hydro generation. Moving away from fossil fuel generation for Saskatchewan’s energy needs will need to be a part of any plan to tackle climate change.

These issues of climate change do not seem to be a top priority for the leaders of the two main parties in this election. Neither Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe or NDP Leader Ryan Meili brought up climate change or energy policy in their leader’s debate. Further, according to environmental economist Brett Dolter, most recent large-scale climate change related project in the province have been driven by federal policy and programs. Moreover, the issue of the federal carbon tax program remains an issue of contention in Saskatchewan, with the provincial government bringing the federal government to court over the issue.

In this election however, many younger votes indicated that climate change was a serious concern for them placing it as one of their top three priority policy issues for this election in a poll conducted by Angus-Reid.

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  • Reduce annual green house gas emission by 12 million tonnes by 2030 through the “Prairie Resilience” program
  • Continue to stand up against the federally imposed carbon tax
  • Continue the Methane Action Plan which will reduce greenhouse gas emission from the oil and gas industry from venting and flaring activities by 4.5 million tonnes of CO2e annually by 2025
  • Investing in small modular reactors (SMRs) for nuclear power through cooperative agreements with the governments of Ontario and New Brunswick
  • Introduce a Nuclear Secretariat within the Ministry of Environment. The Secretariat will work with SaskPower to integrate SMRs into the electrical grid, coordinate with other departments and governments, identify funding, and engage with communities, Indigenous groups, and industry
  • Continue work on preventing invasive aquatic species in Saskatchewan waterways through the Aquatic Invasive Species Strategy
  • SaskEnergy currently offers the lowest commodity rate in 20 years and does not anticipate a need for rate increases in 2020
  • Continue to work with Proton Technology on a first-of-its-kind hydrogen production project, which support extraction from existing oil reserves while leaving carbon emission trapped underground
  • Continue to support Saskatchewan’s high-grade uranium mining industry which supports emissions free electricity in nuclear plants around the world(/li>
  • Introduce a one-year 10% rebate on electrical charges for all SaskPower customers to support the economic recovery from the pandemic
  • Move to 50 percent renewable and non-emitting electricity by 2030, with a legislated target of 100 percent emissions-free electricity by 2050
  • Make ambitious investments in energy efficiency to make us a leader instead of continuing to lag behind the rest of Canada
  • Support the protection of wetlands and grasslands
  • Empower people, small businesses, municipalities and First Nations and Métis communities to generate their own power and create a distributed energy grid
  • Work with SaskPower to make Saskatchewan a leader in geothermal power production
  • End commercial development in our parks and reverse the Sask. Party’s takeover of Wascana Park
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