In Break From Trump, Trudeau Speeds Canada’s Coal Phase-Out
- Environment minister says expanding clean power creates jobs
- Two Emera Inc. facilities among four affected by move
Canada Plans to Phase Out Coal Power Plants by 2030
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is speeding up Canada’s planned elimination of traditional coal-fired power plants, doubling down on green pledges as its top trading partner moves in the opposite direction.
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said Monday the country would phase out traditional coal power by 2030, an acceleration of existing measures the government says affects four facilities in Canada not already facing retrofit or shutdown by then. They include two facilities in Nova Scotia owned by Nova Scotia Power, an Emera Inc. subsidiary, and one each in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick owned by provincial crown corporations. Hours after after the announcement, however, Nova Scotia said it was in talks to allow its plants to keep operating.