WHITEHORSE — The federal government has announced $20 million in funding aimed at reducing diesel reliance in Canada’s rural and remote Indigenous communities but experts say challenges remain. “The problem is the upfront costs for diesel are significantly less expensive than the upfront costs for renewable energy technologies,” Mercer said. Dylan Heerema, a member of the Pembina Institute’s remote communities team, said providing energy in the region comes with lots of challenges. Some communities have managed a partial transition using both diesel and a form of renewable energy, which produces less pollution. “It’s definitely going to take a number of years for all of Canada’s communities to transition off of diesel,” Heerema said.

Source: thestar February 13, 2019 22:52 UTC