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For release March 4, 2010

Harper Budget Ignores Green Solution to Climate Change

Statement by Dave Martin, Greenpeace Policy Advisor

Thursday, March 4, 2010 – The Harper government is not being accurate in its new budget when it claims that that renewable energy is helping Canada to meet its “ambitious climate change objectives”. The budget failed to make any meaningful investment in renewable energy, and the government’s climate change target is far from ambitious.

The government has refused to renew the hugely successful ecoENERGY for Renewable Power program, which ran out of funding last year.

Despite a commitment to reduce fossil fuel subsidies as part of the G20 last year, the Harper government is providing $466 million in subsidies for carbon capture projects in the tar sands and coal generation.

The government also continues to throw good money after bad by subsidizing Atomic Energy of Canada Limited to the tune of $300 million for “commercial losses” and general operations.

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More information:
Dave Martin, Policy Advisor, Greenpeace
dave.martin[at]greenpeace.org