Glen Murray
Ontario’s Liberal government is not denying a published report that its long-awaited action plan on climate change aims to phase out the use of natural gas in both home heating and the electricity system. Premier Kathleen Wynne and Environment Minister Glen Murray have been working for months on an action plan to reduce carbon emissions through a mix of incentives to choose green options and new regulations to shift people away from using fossil fuels. At Queen’s Park, the opposition blasted the plans, saying they don’t make sense and will harm Ontario homeowners. CBC
RADICAL?
It seems like stunning news and opens many questions about what homeowners will wish to do to protect the family if homes, heated by electricity, go off grid in mid-winter. Gas furnaces and gas fireplaces can be kept running in a power outage. Would such a decision see a return to wood-burning fireplaces for emergency use? Are more dangerous fuels like propane likely to see a boom? Ministers won’t deny plan to phase out natural gas
