Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Nova Scotia Energy Strategy

Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 13:45:49 -0300 (ADT)
From: Larry Hughes <lhughes2@is.dal.ca>
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As most sust-mar subscribers are aware, the province of Nova Scotia is
conducting a "public" energy strategy to push their oil and natural gas
agenda.  Surprising as it may seem, the energy strategy document,
"Powering Nova Scotia's Economy", includes several pages on climate change
and greenhouse gas emissions.

In keeping with other parts of the document, it contains a number of
factual errors in its discussion of Nova Scotia, climate change, and
greenhouse gas emissions.  Not surprisingly, it pays little attention to
ways in which Nova Scotians could 'decarbonize' provincal energy usage. 

The report, "Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Nova Scotia Energy
Strategy", examines the provincial government's energy strategy document,
greenhouse gas emissions, and climate change.  Unlike the government's
document, the report discusses current energy usage in Nova Scotia and
considers ways in which energy demand could be reduced or replaced by
renewable fuels.  The report concludes with a list of options that could
encourage the development of sustainable energy in Nova Scotia.

Copies of the report can be found at:

http://www.dal.ca/~lhughes2/environment/pnse-ghg.html

Comments or questions regarding this paper can be directed to Larry Hughes
[larry.hughes@dal.ca].

Larry Hughes, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 2X4, Canada

v: 902.494.3950
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