The Ecology Action Centre supports increased wind power and other genuinely renewable electricity sources (not biomass) to transition quickly to a low carbon future and avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. [...] As more and more sectors in Nova Scotia begin electrifying, the source of that electricity becomes increasingly important - we simply cannot continue to burn coal, fossil fuels, and biomass, with all of their negative health and environmental impacts. [...] Under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Mi’kmaq have the right to free, prior and informed consent for any project that may affect them and their territory. [...] The challenge before us is clear – we must employ best practices to protect the ecological, social and cultural integrity of our lands as we rapidly decarbonize our electricity to combat the climate crisis. [...] The bottom line is that we must phase out burning coal, fossil fuels and biomass for cleaner electricity generation, and do so in a way that limits the impact to our ecosystems and increases the resilience of our communities.
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