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It is now critical for Canada and specifically the populous and economically central province of Ontario to become a leader in renewable energy and societal decarbonization.   Wind energy, solar. Geo thermal should be the top choices for Ontario's energy needs.  But we must also encourage a decentralization of our energy infrastructure. New building codes must and should be put in place to compel home builders and contractors to meet a higher standard of energy efficiency so that we need less energy and where possible can even generate it on site to achieve a net zero effect.

 

New incentives should be created for home owners and buyers to subsidize energy efficient home improvements.

 

I strongly encourage the ON government to elevate housing efficiency standards to the European Passive house model.  We can meet our carbon reduction goals by becoming a vastly more energy efficient society with the technology we have today.

 

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