The clean energy push includes the development of cross- border electrical transmission projects to boost capacity for trading of clean energy and for reliability and flexibility of the continent’s energy grid, the leaders said. The U.S., Canada and Mexico will cut greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas sector, boost the development of clean power and build new cross-border transmission lines as part of a new clean energy plan unveiled Wednesday. Reaching the new target, described as a “goal,” would grow U.S. clean energy production to 1,900 billion kWh, the White House said in a statement Wednesday. They call on Group of 20 counterparts to do more to cut emissions. The pledge comes a day after a bilateral meeting in Ottawa between Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto.

Source: National Post June 29, 2016 15:33 UTC