The environmental commissioner, whose job was eliminated when the political climate changed at Queen’s Park, warns Ontario is not doing enough to conserve energy and curb greenhouse gas emissions. “Ontario is 75 per cent dependent on imported fossil fuels like gasoline, diesel and natural gas. “We’ve produced a plan that gets us to a 30 per cent reduction (in greenhouse gas emissions), which is the target that was set by the federal government. Read more:Article Continued BelowOntario government won’t meet its greenhouse gas reduction targets without serious changes, environment watchdog warns Going forward, the auditor general’s office will handle environmental matters. Since being elected last June, Ford’s government has extricated Ontario from its cap-and-trade climate change alliance with Quebec and California, which put a price on carbon.

Source: thestar March 27, 2019 14:15 UTC