Under Bill 197, passed in late July, industrial and developmental projects are no longer subject to automatic environmental assessments. Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator projected it’ll increase emissions from gas-fired plants by 300 per cent by 2025, and by over 400 per cent by 2040. The Star spoke with students behind the movement about their disappointment with the Ontario government, and what they hope changes for their future. Alienor Rougeot, 21, University of TorontoFor Alienor Rougeot, a pandemic recovery plan that centres social and racial justice alongside getting off fossil fuels, is what she’d like to see from her government. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...

Source: thestar August 14, 2020 13:41 UTC