REGINA—The Saskatchewan government is fuming about Ottawa’s plan to phase out coal-fired power generation in Canada by 2030. Environment Minister Scott Moe said the federal government should recognize work the province has already done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Moe said Saskatchewan wants an equivalency agreement similar to the one Nova Scotia signed with Ottawa that will allow the Atlantic province to use coal-fired electrical plants beyond the deadline. “We’ve been working on an agreement for a couple of years now and they’ve pre-emptied some of that work with this announcement,” Moe said Monday in Regina. Almost half of the electricity generated in Nova Scotia uses coal as a fuel source.

Source: thestar November 22, 2016 00:16 UTC