The Quebec government wants to get more people into electric cars and power more industrial production with hydroelectricity as it aims to meet the province's greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. Climate change experts and environmental activists say that won't be enough to put the province on track to meet its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 29 million tonnes of CO2 by 2030. Climate change experts and environmental activists say Quebec's electric vehicle subsidies and a ban on gas-powered vehicles starting in 2035 won't be enough to put the province on track to meet its greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. 50 per cent reduction of emissions related to heating for buildings by 2030. As it stands, more than 40 per cent of Quebec's greenhouse gas emissions come from the transport sector, especially fossil fuel-burning cars and trucks.

Source: CBC News November 16, 2020 15:36 UTC