MONTREAL—The Quebec government will reduce oil consumption in the province by 40 per cent by 2030 through a vast program to shift transportation systems, buildings and businesses to hydroelectricity, Premier Francois Legault announced Sunday as his party held a general council meeting in Montreal. Legault said his plan to “electrify Quebec” will require massive investments, which he said could be unlocked by reviewing the management of the government’s Green Fund and by increasing funding for infrastructure planning. “I want that in four years, it will be said that no government has realized as many public transit projects as the Coalition Avenir Quebec government,” Legault said in a speech to 1,300 party members. The government estimates that a million electric vehicles could reduce oil consumption by six per cent. The premier, who has sought to position Quebec as the “green battery of North America,” also said he was confident he’d be able to reach deals to sell Quebec hydroelectricity to Ontario and New York City.

Source: thestar May 26, 2019 19:18 UTC