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Ontario’s Wynne to Expand Green Push With Ambitious Climate Plan
- Province to unveil C$7 billion incentive package, reports say
- Electric-vehicle subsidies said to be among measures
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Premier Kathleen Wynne will unveil the next step of Ontario’s climate plan Wednesday, which is said to include a series of incentives to cut emissions from vehicles and buildings.
Canada’s most populous province will introduce a multi-year, as much as C$8.3 billion ($6.5 billion) Climate Change Action Plan, according to media reports. The move comes as Ontario prepares to roll out a cap-and-trade program forecast to raise C$1.9 billion annually, and after phasing coal power out entirely over a decade while sparking warnings of dwindling competitiveness.