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toAn increasing number of “Climate Emergencies” are being declared by governments in Canada and around the world. This report examines a strategy for quickly reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the NWT by 50% by 2030 or sooner. A 50% reduction is estimated to be 600kt of annual avoided CO2eq emissions. This report shows that it is not necessary to wait until 2030 to reduce the NWT’s emissions by 50% and further, that doing so could cost substantially less than the actions proposed in the current GNWT 2030 Energy Strategy. This report looks at the total investment required to fund, build and operate the following “emission reduction pathways” over 20 years: ● Carbon offsets ● Renewable Diesel ● Biomass District Heating ● Diesel Co-generation (CHP) ● Biomass Co-generation (15 MW Steam Power Plant) ● Transmission line from existing Taltson Hydro to future North Slave mines ● Transmission line from expanded Taltson Hydro to Ekati plus future mines plus Fort Providence plus electric vehicles in Yellowknife (Sǫ̀mbak'è) ● Wind and Solar PV (partial analysis based on existing studies) Purchasing
in Climate Emergency: Getting the NWT off Diesel
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94 | "summary": "An increasing number of \u201cClimate Emergencies\u201d | 95 | "summary": "An increasing number of \u201cClimate Emergencies\u201d | ||
95 | are being declared by governments in Canada and around\r\nthe world. | 96 | are being declared by governments in Canada and around\r\nthe world. | ||
96 | This report examines a strategy for quickly reducing greenhouse gas | 97 | This report examines a strategy for quickly reducing greenhouse gas | ||
97 | emissions in the NWT by\r\n50% by 2030 or sooner. A 50% reduction is | 98 | emissions in the NWT by\r\n50% by 2030 or sooner. A 50% reduction is | ||
98 | estimated to be 600kt of annual avoided CO2eq emissions.\r\nThis | 99 | estimated to be 600kt of annual avoided CO2eq emissions.\r\nThis | ||
99 | report shows that it is not necessary to wait until 2030 to reduce the | 100 | report shows that it is not necessary to wait until 2030 to reduce the | ||
100 | NWT\u2019s emissions by 50% and\r\nfurther, that doing so could cost | 101 | NWT\u2019s emissions by 50% and\r\nfurther, that doing so could cost | ||
101 | substantially less than the actions proposed in the current GNWT | 102 | substantially less than the actions proposed in the current GNWT | ||
102 | 2030\r\nEnergy Strategy.\r\nThis report looks at the total investment | 103 | 2030\r\nEnergy Strategy.\r\nThis report looks at the total investment | ||
103 | required to fund, build and operate the following | 104 | required to fund, build and operate the following | ||
104 | \u201cemission\r\nreduction pathways\u201d over 20 years:\r\n\u25cf | 105 | \u201cemission\r\nreduction pathways\u201d over 20 years:\r\n\u25cf | ||
105 | Carbon offsets\r\n\u25cf Renewable Diesel\r\n\u25cf Biomass District | 106 | Carbon offsets\r\n\u25cf Renewable Diesel\r\n\u25cf Biomass District | ||
106 | Heating\r\n\u25cf Diesel Co-generation (CHP)\r\n\u25cf Biomass | 107 | Heating\r\n\u25cf Diesel Co-generation (CHP)\r\n\u25cf Biomass | ||
107 | Co-generation (15 MW Steam Power Plant)\r\n\u25cf Transmission line | 108 | Co-generation (15 MW Steam Power Plant)\r\n\u25cf Transmission line | ||
108 | from existing Taltson Hydro to future North Slave mines\r\n\u25cf | 109 | from existing Taltson Hydro to future North Slave mines\r\n\u25cf | ||
109 | Transmission line from expanded Taltson Hydro to Ekati plus future | 110 | Transmission line from expanded Taltson Hydro to Ekati plus future | ||
t | 110 | mines plus Fort Providence plus\r\nelectric vehicles in | t | 111 | mines plus Fort Providence plus\r\nelectric vehicles in Yellowknife |
111 | Yellowknife\r\n\u25cf Wind and Solar PV (partial analysis based on | 112 | (So\u0328\u0300mbak'e\u0300)\r\n\u25cf Wind and Solar PV (partial | ||
112 | existing studies)\r\nPurchasing", | 113 | analysis based on existing studies)\r\nPurchasing", | ||
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