I believe we need to join…

I believe we need to join the global movement toward 100% renewable energy.  Going 100% renewable is the right path for Ontario to fight climate change and end our reliance on risky and costly nuclear power.

The next energy plan needs to plan for replacing our existing reactors with renewable energy and should require nuclear projects to be compared to renewable energy options. Nuclear power creates radioactive waste and the risk of a Fukushima type accident, Ontario’s next energy plan should acknowledge that operating nuclear plants on the Great Lakes and in the Greater Toronto Area is an unneeded risk.

Ontario’s next energy plan needs to ensure Ontarians can take advantage of the declining cost of renewables. After conservation, renewable energy should be the top priority of Ontario’s next energy plan.

I am an electric car driver and I support electrifying transport and heating to displace fossil fuels, but conservation and renewables should be used to address any increased electricity demand.

A switch to renewable energy will also mean a switch to a more decentralized energy system where everyone from citizens, co-ops and schools to municipalities, small businesses and Indigenous communities can become energy producers. A more localized system, with opportunities for community-ownership and participation, will also increase public support for renewables, and provide more jobs — and more importantly, local jobs in communities across Ontario.

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