The federal government is speeding up the plan to phase out coal-fired electricity by 2030. The goal is to make 90 per cent of electric power generation free of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Its analysis says the 2030 phase-out will more than double the benefits compared to the existing 2012 federal regulation. Schedule, targets requiredErin Flanagan, federal policy director for The Pembina Institute, welcomed the federal announcement but said it must be accompanied by a regulatory framework and a schedule of targets to measure progress. "Any province that isn't interested in an accelerated coal phase-out really isn't interested in preserving the health of its citizens," he said.

Source: CBC News November 21, 2016 15:02 UTC