VICTORIA — Mark Zacharias, govt director at Clear Vitality Canada, made the next assertion in response to the swearing in of Canada’s new prime minister:
“We welcome new Prime Minister Mark Carney and look ahead to working with him as he leads our nation by means of a brand new period of U.S. and worldwide relations.
“We encourage the prime minister to look past the actions of our neighbour to the broader macroeconomic adjustments taking place around the globe. Whereas America slides backward, the power transition is continuous at tempo, from hovering EV adoption in China to huge clear power investments in Europe.
“Prime Minister Carney has indicated he’s critical about constructing a affluent clear financial future, and we applaud his dedication to retaining a few of Canada’s most elementary local weather insurance policies, from industrial carbon pricing to laws on oil and fuel emissions.
“We’re additionally very happy to see the brand new prime minister sign his intention to help households by means of the power transition, together with by recapitalizing the Greener Properties Grant and reintroducing EV rebates. We all know that electrical automobiles, warmth pumps and residential retrofits are very important to serving to Canadians considerably minimize their power payments and their carbon footprint.
“Lastly, we thank Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his decade of local weather management. In these years, Canada has made extra progress on combating local weather change than at any second in historical past.
“Now, as we enter a very tumultuous time, we hope the brand new prime minister will rise up for Canada and information the nation down a greater path to prosperity alongside our clean-energy-focused commerce companions in Europe and Asia.”