Taking Action
Addressing climate change presents Canadians with both an important challenge and an exciting opportunity. Meeting this challenge and seizing this opportunity will require nothing less than a national effort – one that engages every Canadian and includes every region.
This process is underway. From Victoria to St. John’s, Canadian households are already involved in protecting the environment by recycling, reducing and reusing. Now, we need to take the next step by improving the energy efficiency of our homes and making more informed choices when deciding what products and vehicles to buy.
Canadian companies are also at the forefront, developing new fuels and new technologies to cut their greenhouse gas emissions while still improving their bottom lines.
Canada’s cities are encouraging alternative forms of transportation, using renewable energy and retrofitting buildings.
Provincial governments are moving to develop comprehensive strategies to help address climate change. They are implementing a range of measures to promote energy efficiency while investing in sources of renewable energy.
Everyone needs to take a leadership role in reducing our greenhouse gas emissions: industry, government and the public. To find out how you can reduce your emissions visit:
- Clean Nova Scotia
- Conserve Nova Scotia
- David Suzuki Foundation
- Nova Scotia Energy (Renewable Energy)
To find out more about how we’re working to combat climate change, have a look at the following documents:
- New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers Climate Change Action Plan (PDF: 84k)
- Energy Strategy Part VI (PDF: 514k)
